Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say Afghanistan has reserves of coal, copper, iron ore, zinc, mercury, rare earths, gems such as rubies and emeralds, gold and silver worth about $3 trillion. Associated Press | April 15, 2016 | 12:30 am
Spill at Teck’s plant in Canada now contained, no risks to human health The now contained spill, which happened at Teck's Trail smelting and refining plant in British Columbia, lasted for about 15-20 minutes. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2016 | 4:45 am
Did BHP just call the bottom of the mining cycle? CEO Andrew Mackenzie said over the weekend "the commodities fall has stopped". Not only that – after recent rallies six are back in bull markets. Frik Els | April 13, 2016 | 4:53 pm
Here’s how much Canadian miners are currently making They are definitely making more than those working in forestry, manufacturing, finance and construction. CareerMine | April 13, 2016 | 11:05 am
Copper price jumps on record Chinese imports First quarter concentrate imports are up 34% and refined metal almost 40% compared to 2015. Frik Els | April 13, 2016 | 10:13 am
Canada’s mining industry backs national carbon price The country's largest mining companies recommend a broad-based carbon price applicable to all sectors of the economy. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2016 | 5:05 am
Altius Minerals takes advantage of market weakness Altius Minerals Corp. has continued to make progress through the bear market in resources. The Gold Report | April 12, 2016 | 2:50 pm
IMF warns of another 14% drop in metal prices this year The Fund's slightly more positive outlook for the Chinese economy not enough to halt metal price declines this year and in 2017. Frik Els | April 12, 2016 | 10:56 am
Canada-Chile lithium project in Argentina to begin operations in 2019 The Cauchari-Olaroz project, in northern Argentina, is forecast to initially produce 40,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2016 | 3:48 am
