Resources & Agriculture

Vancouver-based gold mining giant Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) intends to buy Osisko Mining (TSX:OSK) for $2.6 billion in cash and shares, the company announced January 13.

B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch will not approve criminal or regulatory charges in relation to a deadly fire and explosion at a B.C. sawmill, in part because of problems with the way WorkSafeBC handled the investigation.

Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart is hosting a meeting for Burnaby residents who are interested in getting involved in the National Energy Board hearing for Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion plan.

One Site C alternative proposed in Dawson Creek yesterday may not be politically popular.

A task force report that examines transportation options for moving Alberta crude through British Columbia should be made public later this month, says a representative of the B.C. Ministry of Natural Gas Development.

Vancouver-based gold mining giant Goldcorp (TSX:G) announced some mixed news on January 9: The company produced a record amount of gold in the fourth quarter of 2013, but cut the long-term outlook on its Penasquito mine from 19 years to 13.

Enbridge Inc. says it has learned from its 2010 Line 6B pipeline oil spill in Michigan to be more careful; however, in 2012 the total volume of liquids spilled was larger even with fewer spills, says a new report.

The District of Kitimat will hold a referendum to gather opinion from area residents about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, the district announced January 7.

Vancouver's Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ), majority owners of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia, announced the completion of its rights offering on January 8.

British Columbia’s mining industry had a strong 2013, as it saw several projects expand and new mines begin construction, driving job creation.