December 21, 2016 Gold higher on dollar retreat A retreat in the US dollar from the previous session's 14-year peak prompted some buyers to hunt bargains.
December 21, 2016 Eight dead, 35 injured in Congo mining hub amid anti-Govt protests Congolese security forces accused of shooting civilians in the southern city of Lubumbashi.
December 21, 2016 Idled Canadian iron ore mine charged with $30K fine over pollution Mining company will be added to the country’s Environmental Offenders Registry.
December 21, 2016 Gold-backed digital payment platform to store physical gold at Canadian Mint Users of Goldmoney’s blockchain technology will be able to purchase reserved physical gold in the Mint’s Ottawa vault, in increments as small as 35 cents.
December 21, 2016 These were the top Canadian mining topics of 2016 Commodity price recovery; King Coal on the way out; mining tech on the way in — among the most covered issues this year.
December 20, 2016 Newly found ‘ghost octopods’ at risk from deep-sea mining This as the creature lays its eggs on the dead stalks of sponges, attached to rocky crusts, which are rich in metals like manganese.
December 20, 2016 Kinder Morgan expected to spend up to $300M on Trans Mountain expansion That is how much the company will have to spend just getting the expansion project shovel-ready, according to Conference Board of Canada estimates.
December 20, 2016 Miners trapped at Canada’s Allan potash mine rescued and safe The 114 miners who were trapped underground following a fire are now home and operations will resume today.
December 20, 2016 Here’s how this West Virginia town is dealing with a fading coal industry Individuals from coal-depleted regions in Appalachia say politicians want to create jobs in mines but overlook the fact that coal is simply running out.
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
