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Canada’s oil sands cash flows set to drop by $21 billion

Current operational costs for producers have reached $37 to $40 per barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude, meanwhile, is trading at around $50 a barrel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 6:21 pm

Maine’s mining rules review may open door to Canadian gold, copper project

Canada's J.D. Irving Ltd. hopes to build a massive open-pit copper and gold mine at the state's Bald Mountain.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 2:51 pm

Junior mining investment model on life support

Industry fears too many juniors chasing too few dollars will equal too few new mines.

Business in Vancouver | February 24, 2015 | 12:52 pm

Canada’s Saskatchewan second only to Finland as world’s top mining destination

The potash and oil-rich province was placed at the top of the Fraser Institute's annual rank of mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2015 | 11:37 am

Zambia eases tax rules, to start refund talks on a ‘company-by-company basis’

The new rules only apply to future payments and not amounts already owed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2015 | 1:22 pm

Finning’s Vancouver branch to cut 500 workers in Canada

The figure represents 9% of the company's Canadian workforce, and it is due to "soft market conditions."

Business in Vancouver | February 23, 2015 | 11:01 am

Seabed mining dreams shattered by New Zealand latest decision

The country's refusal of a deep sea mining venture off its coast has cast a shadow over the emerging mining practice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2015 | 2:57 pm

Chinese firm close to start mining uranium in Namibia

Once fully operational, the Husab mine will have the potential to produce 15 million pounds of uranium oxide.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2015 | 12:05 pm

Canadian oil sands producers hike output despite dim crude price

Oil companies in Canada, the world’s fifth-largest crude producer, are not showing any signs of cutting down output, despite fuel prices more than halving in the past six months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2015 | 8:06 pm

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