Gold cracks $1300 to finish year up 12.5%

Gold bulls have something to cheer about today even before the champagne corks fly on Sunday night.

Andrew Topf | December 29, 2017 | 11:13 am

On hold since 2015, oil sands project to pump at 10,000 bopd

New life was breathed into the Canadian oil sands with a decision by foreign-owned Harvest Operations Corp to commission its BlackGold project south of Fort McMurray.

Andrew Topf | December 28, 2017 | 3:30 pm

Aussie penny gold stock jumps nearly 30% on drill results

Australian gold investors got a lift on Wednesday after Empire Resources (ASX:ERL) came out with some impressive new drill results at its Penny's Find gold mine.

Andrew Topf | December 28, 2017 | 1:33 pm

Palladium touches 17-year high at $1,069.50

The metal most known for its use in car exhausts is on a tear as the year comes to a close.

Andrew Topf | December 28, 2017 | 11:52 am

Osisko Metals pays $34 million for NWT lead-zinc mine

Between 1964 and 1987 the Pine Point mine, operated by Cominco, produced 64 million tonnes grading 7% zinc and 3.1% lead.

Andrew Topf | December 28, 2017 | 11:18 am

Good brownfield activity drives orders up at Metso

Interview with outgoing Metso CEO Nico Delvaux.

Andrew Topf | December 20, 2017 | 10:54 am

A real Downer: Adani to go it alone on Carmichael

Indian conglomerate cancels $2.6-billion contract with Downer Group.

Andrew Topf | December 17, 2017 | 5:21 pm

Copper jumps to 3-week high

Benchmark copper on the LME settled up 1.4% to US$6,886 a tonne.

Andrew Topf | December 17, 2017 | 4:39 pm

Alamos establishes 1.6M ounce reserve base at Manitoba mine

Alamos Gold (TSX,NYSE:AGI) has come out of the gate with an impressive feasibility study conducted on its Lynn Lake Gold Project in Manitoba.

Andrew Topf | December 17, 2017 | 2:36 pm

First Aboriginal mine opens in Northern Territory

Sunday was a proud day for Aboriginal people in Australia's Northern Territory, with the opening of a new bauxite mine.

Andrew Topf | December 10, 2017 | 5:17 pm

Wisconsin to lift sulphide mining ban

In six months sulphide miners in Wisconsin could be back in business.

Andrew Topf | December 10, 2017 | 3:40 pm

Gold company’s stock jumps 1300% after switching to bitcoin

Bitcoin has been kicking the stuffing out of most mining stocks lately, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights.

Andrew Topf | December 3, 2017 | 5:31 pm

• First
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• Last