Turquoise Hill expects Oyu Tolgoi blowout to top $1.8bn

While the province says the proposed ruling will cut red tape, environmental groups claim it doesn't do enough to prevent mining on privately protected lands.

Canada’s largest diversified miner logged a 38% increased in overall profit for the first quarter of the year.

The world's largest gold producer, reported a quarterly loss, compared with a year-earlier profit, as asset sales impacted production and realized gold prices fell.

Jinfeng produced 149,655 ounces of gold in 2015 and is expected to generate 95,000-105,000 ounces of gold this year.

Most shareholders hope that Catherine Raw persuades management to stop prizing output over profitability and, instead, place more emphasis on investors’ returns.

Should the court decide the claim can be heard in Canada, it could have wider implications for Canadian mining companies operating in countries with less than sterling environmental and human rights records.

Analysts, companies expect prices to stay below 2015 levels for at least the next two years.

With an oil break-even price of about $80 per barrel, any new oil sands projects will only barely make back their investment.

Jade mining now a $30 million industry in B.C. and local producer plans to increase production by 50% this season