Infographic: Canada’s Blue-Collar Wage Leaders
Canada’s mining sector has quietly become one of the most lucrative career paths in the country. Mining workers now earn an average of $42 an hour compared with $35 an…
Copper
Ottawa eyes special status for Far North resource roads
The federal government is considering granting national interest status to the $2-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiative (GBRP), two northern transportation projects crucial to access…
Faraday drilling expands Copper Creek potential
New drilling at Faraday Copper’s (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) Copper Creek, one of America’s largest undeveloped projects for the red metal, has identified broad zones of near-surface mineralization that could…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to unlock $5B in copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Chilean state-owned miner Codelco have finalized a landmark agreement to combine development plans at their neighbouring Los Bronces and Andina mines, unlocking at least $5…
Treasure Hunt – Nova Scotia: Canada’s first mining frontier
For the latest clue, read the article below; voici la version française. And watch the video: English | French IMPORTANT: The Nova Scotia Regional Prize was found prior to the release of this article…
Timeline: The Oyu Tolgoi saga
From discovery to blockade: the twists, deals and disputes behind Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
Gladiator raises $35M from BlackRock-led placement to fund Yukon drilling
Copper explorer Gladiator Metals (TSXV: GLAD; US-OTC: GDTRF) has raised more than $35 million (US$24.7 million) through a private placement led by BlackRock to fund drilling at the Whitehorse project….
Pirate Gold harpoons copper-gold hit at Moby Dick
Pirate Gold (TSXV: YARR; US-OTC: YARRF) has uncovered broad zones of copper-gold mineralization in its first holes at the Moby Dick target in central Newfoundland, pointing to a regional system,…
Major Newmont mine Cadia halted after quake: report
Underground operations at Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM) Cadia gold mine in Australia -– one of the country’s largest mining operations — have been suspended for the second time in nine…
Falco lifts Quebec gold-zinc project value to $3.3B
An updated feasibility study for Falco Resources’ (TSXV: FPC) Horne 5 polymetallic project in western Quebec more than triples the project’s value while the province said its environmental review is…
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi resumes exports after blockade
Copper concentrate shipments from Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) Oyu Tolgoi mine resumed on Thursday, a day after protesters blocked a key transport route and threatened exports from one…
BHP to sell $1.5B Chile power lines in copper-first pivot
Mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP) is preparing to sell about $1.5 billion worth of power transmission assets in Chile as the world’s largest miner sharpens its focus on copper and…