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Canada's Critical Minerals: The Resource Superpower

34 critical minerals, #1 in potash, #2 in uranium, $18.5 billion in allied investment — the definitive guide to what PM Carney means when he says Canada has what the world wants.

Saskatchewan's Potash may be Canada's Trump Card

Harold Burling

China Escalates Trade Tensions with Rare Mineral Export Ban

Harold Burling

Opinion: Canada's Railway Strike Exposes the Perils of Privatized Infrastructure for West Coast Resources

Harold Burling

Canadian Company Lucara Diamond Unearths Second-Largest Diamond Ever Found in Botswana

Harold Burling

Q & A with Kendra Johnston: AME’s new President and CEO

Kendra Johnston, President and CEO of AME, is excited about AME’s direction into 2020 and beyond. — Photo courtesy Kendra Johnston For over a centur

Kyle Born

Geoscience BC targets ‘hidden’ Central Interior copper-gold deposits

Geoscience BC recently held an open house in Prince George to announce the Central Interior Copper-Gold Research series. — Photo courtesy Lorne Clark

Julie Matchett

PDAC 2020 awards honour industry leaders

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada presents annual awards to recognize and honour outstanding achievement, accomplishment, and servi

Julie Matchett

Demand for rare earth metals and minerals—increasingly rare on land—spurs deep-sea mining

A remotely-operated underwater vehicle images a hydrothermal vent in the deep ocean. Our consumption of rare earth metals, used in products like compu

Emily Wrag

Kendra Johnston named new president and CEO of Association for Mineral Exploration (AME)

Kendra Johnson has a wealth of knowledge and experience under her belt. — Photo courtesy AME The BC-based Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) r

Peter Caulfield

Royal Canadian Mint issues coin minted of pure Nunavut gold

The coin recaptures Germaine Arnaktauyok's iconic drummer design that first appeared on the $2 circulation coin celebrating of Nunavut's creation in 1

Keith Powell

#ThisIsMining illustrates how mining affects everyone

(L to R) Chris Hodgson, president of the Ontario Mining Association, Marc Lauzier; mine general manager for Newmont Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mine; Du

Kyle Born

Ferrochrome refinery siting decision rekindles call for East-West access to the Ring of Fire

The Sault to Sioux Transload Strategy (SSTS) advocates the rail shipment of minerals between Sioux Lookout and Sault Ste. Marie utilizing the direct C

Keith Powell

Wesdome provides update on Eagle River Mine surface exploration drilling, confirms presence of gold

The Eagle River complex consists of two claim groups - the Eagle River Underground Mine and the Mishi Open Pit mine, shown here. — Photo courtesy Wes

Keith Powell

Nevada joint venture creates the world’s largest gold mining operation

A joint venture with Randgold Resources and Barrick Gold Corporation has made the Nevada Complex the largest single gold producer in the world. — Pho

Keith Powell

A miracle metal

The La Loutre property is situated in the heart of graphite-rich Quebec. — Photo courtesy Lomiko Metals Inc. A. Paul Gill is the CEO of Lomiko Meta

A. Paul Gill

Two TVO original documentaries Northern Gold and The Shadow of Gold focus on impact of gold

"Gold is one of the most scrutinized commodities in markets around the world, and the history of gold is frequently romanticized," says John Ferri, Vi

Keith Powell

Troilus launches 40,000 metre drill program

An aerial view of the Troilus Project, a former gold and copper mine. — Photo courtesy Troilus Gold Corp. Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG; OTCQB: CHXM

Keith Powell

The Royal Canadian Mint celebrates 40 years of leadership and innovation

The Royal Canadian Mint's 40th Anniversary of the Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin. — Photo courtesy Royal Canadian Mint After four decades of innovatio

Keith Powell

AME’s Mineral Exploration Roundup kicks off with opening remarks from Premier John Horgan

BC Premier John Horgan. — Photo courtesy Province of BC VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 36th annual Mineral Explo

Keith Powell

Pure Gold Test Mining returns an estimated 56% more gold than predicted from resource model

Underground testing at the Madsen Gold Project. — Photo courtesy Pure Gold Mining Inc. VANCOUVER, B.C. – Pure Gold Mining Inc. (PGM – TSX-V) (“Pure

Keith Powell

Azincourt Energy Lithium One exploration update

Project Location Map – Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field. Lithium One is the southernmost land package. — Photo courtesy Azincourt Energy Corp. AZINCOU

Keith Powell

Group Eleven announces major step in ‘Big Think’ exploration in the Irish zinc-lead district

Group Eleven announces major step in 'Big Think' exploration in the Irish zinc-lead district. — Photo courtesy Group Eleven Resources Corp. Group E

Keith Powell

Resource Capital Gold Corp. completes bulk sample at Dufferin Gold Mine, Nova Scotia

A sample of gold from the Dufferin Mine in Nova Scotia, Canada. — Photo courtesy Resource Capital Gold Resource Capital Gold Corp., TSXV:RCG (“RCG”

Keith Powell