February 12, 2018

Seabridge dealing with damages from previous mining activities in northern BC

The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.

February 12, 2018

Embattled Acacia Mining ends painful year with $700-million loss

The miner has also scrapped its 2017 dividend after full-year core earnings fell by more than a third because of a ban on unprocessed mineral exports in Tanzania.

February 12, 2018

Suncor Energy hikes stake in Syncrude in $730 million deal

Canada's largest energy producer also buys into Norwegian Sea oil project.

February 12, 2018

Gold giant Barrick faces grilling after fall to bottom of pack

Even with rising gold prices and a strengthened balance sheet, the world’s largest gold producer left shareholders with the worst returns among its top North American peers last year.

February 11, 2018

Alexco preparing to resume silver mining in Yukon later this year

Although a final production decision has not been made, Canada's Alexco Resource Corp. is preparing to resume mining of silver and related minerals late this year in the Yukon's Keno…

February 9, 2018

An update on the future of mining: urban mining

Technical analyst Clive Maund reviews the charts of two urban miners that he views as strong buys.

February 9, 2018

Cameco’s profit beat estimates on improved uranium prices, cost-cutting drive

Canada’s top uranium producer is seeing the first improvements brought by higher prices and drastic cost-cutting measures, including the recent haly of its flagship McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan.

February 9, 2018

Endeavour in talks to avert Ivory Coast protests over gold production plans

Company has opened negotiations with local people in Ivory Coast in an effort to head off protests at two gold mines where the company aims to boost production by nearly…

February 8, 2018

Gold price: Value of ETF bullion tops $100 billion for first time in 5 years

New report shows money continues to pour into gold-backed exchange traded funds with North American investors responsible for 75% of January inflows.

February 8, 2018

Former millwright suing Copper Mountain for wrongful dismissal

Gordon MacMillan filed a notice of civil claim, claiming “harassment and bullying permeated all levels of the defendant’s organizational structure.”