June 26, 2015 Coal-fired power plants feel the heat of Alberta’s new carbon tax rules Industry actors such as the CEO of Capital Power Corp. are worried Alberta could force the early retirement of coal-fired power plants.
June 26, 2015 Paragon Diamonds sees at least $160m in revenue from Lesotho mines The miner, which does not yet generates any income, expects to kick-off production at its Lemphane and Mothae mines later this year.
June 26, 2015 Alberta’s new emissions levy costly — Canadian energy industry By 2017, large emitters will have to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gases by 20%, while carbon levies will double from $15 a tonne to $30 a tonne.
June 26, 2015 Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe The company, however, said it remained committed to the diamond industry.
June 25, 2015 Takeover approach shakes up potash market Potashcorp shares jump after making unsolicited bid for Europe's largest potash producer amid fundamental shifts in the industry.
June 25, 2015 Dismal state of TSX-V in two crushing graphs Bear market is more than 1,000 days old and nearly 1,200 companies have dropped off the Toronto venture market.
June 25, 2015 Royal Nickel shares jump after Dumont permit Final regulatory hurdle before construction can start at $2.8 billion nickel project in Quebec, Canada.
June 24, 2015 Zambia to slash royalties, reinstate mining tax The move puts an end to a nearly nine-month standoff that has hit output and profits in Africa’s second largest copper producer.
June 24, 2015 Study finds elevated greenhouse gases from Canadian oil sands’ crude A new peer-reviewed study funded by the U.S. Department of Energy says oil extracted from Canada's oil sands produces greenhouse-gas emissions that are an average 20% higher than for conventional…
June 23, 2015 Integra Gold Corp. launches Cdn $1,000,000 crowd-sourcing gold rush challenge The objective is to try finding Val-d'Or's next big gold discovery.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
