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Feds extend tax credit mineral exploration for one year

Feds extend tax credit mineral exploration for one year

The Government of Canada will extend the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit, which was set to end on March 31, for a full extra year, the country’s natural resources minister announced March 5.
Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017

Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017

One of the world’s leading minerals and mining event has kicked off with a bang
Mining stocks plunge after gold price correction

Mining stocks plunge after gold price correction

Vancouver’s Eldorado Gold among the hardest hit
Mining executives frustrated with permit waiting times in B.C.: Fraser Institute

Mining executives frustrated with permit waiting times in B.C.: Fraser Institute

British Columbia, along with the Northwest Territories and the Yukon, are the country’s mining districts where it takes the longest to obtain exploration permits, according to a new report.
B.C. slips in international ranking of mining investment attractiveness

B.C. slips in international ranking of mining investment attractiveness

British Columbia and Ontario—two of Canada’s largest mining jurisdictions—dropped in this year’s rankings of the world’s most attractive mining investment destinations, according to the Fraser Institute’s latest annual global survey of mining executi
Willow Creek mine eyed for potential reopening

Willow Creek mine eyed for potential reopening

Owner Conuma Coal Resources Ltd. is evaluating the steelmaking coal market
DFO study links virus, heart disease in farmed fish

DFO study links virus, heart disease in farmed fish

New DFO study suggests link between virus and heart disease in farmed Atlantic salmon
Crack forms along Site C dam haul road

Crack forms along Site C dam haul road

A 400-metre tension crack has formed along a haul road on the Site C dam construction site, leading BC Hydro to reassign 30 workers while the area is assessed. BC Hydro released details on the issue February 24.
B.C.’s largest wind power project now fully operational

B.C.’s largest wind power project now fully operational

Construction of the Meikle Wind power project is complete, Pattern Energy Group announced February 27, increasing British Columbia’s installed wind power capacity by more than a third. The 184.
Unions, environmentalists call for log export ban

Unions, environmentalists call for log export ban

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report prompts call for ban on log exports from old growth forests