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…
November 28, 2014 Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.
November 28, 2014 Deep-sea miner Nautilus to get $113m of escrowed funds The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.
November 27, 2014 Rio Tinto sets $350m aside to expand Canada’s Diavik diamond mine The investment will allow for a fourth pipe to be developed at the site, with production expected to start by 2018.
November 27, 2014 African Barrick is history, changes name to Acacia Mining The miner plans underground operations at North Mara and inked a deal that could see it acquire up to 70%of a project in Burkina Faso.
November 26, 2014 Heads roll as BC Iron forced to cut costs amid weakest price in years Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.
November 26, 2014 Police and protestors clash at Ivanhoe mine in South Africa Locals were protesting the imminent construction of Platreef platinum mine.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
