July 1, 2015 UNESCO asks Canada to check impact of oil sands projects on national park The move comes in response to a petition filed by Fort Chipewyan’s Mikisew Cree First Nation last month, asking for help protecting the park.
July 1, 2015 Sirius gets green light to build UK’s largest potash mine A special committee voted 8-7 in favour of the project, expected to generate at least 1,000 permanent jobs and inject US$1.6 billion a year to the British economy.
June 30, 2015 Decision on Mt Polley mine re-opening ‘imminent’: B.C. mines minister British Columbia's energy minister said the official announcement may come "any time" now.
June 30, 2015 Davis’s X2 Resources goes after Rio’s coal assets in Australia Negotiations between the parties, still at an early stage, are said to have generated solid interest from both sides.
June 30, 2015 Avalon banks on new ‘blood metals’ rule for Canada’s tin mine success The miner is spending $1.3 million in exploration work aimed to reopen a historic tin-indium mine in Nova Scotia.
June 30, 2015 False gold scam in Canada results in arrest of Chinese national Bao Sheng Zhong, a Chinese national living in Richmond, B.C., now faces three counts of fraud for allegedly scamming two Asian women and one Asian man from the Lower Mainland.
June 29, 2015 Mongolia to pay $100 million owed to Canada’s Khan Resources The company, however, says it has not yet received any direct communication from Mongolia on the matter.
June 29, 2015 Iamgold trims 2015 output forecast over earthquake disruption at Quebec mine The Canadian miner said it expects the lower output to "adversely" impact costs at the mine.
June 29, 2015 BHP tipped as favourite in race for Barrick’s Zaldivar mine in Chile BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.
June 29, 2015 Royal Nickel announces C$12 million royalty and private equity financing Letter of intent signed with Orion Mine Finance
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