Canadian wins right to sue Silvercorp over ‘false imprisonment’ in China After a B.C. court rejected a bid by the miner to have Kun Huang’s allegations thrown out. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 10:28 am
Asteroid miner puts first demonstration spaceship in orbit The Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spent three month in orbit trying to identify subsystems to explore and prospect for valuable resources on asteroids. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 7:00 am
Japan nuclear reactors to remain closed, court rules Landmark decision could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 4:17 am
Gold, platinum and diamonds bike a real luxury This $54,000 Cipollini bike features 40 grams of 18-carat gold, 122 grams of platinum, and 17 carats of black and white diamonds. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2015 | 3:45 am
Citi’s ‘end of the Iron Age’ note triggers waves of downgrades The International Monetary Fund and Standard and Poor's, in turn, predict prices for the steelmaking material are set to fall even further. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 8:30 am
EU lawmakers to limit import of conflict minerals The lawmakers voted 22 to 16 to strengthen a draft law requiring importers, smelters and refiners to certify their goods are conflict-free. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 6:30 am
Zambia dumps mining royalty hike, settles at 9% The government intends to set its mining royalties at 9% for both open-pit and underground mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 4:08 am
Oil sands expansion and carbon reduction policies are mutually exclusive: report Study argues Alberta’s emissions would be roughly equal to Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia combined by 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2015 | 10:25 am
Move over Codelco: Freeport plans to be the world’s No.1 copper miner But China’s slowdown, rising costs and falling prices may get in the way. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2015 | 6:10 am
Canada’s Alamos Gold, AuRico merging in $1.5 billion deal The deal will also result in a spinoff company called AuRico Metals, which will hold the Kemess Property in northern British Columbia and three royalty assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2015 | 5:29 am
