August 12, 2014 Satellite photo shows impact of Mount Polley breach An estimated 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of fine sand was released.
August 12, 2014 Diamond exploration in Canada: Opportunity knocking or a fool’s errand? Zimtu expects diamond exploration, development to materially increase over the medium term.
August 12, 2014 Protesters slam Imperial Metals over Mount Polley "We have two once pristine lakes that are now Imperial Metals tailings ponds."
August 12, 2014 This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in.
August 12, 2014 Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2 Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.
August 12, 2014 Athabasca near closing $1.32 billion sale of Dover oil sands to PetroChina But CEO Sveinung Svarte won’t publicly say when that date will arrive.
August 12, 2014 Canada needs to refine its oil sands ambitions Despite European hostility toward “dirty” oil from Canada, refiners there may look more to Alberta for supply as price differentials and sanctions on Russia whet their appetite.
August 12, 2014 Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south.
August 11, 2014 What the Mount Polley disaster means for mining companies: Steve Todoruk The mining industry can’t give guarantees just as airlines can’t.
August 11, 2014 Imperial Metals shareholders mull lawsuit Proposed move to recover investor losses after tailings pond disaster, share price plunge.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
