January 14, 2014

Neil Young puts oil sands debate front and centre

The Canadian musician is doing a benefit tour across the country to support First Nations communities in their fight against oil sands development.

January 14, 2014

Primrose oil sands summertime leak not yet over

Environmental regulator and company don't agree on what's causing the leaks.

January 14, 2014

Massive diamond fields discovered in Zimbabwe to save the country’s industry

Authorities are calling them the "the billion dollar diamond fields," though little exploration has taken place so far.

January 14, 2014

Major Barrick shareholder calls for Anthony Munk’s resignation

Anthony Munk is the son of Peter Munk - the founder of Barrick who stepped down last month.

January 14, 2014

Tahoe’s Escobal silver mine reaches commercial production

Analysts say it could soon become one of the world’s largest producers of the precious metal.

January 13, 2014

US energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 2% in 2013, report shows

This is the first time since 2010 that emissions increased compared with the preceding year.

January 13, 2014

Osisko responds to announcement by Goldcorp

Notes the announcement by Goldcorp that it intends to commence an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Osisko. No formal offer has yet been commenced.

January 13, 2014

Is space mining commercially viable?

A researcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics says there are likely 'few' ore-bearing asteroids.

January 13, 2014

Chen Lin says investors should bank on balance sheets while waiting for the next wave in gold and gold miners

For over a decade, mining companies have relied on a rising gold price to reward their decisions, regardless of whether they were good decisions. Those days are over.

January 13, 2014

Goldcorp launches $2.6-billion hostile takeover offer for Osisko

If it goes through, Goldcorp will be the No. 1 gold producer in the Canadian province of Quebec.