May 26, 2015

China’s Zijin inks deals with two Canadian firms on the same day

Perhaps the most important aspect of today’s agreements is the fact that both aim to form long-term strategic partnerships to collaborate on further ventures, opening new markets for all the…

May 26, 2015

Barrick sells 50% in Papua New Guinea unit to China’s Zijin

The deal is part of a long-term strategic cooperation agreement that will see Zijin and Barrick collaborate on future projects and joint investments.

May 26, 2015

Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski: Our goal is to be the number one mining location

Pasloski talks about some companies advancing their projects in one of the world's top mining jurisdictions.

May 25, 2015

Canada’s Territories hold massive shale oil reserves similar to US Bakken field

Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.

May 25, 2015

Barrick sells Cowal mine to Evolution Mining for $550 million

With the acquisition Evolution Mining will become Australia's second largest gold producer.

May 25, 2015

Major accommodation supplier is cautiously optimistic

"I sort of approach it with some tepid enthusiasm from what I can see. We are hopefully going to see a couple of mining projects–predominantly in eastern Canada–that will come…

May 24, 2015

Wildfire shuts down two oil sands sites

A fast-moving wildfire in northeastern Alberta has forced the evacuation of staff at two oil sands facilities representing over 7 percent of Alberta's oil production.

May 22, 2015

Zijin Mining, Gold Fields among final bidders for Barrick’s Australian gold mine

Analysts believe Cowal mine may be worth at least $400 million, and that Barrick would likely get as much as $1.1 billion from the sale of both, the New South…

May 20, 2015

PotashCorp invests in technology for Aboriginal education

More than 200 local Aboriginal students started the school week off with a special boost thanks to new educational technology donated by PotashCorp and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Canada.

May 20, 2015

B2Gold secures new US$350 million revolving credit facility

On May 20, 2015, the Company signed a credit agreement with a syndicate of international banks for a new Revolving Credit Facility (the "New RCF") for an aggregate amount of…