December 2, 2014

Belarus won’t tax potash exports in 2015

The nation first cut export tariffs to zero in September 2013 and won't reverse measure next year.

December 2, 2014

Azarga primed to ride uranium revival

Alexander Molyneux grew up with one foot in Australia and the other in Hong Kong, so he had a front-row seat to the rise of Asia and the demand for…

December 2, 2014

Vale confirms plans to sell stake in $35 billion base metals unit

Chief Financial Officer Luciano Siani confirmed Tuesday the company's plans to sell a minority stake in its metals-producing unit.

December 2, 2014

First Nations release ‘clear mining policy and rules’ for central BC

“With this mining policy we can no longer be ignored or imposed upon"

December 1, 2014

Guatemala’s huge mining royalty hike makes Tahoe unhappy

The country’s congress passed Friday legislation to increase mining royalties from 5% to 10%.

December 1, 2014

New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

December 1, 2014

Burkina Faso: After the gold rush

Canada is tying foreign aid to overseas mining development. It’s touted as “win-win,” but in Burkina Faso there are already some losers.

November 30, 2014

Wabush woes: Labrador mining town reels from a China slowdown

Ron Barron has spent 30 years working in the Wabush mine, one of three generations of Barrons who have toiled in the open pits in what western Labrador bills as…

November 30, 2014

The Klondike Gold Rush helped lift Vancouver out of a depression

There was a depression in North America in 1893, and the Vancouver economy sagged for several years. But it rebounded in 1897, when the city became one of the launching…

November 29, 2014

Canadian Natural Resources chairman sees oil touching US$30 a barrel

Canada’s oil industry faces a year of “tough slugging,” including the deferment of many projects, as oil prices collapse to as little as US$30 a barrel then likely stabilize around…