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BC Iron tries its luck in the potash industry

Joint venture with Kalium Lakes has added the Carnegie potash project in Western Australia to the company’s increasingly diverse project portfolio.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2017 | 3:58 am

Explorers frustrated with waiting times for permits in B.C., the Territories

On the level of transparency in the approvals process, jurisdictions in the US, Australia and Scandinavia performed better than Canada, a fresh report by the Fraser Institute, shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 7:00 am

Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the world’s new top mining destinations

Both provinces displaced Western Australia from the first to the third place thanks partly to their rich mineral reserves, competitive tax regimes, efficient permitting procedures, and certainty surrounding environmental regulations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2017 | 1:55 am

Have the majors given up on Canada’s oil sands?

Canada’s oil sands could struggle to rebound, with potentially billions of barrels of oil being kept underground permanently.

Oilprice.com | February 26, 2017 | 5:26 pm

IOC green-lights new iron ore pit in Labrador

The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is taking advantage of rocketing iron ore prices by pushing forward with its Wabush 3 iron ore mine in Labrador, Canada.

Andrew Topf | February 26, 2017 | 2:49 pm

Scientists find new way to extract uranium from seawater

A practical method for extracting the uranium present in the oceans could help make nuclear power a viable part of the quest for a carbon-free energy future, researchers say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2017 | 11:34 am