Currie permitted to drill at Rossland gold project in BC

An exceptional number of mineral claims have been filed in British Columbia, Canada, over the last three years and more than 11,000 were filed in the first seven months of 2012.

The resource of the Peace River coal project in BC jumped 180% while the percentage of met coal was upped to 60% from 35% before.

The class-action dates back to 2008 and accuses seven companies of engaging in a global conspiracy to raise the price of potash.

CTV BC has put together a vivid visual summary of the impact of the mining boom on both the economy and environment of British Columbia.

Initial exploration activity in the vicinity of the Prosperity deposit date back to the early 1930s.

Canada's Barrick Gold has temporarily suspended operations at its Pierina mine in Northern Peru after violence between a nearby community and police left one person dead and four seriously injured.

North American potash selling consortium, Canpotex, will be shipping larger amounts of the fertilizer to Indonesia after the five-year potash supply deal signed Tuesday between the offshore selling agency and Southeast Asian buyers.

Despite the controversy generated by China National Offshore Oil Corp's proposed $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil producer Nexen, Thursday’s shareholders vote is seen by industry experts as a mere formality.

Greenland could become the next global mining frontier, as global warming uncovers precious metals from glacial surroundings, states new research by natural resources experts GlobalData, a UK-based global business intelligence provider.