The challenge of developing Ontario’s Ring of Fire mines

A $3.3 billion plan to build North America's first major chromite mine deep in the Canadian wilderness promises to usher in an era of prosperity for the region's aboriginals and generate millions of tax dollars over its lifetime.

Vancouver Sun | May 25, 2012 | 6:25 pm

The gold in mining: Canada’s B.C. sector thriving, thanks in large part to China

The head office is just one among 800-odd mining companies clustered in downtown Vancouver. But even in a group so large it serves as the backbone of the city’s business district — and the world’s centre of mining expertise — Teck Resources stands out.

Vancouver Sun | May 11, 2012 | 1:35 pm

BC mining industry the epicentre of investment

These are the good old days for the British Columbia mineral exploration sector.

Vancouver Sun | May 10, 2012 | 10:10 pm

Alberta suing oilsands companies, claims Syncrude Royalty Project owes it $100 million

The Alberta government is suing a handful of oilsands companies for $100 million for allegedly failing to pay the province its share of revenues from the Syncrude Royalty Project.

Vancouver Sun | May 4, 2012 | 5:07 am

Teck files environmental assessment for Chilean project

Teck Resources' epic $5.6 billion Quebrada Blanca copper-molybdenum mine expansion has taken another step ahead.

Vancouver Sun | April 28, 2012 | 7:32 pm

Feds pressured by coal industry to weaken regulations, records reveal

OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from […]

Vancouver Sun | April 22, 2012 | 10:57 pm

Anglo dulls prospects as it doubles down on diamonds

Anglo American Plc’s $5.1 US billion plan to almost double its diamond business and platinum mines that are missing targets risk killing its allure as a takeover candidate for a merged Glencore International Plc-Xstrata Plc.

Vancouver Sun | March 14, 2012 | 6:32 pm

Electro-Motive lockout draws thousands of protesters

Thousands of protesters gathered at a London park Saturday in a massive show of support for more than 400 locked-out workers of […]

Vancouver Sun | January 21, 2012 | 11:24 pm

U.S. House set to kill Keystone-linked bill

Vancouver Sun | December 19, 2011 | 7:12 pm

Grande Cache Coal executives charged with insider trading

Alberta regulators have accused five top executives of Grande Cache Coal Corp. (GCE-T9.75-0.13-1.32%) of illegal insider trading, alleging they sold securities in 2008 before the company disclosed bad news about its sales.

Vancouver Sun | December 9, 2011 | 5:40 am

China’s thirst for coal strips lush Australian farmland bare

The Vancouver Sun reports the Liverpool Plains were long considered off-limits to mining, their rich black soils ranking among Australia's best farming land. Until China came to town.

Vancouver Sun | November 7, 2011 | 11:21 pm

Oilsands expansion jeopardized by absence of climate plan, ambassador told

Opposition to oilsands expansion in “Canada’s Texas” and a controversial U.S. pipeline expansion project is growing because of a failure to crack […]

Vancouver Sun | October 18, 2011 | 3:01 pm

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