Resources & Agriculture

The proposed gold mine has local First Nation support and requires no tailings pond

Some politicians in Northeast British Columbia are saying even a temporary halt to fracking could have dire effects on the region that one of the front-runners in the 2015 prime minister’s race may not have fully considered, based on recent comments.

Vancouver’s Fortress Paper (TSX:FTP) is selling all shares in its bank note security subsidiary, Fortress Optical Features, to Nanotech Security Corp. (TSX-V:NTS) for $17.5 million.

Global mining deals picked up in the first half of 2014 and are likely to continue that way for the rest of the year, a SNL Metals & Mining study released Friday shows.

Imperial Metals (TSX:III) announced August 26 that it has entered into an agreement with the Tahltan Central Council (TCC) over the Red Chris mine project.

More bands challenging expansion plans for B.C.’s top employer of aboriginal workers

Pulse Energy, a Vancouver company that helps business reduce energy consumption, now has a foothold in Australia.

Dawson Creek city council has approved a company’s proposal to build a liquefied natural gas processing and storage facility within the city limits.

Steelhead LNG Corp., which is planning an export project on Vancouver Island, has hired Ernest Buchan as projects director effective immediately.

Former Canadian Alliance leader and ex-international trade minister Stockwell Day has joined an energy company aiming to build the world’s “greenest refinery” on B.C.’s coast.