Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

Coal mining brought $3.2 billion to BC in 2011

Canada is the third largest exporter of metallurgical coal in the world (after Australia and the United States), shipping most of the 27 million tonnes of metallurgical and thermal coal produced every year in B.C.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 7:02 pm

Tsunami-wracked Japanese city gets $250,000 anonymous gold gift

The Japanese port city of Ishinomaki received an anonymous parcel containing two 1 kilogram gold bars worth over $250,000.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 6:32 pm

Canada’s BC government faces legal action over gold mine rejection

“They can do what they want,” said Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 6:00 pm

BHP-owned Aussie coal mine to lock workers out again

BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 5:26 pm

Most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S. leaking waste

Washington authorities claim no higher radiation levels have been detected at the site, but the leak could be in the range of 150 gallons to 300 gallons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 3:49 pm

Myanmar: No incendiary weapons used on copper mine protest crackdown

The country rejected Saturday an independent report claiming security forces used white phosphorus in a crackdown on a Chinese-backed copper mine protest last November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 3:10 pm

Goa mulls banning all new iron ore projects

Officials claim Goa should be focused instead on exploiting existing low-grade iron ore dumps worth billions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 1:59 pm

De Beers sees diamond market showing signs of recovery, focused on SA mine expansion

World's biggest diamond producer said Friday jewellery demand will experience moderate growth this year, which represents a major shift from the 12% decline in rough diamond prices last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 5:57 pm

US sanctions crossed out gold-for-gas trade between Iran and Turkey: report

The Turkey-Iran gold-for-gas exchange can be considered dead as tighter US sanctions imposed on Tehran have already stopped Turkish Halkbank from processing other countries’ energy payments to the OPEC oil producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 3:03 pm

Asteroid miner ready to ‘save the Earth’ from falling celestial objects

Planetary Resources says it has already developed the prototype for a spacecraft that can help detect and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 12:53 am

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