SUDBURY: Mining companies and OEM suppliers alike strive to develop responsible mining practices, with safe and cost-effective production. One major step in this quest is to reduce diesel-powered equipment underground, which has a positive impact on environment, health and safety and…
It’s tough enough to have an economy dependent on commodity cycles, but doubly so in the small economies of Canada’s three territories, where the opening or closing of a single mine can make the difference between a growing or shrinking…
VANCOUVER — In early May, Goldcorp announced a $520-million, all-share bid for explorer Kaminak Gold and its feasibility-stage Coffee project in the Yukon. Subsequent filings have revealed there were two other potential bidders for the multi-million ounce gold asset, and that Goldcorp had…
Canadian mining giant Goldcorp Inc has just been recognized by NASDAQ as one of the Top 100 companies in the world for its sustainability practices as part of its NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index.
Look to the gold sector for good news from Canadian miners. While base metal, coal and potash producers continue to…
It seems like only yesterday pundits looked at the price of gold as it topped US$1,000 an ounce and predicted it co…
On July 14, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced plans to protect at least 225,000 km of the boreal forest in…
For the first time in Latin America, criminal charges have been laid against a mining company for crimes against th…
The season of annual meetings and reports will soon be upon us. Already the fourth quarter reports are streaming in…
With the announcement that Bob Buchan is stepping down as president and CEO of KINROSS GOLD, there are now two majo…
Three Canadian companies, Cambior, Goldcorp and Northgate, have taken advantage of golden opportunities to set reco…
Three Canadian companies have taken advantage of golden opportunities to set record production numbers during 2004….