March 6, 2023

Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education

A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of skilled engineers to work in tailings management immediately after graduating.

March 6, 2023

Canada says working to ease permitting process for mining companies

Canada is working toward easing permitting process for mining companies so that the permitting does not take several years.

March 6, 2023

Agnico Eagle CEO mulls move to go big or get small in Australia

Agnico has never been a company that “pounds our chest on size and getting bigger for the sake of getting bigger,” CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said.

March 6, 2023

Palladium One grabs more critical minerals assets with acquisition of MetalCorp

MetalCorp's main assets are the North Rock copper-nickel project and the Big Lake copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Ontario.

March 6, 2023

Forum Energy buys out Rio Tinto’s share of Janice Lake copper

The property covers 39,943 hectares in north-central Saskatchewan.

March 6, 2023

Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations

The area’s most advanced project is Ring of Fire Metals’ Eagle’s Nest nickel project.

March 6, 2023

Iamgold picks former New Gold boss Adams as new CEO

Adams replaces board chair Maryse Belanger, who was acting as interim President and CEO during the executive search process.

March 5, 2023

Canada’s crackdown on Chinese funding is hurting miners, Friedland says

China has built up stakes in more than two dozen Canadian mining companies, including some of the industry’s biggest names.

March 5, 2023

Three British Columbia residents fined $700,000 for role in gold mining Ponzi scheme

The scheme raised over $15 million from more than 1,400 investors, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

March 3, 2023

New Tesla motor technology could disrupt rare earths industry

Rare earth element companies may face pressure after Tesla unveiled plans this week to develop car motors without key critical minerals.