May 11, 2012 The mining industry’s future belongs to robots Automated operations are winning over today’s mining industry. Whether it is autonomous trucks, tele operated drills and blasts or automated logistics applications, mines are increasingly introducing these kinds of equipment…
May 11, 2012 The gold in mining: Canada’s B.C. sector thriving, thanks in large part to China The head office is just one among 800-odd mining companies clustered in downtown Vancouver. But even in a group so large it serves as the backbone of the city’s business…
May 10, 2012 Increased foreign expansion exposes Canadian mining companies to risk The current economic climate has created an ideal setting for the growth of Canadian mining companies. And for many, there may be no better way to embrace this opportunity than…
May 10, 2012 Millstream potash mine unlikely, says PotashCorp The president of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan is not optimistic about the possibility of a new potash mine in Millstream, near Apohaqui.
May 10, 2012 Majority of oilsands ownership and profits are foreign, says analysis More than two-thirds of all oilsands production in Canada is owned by foreign entities, sending a majority of the industry's profits out of the country, says a new analysis released…
May 10, 2012 BC mining industry the epicentre of investment These are the good old days for the British Columbia mineral exploration sector.
May 10, 2012 Good news from West Timmins gives Lake Shore Gold 8% bump Lake Shore Gold added 8.2% on Thursday after announcing positive financial and operating results for the first quarter as it accelerates a $160 million capex programme for the year.
May 10, 2012 Pipeline pictured: The Keystone XL infographic Confused about the political machinations surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline, or baffled by talk of crude oil discount rates, Oklahoma bottlenecks and Texas Gulf refining capacities?
May 10, 2012 Gold producers vow to fight back as shares tumble despite rising prices Canada’s big gold miners are under siege in the markets, their shares tumbling even as bullion rides high, and they’re vowing to fight back.
May 10, 2012 West coast pipeline key to Canada’s interests, economist says With Alberta’s Western Canadian Select crude trading at $30 a barrel less than world oil prices, Canada must build a new pipeline to the West Coast for the sake of…
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
