August 1, 2018 Imperial testing driverless oilsands haulers at Kearl Imperial Oil says it has commenced and is ready to expand field testing of driverless oilsands heavy haulers.
July 31, 2018 Canadian craft brewers scramble for aluminum cans Canadian microbreweries are facing a shortage of cans and higher costs, forcing some to cut beer production after the country imposed retaliatory import duties on U.S. aluminum imports in the…
July 31, 2018 McEwen Mining posts loss on strong investment to grow key assets The Canadian precious metals miner logged a $10.6-million net loss for the first half of the year following a $49-million investment in its Gold Bar, Black Fox and Los Azules…
July 30, 2018 First Quantum extends copper hedging, even as trade war clips prices The miner said it aims to ensure a level of cash flow for its $6.3 billion Cobre Panama project ahead of commercial production.
July 30, 2018 US State Department sees ‘minimum’ impact from Keystone XL new route The alternate route approved last year by Nebraska regulators is expected to have minor to moderate effects on three of the eight environmental categories the U.S. State Department assessed.
July 30, 2018 Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.
July 29, 2018 Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be ready in January A “scoping report” based on 175,000 comments will be published in August 2018.
July 27, 2018 Workers at First Quantum’s mine in Spain go on strike They are demanding hazard pay for subcontractors.
July 27, 2018 South African diamond fetches half a million dollars The gem was sold on tender for $11,267 per carat.
July 26, 2018 Eldorado expects higher gold production in 2018 The Vancouver-based miner said that the expected growth would be driven by Kisladag, its flagship gold mine in Turkey.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
