April 13, 2016 Canada’s mining industry backs national carbon price The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy.
April 12, 2016 IMF warns of another 14% drop in metal prices this year The Fund's slightly more positive outlook for the Chinese economy not enough to halt metal price declines this year and in 2017.
April 11, 2016 Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C. Geoscience BC is looking at whether concentrations of trace amounts of metals found in trees could lead prospectors to the next big mineral discovery.
April 11, 2016 For the Navajo nation, uranium mining’s deadly legacy lingers As the Cold War threat petered out companies left, abandoning more than 500 mines in an area that is home to more than 250,000 people.
April 8, 2016 CAPP sees 62% decrease in oil and gas spending for Canada This reduction according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, is the largest two-year decline since the start of tracking this data in 1947.
April 8, 2016 $85 crude oil by Christmas – an interview with Mike Rothman Oil prices may be gyrating up and down, but Mr. Rothman provided some juicy clues for investors, highlighting some key near-term trends for crude oil.
April 7, 2016 Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.
April 7, 2016 Alberta shuts oil sands environmental monitoring agency After report concluded the program was a “failed experiment.”
April 6, 2016 The rights and wrongs of rights issues Rights issues are the best way of raising funds in a way that does not disadvantage existing shareholders
April 6, 2016 Ex-coal CEO sentenced to a year in prison over mine-safety conspiracy The sentencing comes six years and one day after a fatal explosion killed 29 at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine.
