Resources & Agriculture

First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) has resumed construction at its massive US$6.4 billion copper-gold-silver Cobre Panama project, following a labour dispute with some of its construction workers who opposed a new work schedule.

Nanoscale material produced in B.C. pulp mills could be used in composite materials to replace oil-based plastics and other non-renewable products

Faced with intense competition from Southern Hemisphere, industry developing high-tech uses for highly regarded Canadian pulp

In the face of growing demand and dwindling options, the province’s lumber industry struggles to find the next generation of forestry workers

New berry variety seen by some as threat to local industry’s brand, by others as a saviour

British Columbia’s biggest forestry companies will be the most affected by a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal land title, according to equity research firm Salman Partners.

Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) has expressed optimism about its twice-rejected New Prosperity gold and copper project in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

Taseko claims ruling removes hurdle, but project is 'a dead issue,' chief says

Steelhead LNG Corp. and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN) announced July 8 they have signed an opportunity development agreement that will see them work together to explore developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on HFN-owned land at Sarita Bay, approximately 10 kilometres north of Anacla at the southern end of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island.

Owner of local forestry company irked over opposition to Gambier Island tree-lot tender