August 12, 2014

This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender

In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in.

August 12, 2014

Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2

Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.

August 12, 2014

Athabasca near closing $1.32 billion sale of Dover oil sands to PetroChina

But CEO Sveinung Svarte won’t publicly say when that date will arrive.

August 12, 2014

Canada needs to refine its oil sands ambitions

Despite European hostility toward “dirty” oil from Canada, refiners there may look more to Alberta for supply as price differentials and sanctions on Russia whet their appetite.

August 12, 2014

Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border

While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south.

August 11, 2014

What the Mount Polley disaster means for mining companies: Steve Todoruk

The mining industry can’t give guarantees just as airlines can’t.

August 11, 2014

Imperial Metals shareholders mull lawsuit

Proposed move to recover investor losses after tailings pond disaster, share price plunge.

August 11, 2014

Is uranium about to hit $75?

Over the next couple of years you could make triple-digit gains in one of the most beaten-down commodities in the world: uranium.

August 11, 2014

Kinder Morgan merges assets in $70-billion deal

The merger is the largest in the energy sector in the last 15 years.

August 10, 2014

Canada’s Mount Polley disaster: experts warned tailings pond ‘getting large’

Consulting company claims it told Imperial Metals how important it was to monitor the tailings “to prevent problems in the future."