Argonaut to sell Mexico development project for $30 million

Final study focuses on a two-phase open pit mine and lithium carbonate processing facility with a life of over 20 years.

After pressure BHP is exiting oil and gas. Expect similar calls for shelving its $12 billion Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan to fall on deaf ears.

The venture capital community pays tribute as Vancouver legend Jake Fiddick retires

Plans to extend the life of the Voisey's Bay nickel mine in northern Labrador by moving operations underground – already once delayed – are now on hold.

The country's Reserve Bank has ordered platinum and chrome miners to surrender 80 percent of their export earnings to the central bank as the country struggles to contain a crippling dollar note shortage.

The company, to be named Integra Resources Corp, plans to acquire an advanced-stage gold-silver project in Canada or the United States in the next two months, and then apply to list on the TSX Venture Exchange, CEO George Salamis said.

Court of appeals says charges of “pollution, negligence and malpractice" still in place for 8 of 9 people.

Copper trades just short of $3 a pound as large scale futures speculators build massive bullish position and global supply worries resurface.

Last year, the nation produced over 267,000 ounces of gold, significantly more than the 109,200 ounces it generated in 2006.