Canada Top Stories

Fjordland to acquire majority stake in CanAlaska’s North Thompson nickel project

The property is located in Manitoba and sits on the north-western extension of the Thompson Nickel Belt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 5, 2020 | 6:25 am

Rio Tinto’s top investors face off over emissions cut plan

Investor advisory groups are divided on whether shareholders should ask…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 5, 2020 | 6:18 am

Margaux to leverage GoldSpot’s machine learning to explore Cassiar

The Calgary-based miner wants GoldSpot to analyze extensive geoscience data…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 5, 2020 | 6:15 am

Marathon Gold raising C$30m in upsized bought deal

The syndicate of underwriters is co-led by Canaccord Genuity, Sprott…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 4, 2020 | 4:10 pm

Rio invests $10m in community initiatives across Canada and US

The investment will target practical solutions to help frontline response…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2020 | 9:54 am

Cliffs US sales beat estimates, turns a profit in Q1

But the miner revised down its 2015 U.S. iron ore sales and production volume estimate to 20.5 million tons, from its previous guidance for 22 million tons

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2015 | 5:50 am

Majority of Barrick’s shareholders rejects compensation plan

As much as three quarters of investors voted in favour of a non-binding motion to change the way the gold giant compensates its executives.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2015 | 9:40 am

Canadian oil sands set to benefit from low crude output

Western Canadian Select crude, North America’s best-performing grade in the past month, may strengthen further as reduced drilling frees up pipeline room.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2015 | 9:00 am

What’s behind El Salvador’s massive gold reserves sale?

Analysts are not sure what to make of El Salvador’s recent move that saw its central bank sell about 80% percent of its gold reserves last month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2015 | 7:25 am

Greek court hands small, but key victory to Eldorado Gold

It revoked a 2013 ruling blocking the miner's plans to build a key processing plant at is Skouries gold-copper mine in the country's north.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2015 | 5:20 am

Barrick begins sale of stake in Chile’s Zaldivar copper mine

Chinese companies, private equity firms including Mick Davis’s X2 Resources, and even Teck Resources are rumoured to be among the potential buyers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2015 | 3:00 am

Oil sands woes set to deepen as shaky petro-dynasty risks defeat

One of the world’s longest-running political dynasties is on the brink of losing power, threatening to make life tougher for companies toiling in Canada’s oil patch.

Bloomberg News | April 28, 2015 | 12:10 am

Life coming back to the global exploration sector

After five consecutive months of decline, global mining exploration began showing signs of life in March, particularly in the gold sector, a new report shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2015 | 6:10 am

Mongolia to rescind $100m payment to Khan Resources

The two sides met last week, but failed to reach an agreement on a dispute that has dragged on for six years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2015 | 3:27 am

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