Exploration expenditure flattens in BC – survey

A report out by Bloomberg speculates that Mick Davis' X2 Resources $5.6 billion private equity fund is closing in on Canadian target.

150 workers let go as at Rio Tinto-owned mine in Labrador West and Quebec.

US$70 billion takeover of BG Group Plc by Royal Dutch Shell Plc could bode well for Shell’s liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, but not so well for BG’s own LNG proposal for Prince Rupert, say industry analysts.

Quebec's $1 billion Capital Mines Hydrocarbures fund is close to buying equity stakes in mining projects outside iron ore worth as much as $200m a shot.

The province now expects to attract Cdn$50 billion in investment, down from its 2011 forecast of Cdn$80 billion.

Mine Water Solutions conference scheduled for Vancouver mid-April.

Mining transactions almost doubled last year and the trend is likely to stretch over 2015, as lower commodity prices are making some unprofitable.

The purchase extends a successful ten-year Duratray relationship with large open pit diamond mines.

The goal is to expand Nautilus’ Seafloor Massive Sulphide prospect inventory around Solomon Islands, located east of Papua New Guinea.