October 4, 2017 Nova Scotia miners offer more than $8,000 cash to students who can prove industry ‘rocks’ The Mining ROCKS! contest, now in its fourth year, hopes to inspire children to learn about the industry, get creative and win big.
October 3, 2017 Visit to vast Nunavut exploration camp highlights possibilities James Kwantes of Resource Opportunities takes an in-depth look at a "promising" Canadian explorer.
October 3, 2017 Canada’s First Majestic Silver says four workers die at Mexican mine Canadian silver miner First Majestic Silver Corp said on Tuesday four miners died from gas intoxication at its La Encantada Silver Mine in Mexico.
October 3, 2017 Sandstorm Q3 gold output jumps, second best in company history Miner sold 14,290 gold equiv. oz. during Q3, the second highest quarterly total in the company's history.
October 2, 2017 Mandalay Resources mothballs Cerro Bayo mine in Chile Operations have been suspended since a June 9 incident that flooded the mine, killing three workers.
October 2, 2017 Mining Association of Canada adds new actions to address climate change Members have committed to new actions to further enhance efforts in the climate change space based on recommendations from MAC’s independent Community of Interest (COI) Advisory Panel.
October 1, 2017 Big trucks, dead ducks put Alberta’s oilsands under environmental scrutiny Two things helped make Alberta’s oilsands a top North American environmental concern — ducks and trucks.
September 29, 2017 Denver Gold Forum 2017 concludes with record activity As the world’s premier precious metals equity event, the Gold Forum attracted 1,000 attendees who conducted a record 3,900 meetings.
September 28, 2017 Clean-tech firm wins million-dollar contract with Northern Quebec mine BluMetric Environmental will provide its services to an unnamed major global company
September 28, 2017 Petra Diamonds’ shares sparkle as its solves labour disputes in South Africa Company reached wage agreement with the main union at two of its mines in South Africa. Workers will return to work on Friday.
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