Over 79,000 jobs in Canadian mining industry need to be filled over next decade — report

About 71% of the Northern Ontario First Nation community residents surveyed believe the provincial government is not doing enough to promote renewables.

The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.

The initiative seeks to force the SNB to keep at least 20% of its assets in the metal and repatriate gold reserves held abroad.

The former Xstrata boss' new venture, X2 Resources, is "currently reviewing a number of opportunities in the metals and mining sector."

The injunction was sought by Stans Energy.

The miner, Zambia's largest foreign investor, operates Kansanshi mine, the eighth largest copper mine in the world, as well as the country's biggest.

Underground mining royalties will go up from 6% to 8%; underground taxes now 20%.

It is unclear whether Mick Davis bid for all the assets that BHP ended up including in the new to-be listed firm.

A new industry association representing oil and gas producers trying to develop a liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia made its debut today with a warning: it’s no slam-dunk that LNG plants will be built in B.C.