October 2, 2014 Goldcorp begins production at Quebec’s Eleonore mine Output for this year is expected to be between 40,000 and 60,000 ounces of gold, reaching 7,000 tonnes a day by 2018.
October 2, 2014 Yamana Gold reaches record quarterly production in Q3 Yamana Gold achieves record quarterly production in Q3 of over 390,000 ounces.
October 1, 2014 Japanese trader offloads $1 billion Canadian coal mine for $1 Marubeni Corp., a Japanese trader that with a partner bought Canada’s Grande Cache Coal Corp. for about $1-billion (U.S.) three years ago, will dispose it for a nominal $1 to…
October 1, 2014 Glencore halts copper projects in Zambia over tax row The standoff marks a major setback for the miner, which is in the process of upgrading its copper assets in Zambia hoping to increase output by at least 50% by…
September 30, 2014 Fed up with Federal inaction, States act alone on cap-and-trade Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own…
September 30, 2014 Canada’s Nova Scotia introduces ruling to ban fracking The proposed law, however, would allow fracking for testing and research purposes.
September 30, 2014 Avalanche kills Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine worker Another person in serious conditions.
September 30, 2014 Future innovation in the oil and gas sector will be driven by collaboration and innovation, finds a major new study Global research from Lloyd’s Register Energy confirms the priorities up to 2025
September 30, 2014 Rio Tinto, Glencore could save $500m by joining coal businesses It would also create a a 15-kilometre long ‘‘super pit’’ from the union of Rio’s Mount Thorley Warkworth and Glencore’s Bulga open-pit mines.
September 30, 2014 UK authorities to review bid for $2.7bn potash project in national park Analysts say this is “make or break” time for the company behind the massive mine, Sirius Minerals.
Lilac signs 10-year deal with Traxys to supply lithium from Utah project Traxys will buy 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate over the period, representing 100% of the project's Phase 1 output. January 12, 2026 | 10:51 am