March 4, 2019

Barrick open to discuss joint venture in Nevada with Newmont

Chief executive Mark Bristow will discuss a potential JV with rival Newmont only if his company runs the operation.

March 4, 2019

BHP injects $6m into emissions reduction company

Move is part of an increasing wave of investment by mining and energy groups into technologies that suck carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and use it to make synthetic…

March 4, 2019

Star Diamond shares soar as study reveals ‘unusually high’ amount of high-value stones

About 27% of the diamonds at the company’s Orion South and Star exploration sites are type IIa, a category that represents less than 2% of all rough stones mined from…

March 4, 2019

Enbridge pipeline delay punishes oil sands producers’ shares

Cenovus Energy Inc., MEG Energy Corp. and Canadian Natural Resources the most affected.

March 4, 2019

Newmont rejects $18B hostile bid by Barrick, releases private messages

The US mining giant also fired back with a deal that seeks merging operations in the state of Nevada.

March 4, 2019

Explorex to acquire cobalt project in Nevada

The Buena Vista Hills cobalt - iron oxide - copper-gold project is located in Pershing County.

March 4, 2019

All but two Canadian provinces approve Minerals and Metals Plan

Ontario and Saskatchewan say the plan falls short in growing Canada’s reputation as a world leader.

March 4, 2019

Equity markets sour on junior mining sector – report

Global financing earmarked specifically for exploration more than halved last year and now represents less than a quarter of the 2012 peak.

March 4, 2019

Miners flock to Toronto as gold buyout buzz spreads

"Low-cost, mid-tier gold producers ... are going to get bought regardless of what's happening in the big ones."

March 3, 2019

Mineral exploration growing in BC – Survey

The study is based on information collected from 33 prospectors and 172 mineral and coal exploration companies operating in British Columbia.