Resources & Agriculture

An international team of scientists from B.C., Chile and Norway has fully mapped the genome of Atlantic salmon, paving the way for improved management of wild stocks in the aquaculture industry.

Billed as the world’s greenest refinery, a B.C. group is pushing for a $10-billion facility along the province’s northern coast it says would dramatically reduce environmental hazards while producing about 3,000 permanent jobs.

Low gold prices, remote location make KSM project economically challenging, analysts say

After being conditionally approved in December, the federal cabinet was given 180 days to announce its final decision on Enbridge’s (TSX:ENB) proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, making the deadline June 17 but many believe it could come at any time.

B2Gold Corp. is buying Papillon Resources, which is based in Perth, Australia, and is focused on developing its Fekola mine project in Mali, for $570 million.

Opting not to build a $260-million pipeline that would direct wastewater from an Alaskan mine into the Arctic Ocean, Teck Resources (TSX:TCK) is paying the U.S. government an $8-million penalty.

The world's top 40 mining companies have seen profits plummet by a shocking 72% in the last 12 months, hitting the lowest level in ten years, reveals PwC's latest annual report on the global mining sector.

While tension is mounting between Kinder Morgan and the city over access to Burnaby Mountain to assess the routing possibilities, the Burnaby Now is asking: Can Kinder Morgan actually drill through Burnaby Mountain? A report commissioned by the compa

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) has signed agreements with Chevron Canada Limited and a partnership wholly owned and controlled by Apache Canada Ltd. for approximately 1.9 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day of firm natural gas transportation services in northeastern British Columbia.

Avanti Mining Inc. (TSX-V:AVT) has entered into an agreement with the Nisga’a Nation regarding the mining company’s proposed $1 billion Kitsault Molybdenum Mine Project.