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Here comes the half conveyer-belt, half train hybrid

Elevated below rail technology has the potential to open up significant mining assets long considered stranded.

Frik Els | May 26, 2016 | 5:02 pm

BHP to boost copper output, lower costs at vast Olympic Dam

BHP wants find a way to up output for the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2016 | 8:45 am

Boom in private debt financing for mining

Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt…

Frik Els | May 25, 2016 | 4:45 pm

Gold price rally boosts Canada’s mining sector growth

Strong performance also came on the back of strategic initiatives,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2016 | 3:27 am

Crude falls as Canada to resume oil sands output after fires

Cooler weather is helping to control a blaze in Canada’s…

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2016 | 12:33 am

TransCanada’s Keystone XL a step closer after Texas ruling

TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline won a small battle Wednesday night as a Texas judge ruled in favour of the firm passing through a farm, after the owner took the Canadian company to court.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2012 | 2:22 pm

Dix wants to take BC back to a two-track regulatory process

BC Opposition Leader Adrian Dix vows to leave the joint regulatory framework set up by the BC Liberals that is reviewing the Northern Gateway pipeline and set up his own review.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 22, 2012 | 6:34 pm

China’s oil giant cuts dividends to afford Nexen

Even Chinese oil giants have to pinch pennies when making a $15 billion bid

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 3:42 pm

BHP ditches Olympic Dam as profit tumbles

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, has delayed its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion and said no major projects would be approved until June 2013 as it tries cutting costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 12:59 pm

Mistrust fuels continued gold demand

At a time when complex financial instruments allow for the seemingly effective hedging of all manner of risks, why should precious metals, which involve considerable downside risk, continue to be attractive?

John Browne - Euro Pacific Capital | August 22, 2012 | 4:44 am

BHP boss bucks bonus

Marius Kloppers, CEO of mining giant BHP Billiton, has decided to waive his annual bonus in light of a recent forecast in which BHP's revenues are projected to drop 38%

Joshua Zapf | August 21, 2012 | 10:46 pm

Good to go-ld: Guyana proving its worth for explorers of all sizes

Though it has long been a source of wealth for the country, gold exploration in Guyana has been on a tear over the last four years.

G. Joel Chury | August 21, 2012 | 4:59 am

INFOGRAPHIC: When will the world’s resource cupboard be bare?

BBC charted the expected lifespans of various resources like silver, coal and forests.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 4:36 am

The price of gold breaks above $1625 for the first time in three months

As the price of the yellow metal punched through the $1625 an ounce level, buy stops were initiated, fuelling the rally as some traders on the short side were forced out of the market.

David Levenstein | August 21, 2012 | 3:07 am

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