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Goldcorp, Teck combine projects, create new $3.5 billion mine in Chile

The 50/50 joint venture, momentarily named Project Corridor, is expected to help slash development costs as metal prices have dropped to multiyear lows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2015 | 4:33 am

Moody’s: Alberta’s emissions program will preserve industrial sector credit quality

Although the strategy will completely phase out coal emissions in Alberta by 2030, the timeframe provides power operators the opportunity to transition away from coal toward renewable fuel sources.

Moodys | November 24, 2015 | 9:29 pm

Most copper producers in Chile barely breaking even — mining group

The ongoing slump in copper prices spells trouble for Chile's mining industry, where most medium-sized producers are already unable to make a profit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2015 | 3:53 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining is a crucial industry for Manitoba

Learn about this, as well as mining's contributions to Manitoba in wealth and safety.

Visual Capitalist | November 24, 2015 | 2:36 am

Bacanora’s lithium project in Mexico three times richer than thought

The Sonora project holds 5.0 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, which is 337% higher that the previously reported 1.14 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2015 | 8:13 am

Zonte Metals mulling legal actions against Colombia after gold permit rejected

Its project would sit on top of the Gramalote deposit, a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and B2Gold that could become one of the first modern commercial scale gold mines in Colombia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2015 | 5:00 am

$3.5B Saskatchewan potash mine put on hold

Low potash prices have made the prospect of developing the Kronau potash mine in Saskatchewan uneconomic.

Andrew Topf | November 22, 2015 | 3:34 pm

Alberta imposes carbon tax, oil sands emissions cap

The measures to address climate change include a carbon tax aimed at individual Albertans, phasing out coal-powered power plants, reducing methane emissions and placing a cap on emissions from the oilsands.

Andrew Topf | November 22, 2015 | 3:07 pm

Global coal imports heading for second year of ‘dramatic’ drops

The EIA says China and India are to blame, as imports from both nations — which from 2008 to 2013 accounted for 98% of the increase in world coal trade —are on their way down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2015 | 6:03 am

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