Canadian miners need stronger oversight abroad: Liberal MP McKay

In an unusual move, Chinese state-owned CNOOC and Canada’s Nexen Inc. (NYSE,TSX:NXY) have resubmitted notice of their potential deal to US regulators, which will reset the clock on Washington’s approval for the $15 billion energy deal.

Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) will invest about $2 billion in Argentina next year mainly to advance construction at its massive Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the border with Chile.

Persian Gulf-based Investcorp said on Tuesday it had sold US truck and trailer parts distributor FleetPride to TPG, one of the largest private equity investment firms, for more than $1 billion.

The precious metal's prospects will rise on its indispensable role in renewable energies

Move will diminish dependency upon external iron ore sources

State Council expected to approve cancellation of annual coal contract system within weeks

African nations join Canada in promoting the sale of "fair trade" gemstones

FLSmidth has won a five-year contract worth approximately 190m USD (1,1bn DKK) from Minera Los Pelambres to supply maintenance services for their copper and molybdenum plant in central Chile.

While the world concerns itself with the Syrian civil war and the dangers it poses for the already disturbed Middle East, little notice is taken of the conflicts affecting Africa, probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled, warned Tuesday the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).