May 31, 2017

Second round of hearings for Nunavut gold mine rejected by review board kicks off

The four-day review that begins today marks the first time in 20 years the NIRB has been asked to reconsider a decision on a project and go through another review…

May 31, 2017

Eagle Plains begins fieldwork on Orchid gold project, Saskatchewan

Project is located 120km east of La Ronge, and 70km south of Silver Standard Resource’s Seabee Gold Operation.

May 30, 2017

Kinder Morgan Canada falls in trading debut on concerns over Trans Mountain project

Construction of the $7.4 billion project is scheduled to begin in September and should be completed by December 2019.

May 30, 2017

Inatech increases its presence in the Middle East by signing up Alchemist Trading

Saudi-owned Alchemist, with offices in Dubai, has implemented Inatech’s Techoil platform to control risks and increase efficiency within its oil trading business.

May 30, 2017

Russian scientists develop new process to determine coal quality

Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) have studied and described the processes taking place in coal being extracted from mines.

May 30, 2017

Diamcor just found this rare green diamond at S. Africa project

The rock, a 5.36-carat green gem quality octahedron rough diamond, was unearthed at the company's Krone-Endora project, located next to the world’s third largest diamond mine.

May 29, 2017

Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever…

May 29, 2017

China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020

Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.

May 26, 2017

From Yukon to Patagonia, gold explorers stir after sleep

Outbreaks of gold-rush fever are popping up as bullion markets stage a tentative recovery.

May 26, 2017

World’s largest gold miner hit by Tanzania export ban

Barrick's comments come on the heels of a report published this week, which claims its Tanzanian subsidiary has been under-reporting the amount of metal in its shipments to evade taxes.