December 5, 2019

PhD student wins competition for environmental work on Commerce Resources’ Ashram deposit

Sophie Costis, a PhD student with the Université du Québec, has won the Geoscience Research Challenge.

December 5, 2019

Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture

The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by 2024 that uses a ceramic anode to make aluminum and emits only oxygen.

December 5, 2019

Kinross walks away from Ecuador project with Lundin stake sale

It is selling its remaining 20.7 million shares in the Vancouver-based gold miner to the other two major investors — Newcrest and the Lundin Family Trust.

December 5, 2019

Canada looks into mining critical minerals for US market

Natural Resources Canada plans to hire a British firm to provide 10-year market forecasts for nearly two dozen vital minerals and metals.

December 4, 2019

BMO exploring transition financing for carbon capture project

BMO is exploring transition funding for a carbon capture project as it seeks to mobilize C$400 billion for sustainable finance by 2025.

December 4, 2019

Teck signs $95 million shipping deal, stock jumps

The five-year deal would result in significantly increased shipping volumes of steelmaking coal from the Kamloops operations to Vancouver's Neptune Terminal.

December 4, 2019

First Cobalt on track for 2020 refinery restart with Glencore

It is the only permitted primary cobalt refinery in North America.

December 3, 2019

2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.

December 3, 2019

Canada’s energy outlook forecasts coal use to decline 75% by 2040

Canadian oil pricing and production trends will rely heavily on the availability of export pipeline and rail capacity.

December 3, 2019

Nighthawk’s stock up after positive assays at NWT project

Two holes drilled within a previous unexplored area have intersected shallow high-grade mineralization.