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Baffinland Iron Ore ships first load from its Canada’s Nunavut mine

Operation has been subject of controversy due to request for year-round shipping, which will require the use of icebreakers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2015 | 3:41 am

Zimbabwe platinum export tax shelved for now

The country had introduced the levy on raw platinum exports in January, aiming to encourage local processing of the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2015 | 8:07 am

Canada investigating mysterious death of 30 herons at Syncrude oil sands

Inspectors are currently at the site, but haven't been able to determine how the birds died or whether others are injured.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2015 | 2:48 pm

K+S rejects again takeover offer from Potash Corp.

The latest offer was unchanged in its value, but included a more formal “business combination agreement,” K+S said

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2015 | 5:00 pm

IMAGE GALLERY: Life in Tumbler Ridge during the early ’90s

Ron Lukey posted some stunning black and white portraits of people living and working in Tumbler Ridge two decades ago. Hello to Tumbler […]

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2015 | 11:21 am

Vermeer’s solution for sites with drill and blast restrictions

Vermeer’s T1255 is designed to cut through solid rock in large-diameter applications

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 2, 2015 | 3:40 pm

Final permit for new $750m BC gold mine

Shares in Vancouver's Pretium Resources jump on news construction of super high-grade Brucejack gold-silver mine near Alaska border can now start.

Frik Els | July 31, 2015 | 3:19 pm

Former Exxon President on mission to clean up oil sands

Canada has given oil sands a dirty reputation, but a breakthrough, commercially viable technology has caught the eye of a former Exxon Mobil president who is putting it to use to clean up Utah's billions of barrels of oil sands.

Oilprice.com | July 31, 2015 | 4:39 am

Survival of the fittest — what to expect for rare earth miners outside China

While analyst predict a rebound in hard-hit rare earth prices later this year, it is still unclear whether companies outside China, the world’s largest producer, will be able to challenge its dominance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2015 | 4:30 am

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