Gold juniors Meguma and Osprey to merge

Pasloski talks about some companies advancing their projects in one of the world's top mining jurisdictions.

Energy regulator says it holds as much as 200 billion barrels of shale oil reserves, comparable to North Dakota’s thriving Bakken field.

With the acquisition Evolution Mining will become Australia's second largest gold producer.

"I sort of approach it with some tepid enthusiasm from what I can see. We are hopefully going to see a couple of mining projects–predominantly in eastern Canada–that will come to fruition in the next quarter."

A fast-moving wildfire in northeastern Alberta has forced the evacuation of staff at two oil sands facilities representing over 7 percent of Alberta's oil production.

Analysts believe Cowal mine may be worth at least $400 million, and that Barrick would likely get as much as $1.1 billion from the sale of both, the New South Wales' mine and Papua New Guinea’s Porgera.

More than 200 local Aboriginal students started the school week off with a special boost thanks to new educational technology donated by PotashCorp and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Canada.

Legacy will be the first new potash mine built in Canada's Saskatchewan in the last 40 years.

The loan will be used for the development of the company's Red Chris gold and copper mine in northwest British Columbia.