‘Failure resides in the design’: Mount Polley Review Panel "If the downstream slope had been flattened, failure would have been avoided. " Michael Allan McCrae | January 30, 2015 | 8:32 pm
Report on Mount Polley tailing dams failure is being live steamed now Report is releasd. Michael Allan McCrae | January 30, 2015 | 5:38 pm
Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine Some crew will be assigned to care and maintenance. Michael Allan McCrae | January 27, 2015 | 12:38 am
Percentage of mining workers under a salary freeze is double the Canadian average But only one percent of miners expect a wage freeze in 2015. Michael Allan McCrae | January 24, 2015 | 12:02 am
Vancouver Investment Conference celebrates 20 years The first conference was named the "Diamond Investment Conference." Michael Allan McCrae | January 19, 2015 | 8:19 am
The failed landing of the SpaceX rocket was spectacular "Close but no cigar." Michael Allan McCrae | January 17, 2015 | 9:39 pm
Finally, an ice cream for miners "Each bite is customized to be perfect for you." Michael Allan McCrae | January 17, 2015 | 8:17 pm
Schlumberger axes 9,000 workers "In this uncertain environment, we continue to focus on what we can control." Michael Allan McCrae | January 16, 2015 | 8:17 pm
The days of $100 oil are gone: Saudi prince "There's less demand, and there's oversupply. And both are recipes for a crash in oil. And that's what happened. It's a no-brainer." Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2015 | 7:41 pm
One man convinced the oil majors to give Nova Scotia another look and now they are spending $2B Discovering what the oil majors had missed. Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2015 | 7:26 pm
Coeur Mining buys Wharf Mine for $105 million from Goldcorp An open pit operation with 170 workers. Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2015 | 10:50 am
Yamana Gold raising Can$260 million Proceeds will be used for debt reduction and "general corporate purposes." Michael Allan McCrae | January 12, 2015 | 10:36 am