June 9, 2015

How Silvercorp invests in China

Silvercorp Metals Chairman and CEO revealed his strategies to become profitable in the Asian giant

June 9, 2015

ABB drive systems boost production at Canada’s Red Chris gold and copper mine

Copper concentrate throughput at Imperial Metal’s greenfield project exceeds projections after installation of ABB’s reliable low-speed dual pinion ring-geared mill drive solution

June 9, 2015

Investment in Canada’s oil sands to fall more than 30% this year

Meanwhile, the country’s overall oil production is expected to reach 5.3 million barrels a day by 2030, which is 1.1 million barrels per day lower than last year's expectations.

June 8, 2015

Enbridge to pay $4 million over 2010 Kalamazoo oil spill in Michigan

The proposed sum is on top of the $75 million the firm agreed to pay to Michigan last month.

June 8, 2015

How Canada’s oilsands are paving the way for driverless trucks — and the threat of big layoffs

The 400-tonne heavy haulers that rumble along the roads of northern Alberta’s oilsands sites are referred to in Fort McMurray as “the biggest trucks in the world,” employing thousands of…

June 8, 2015

G7 agrees to phase out fossil fuels by end of the century

U.S., Canada, Germany, France, the UK, Japan, and Italy agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century.

June 8, 2015

Low metals prices force Canadian First Nickel to idle Ontario mine

The company said the mine will either be put on "care and maintenance" for a possible restart or closed.

June 5, 2015

BlackPearl Resources aim to beat oilsands curse

Junior oil sands companies have been falling like dominoes lately, but that doesn’t mean the species is doomed, says the CEO of BlackPearl Resources Ltd., insisting his junior oilsands company…

June 5, 2015

Pacific Potash risks mining rights in Brazil over $2.1 million tax debt

This is not the first time the company’s rights for its Amazonas project have been at risk of being revoked for failure of tax payments.

June 5, 2015

Gold mining still most significant source of income in Africa, Asia — WGC

Mali, Papa New Guinea, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Tanzania, DRC and Mongolia among countries where gold mining contributed the most to their locals economies, says the World Gold Council.