Canada's mining industry will invest as much as $140 billion in this country over the next five years, and almost 50% of it will be in Alberta. The province will grow thanks to 12 mining projects proposed for development by…

QUEBEC - Conway Resources of Quebec City has finished installing the geomembranes in two holding ponds at the former Belleterre gold mine 2 km northeast of the village of the same name. The ponds will hold mine water as the…

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining continues to prepare for production from its Harper Creek copper-gold volcanogenic sulphide (VMS) deposit 150 km north of Kamloops. The latest milestone was the purchase of the former...

WHITEHORSE - In June 2011, James Mooney, a cultural resource specialist with Ecofor Consulting, made an exciting discovery while leading a team doing heritage impact assessment work for Western Copper and Gold. On the proposed Freegold Road...

There are many reasons that contributed to Premier McGuinty's minority government in the recent Ontario election. However, one of the most contentious issues contributing to his decline in the vast regions of the North - an area that is seldom...

Canada's new Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Joe Oliver, addressed the Toronto Board of Trade on Oct. 13, 2011. He assessed the contributions of the natural resource industries - mining, forestry and energy - make to Canada's economic...

Vancouver-based Douglas Lake Minerals has named Dr. Reyno Scheepers its new COO. One of his achievements in Tanzania was the investigation of the geology and technical aspects of the Merelani tanzanite deposit which eventually led to the...

MONTREAL - Sean Roosen, president and CEO of Osisko Mining is this year's "Quebec Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year"®. He is also among the five individuals nominated for the national award; it will be announced in Toronto on…

WASHINGTON, DC - The International Cyanide Management Institute marks a major milestone this month - over 100 companies have signed up and pledged to abide by the voluntary code of practice.

 The Britannia Mine Museum, together with the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC and the Squamish River Watershed Society, is hosting a BC Rivers Day Celebration this Sunday, September 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MANITOBA  - Sustainability is achieved when the least amount of energy exerted results in the greatest productivity outcome. This philosophy is key to the management at HudBay Mineral's Chisel North zinc mine near Snow Lake. The company...

TORONTO - Terry MacGibbon, formerly of Inco,  founder of FNX Mining and chairman of Quadra FNX Mining, has accepted the responsibilities of chairing the Next 50 Campaign at Laurentian University. To date the campaign has raised $39 million...