Commodity price slump undercuts mining sector

The Opposition New Democratic Party is alleging the Liberal government of BC overpaid Boss Energy to abandon plans for a uranium mine near the Interior city of Kelowna.

Business Insider's Robert Johnson took some photos of the mountains of sulphur piling up in northern Alberta- part of the website's series on the Alberta oilsands.

Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

Scott Wright of Zeal Intelligence made some illuminating comments this week in his post about the dwindling supply of gold.

While the precious metals sector has consolidated and struggled to find a bottom, an important development has taken place. First, let's harken back to 2007-2008.

Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by mining companies operating in emerging markets in South America, Africa and Asia have become a crucial part of doing business as “above-ground risks are quickly gaining equal footing to traditional geological and engineering considerations for mining projects.”

The price oil sands producers receive for their crude improved to $30.75 a barrel below the international benchmark on Friday, a 42% gain from multi-year lows hit six weeks ago on the back of a sharply narrower gap between Canadian and US crude.

Statistics Canada revealed today that the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan led the country in economic growth in 2011, buoyed by the extraction and exploration of their natural resources.