April 27, 2018

Canadian miner halts operations in Peru due to community protests

Pan American Silver management has engaged with the protesters in a mediation process.

April 27, 2018

Lucara recovers another big diamond in Botswana

The rock weighed 327 carats and it is a top white gem diamond.

April 27, 2018

CIM selects Samantha Espley as its new Incoming President Elect 2020-2021

Espley is very active in the mining community as a board member of MIRARCO and the Canada Mining Innovation Council.

April 27, 2018

World’s top uranium miner Cameco back in the black

But the Canadian company said the uranium market remained “quiet.”

April 27, 2018

China says Chile move to block $5bn SQM lithium deal could be harmful

If China’s Tianqi grabs a stake in Chile’s SQM, the world’s lowest cost lithium miner, it would mean the top three producers would control at least 80% of the total…

April 26, 2018

Canadian junior expands in Peru

Auryn Resources announced that it is close to becoming a big player in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt in southern Peru.

April 26, 2018

Canadian Miner Agnico to divest cobalt assets, sells gold interests

Agnico said it started a strategic review on selling about 2,100 hectares of the Coleman and the South Lorrain cobalt-rich properties in Canada.

April 26, 2018

Oil sands get taste of slower growth ahead as logjams hit output

While Cenovus and Husky both billed their output slowdowns as temporary, the first-quarter hiccups foreshadow shrinking gains in oil-sands production.

April 26, 2018

Cenovus says railways are ready to ease oil transportation bottlenecks

Oil and gas producer Cenovus Energy Inc expects Canada’s railways to be able to carry more oil in the second half of this year.

April 26, 2018

Goldcorp to pay $3.7 million for stake in newly formed explorer

Goldcorp will acquire 14% of Quebec Precious Metals Corp. born Thursday from the merger of Matamec, Canada Strategic Metals and Sphinx Resources.