March 10, 2016 BHP’s $14 billion Jansen potash becomes latest victim of commodities rout BHP has cut $130 million from this year's planned $330 million capital expenditure to develop and study the feasibility of the project.
March 10, 2016 Sustained oil prices rout could hurt Canadian economy — report The country's western provinces, especially Alberta, would be most affected if low oil prices were to persist over the next seven years.
March 10, 2016 First Quantum sells nickel-copper-platinum mine in Finland for $712 million Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden AB will pay cash for Kevitsa mine.
March 10, 2016 TransCanada halted after report of talks to buy Columbia Pipeline Group in deal worth more than $10 billion Company only confirmed it was in talks with a “third party” about a “potential transaction.”
March 10, 2016 And then there was none: Canada sells its gold Canada, bucking an international trend that has seen central banks become net buyers of gold since 2010, has sold off all its official gold holdings.
March 10, 2016 Nunavut board allowed mining exploration on Bathurst caribou calving grounds This is the second company allowed to proceed on breeding grounds against the advice of N.W.T. government.
March 9, 2016 World’s second-largest diamond to go under the hammer uncut The rock, discovered by Lucara in Botswana last year, is second in size only to the Cullinan diamond in the British Crown jewels.
March 8, 2016 Teck CEO shoots down speculation about Fort Hills oil sands stake Ceo Don Lindsay said the expenses being incurred on the project act as a tax shelter for the cash flow currently being generated by Teck’s coal and copper mines.
March 8, 2016 EY: Distress and divestments to dominate mining deals in 2016 EY notes that after the fifth consecutive year of declining deal volume and values, increasing levels of financial distress will trigger more divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures and possibly hostile takeover…
March 7, 2016 Cameco slowly expands world’s biggest uranium mine, betting on recovery Cameco's McArthur River mine in northern Saskatchewan is expected to produce 20 million pounds this year.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
