January 12, 2015

Yamana Gold raising Can$260 million

Proceeds will be used for debt reduction and "general corporate purposes."

January 11, 2015

Fission Uranium hits a home run with maiden resource estimate: 105 million pounds out of the gate

The street was expecting 50-80 million pounds.

January 11, 2015

Shell cuts up to 300 jobs at oilsands mine facility

Shell Canada told employees last week it will cut up to 10 per cent of 3,000 jobs at the Athabasca Oil Sands Project mining operations it manages north of Fort…

January 9, 2015

Proposed B.C. coal mine to rely mostly on foreign workers, cost almost double

More than half the employees at Murray River coal mine be temporary foreign workers in 2018.

January 9, 2015

Nebraska court approves Keystone XL pipeline route

Judges rule against landowners challenging Keystone XL's route through the state. It could speed Obama’s decision that’s been on hold.

January 8, 2015

Canadian court hands victory to First Nations in lawsuit against Rio Tinto

Quebec's highest court has refused to hear an appeal of a last year judgment that rejected a motion to dismiss the millionaire lawsuit against the miner's Iron Ore Co. of…

January 7, 2015

SNL Energy: coal production finishes year strong as challenging 2015 looms

December 2014 coal markets were mixed on the month, with eastern coal caught in the rout that has broadly affected energy commodities on slowing global economic growth and weak winter…

January 7, 2015

Copper sector needs nine Escondida mines over next decade to meet global demand: Rio Tinto

The miner believes that while the market is oversupplied now it will tighten from 2018.

January 7, 2015

Canadian ghost mining town sold to Chinese real-estate developer

The 20-hectares tow of Bradian, including its 22 standing buildings, had been on the market since 2010 for Cdn$995,000.

January 6, 2015

Heavy equipment on the move to potash mine in Canada

The crystallizer, which weighs about 330 tonnes, is expected to arrive to K+S potash Legacy mine near Bethune on Friday.