Resources & Agriculture

While exploration success among the world's top mining destinations varied last year as a result of market uncertainty, the countries with the top 10 exploration budgets attracted a total of US$7.8 billion, shows SNL Metals & Mining's annual Corporate Exploration Strategies study.

Oilsands greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are projected to quadruple between 2005 and 2030, resulting in an 11% growth in Canadian emissions, says a federal government report.

Osisko Mining (TSX:OSK) has rejected a $2.6 billion hostile takeover bid launched by Vancouver gold miner Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G), Osisko announced January 20.

After meeting with federal bureaucrats this week to discuss energy development in the region, Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Terry Teegee said the next step is to sit down with their political masters.

B.C. kicked off its land sale schedule for 2014 this week with its January auction, which attracted a modest $7.36 million in revenue.

An environmental group is calling on the provincial government to take action as B.C.'s forests continue to emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb.

The federal government is investing $600,000 to support Canada’s forest products market development office in Mumbai, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver announced January 15.

The B.C. government has signed an agreement with Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for a southern parcel of Grassy Point near Prince Rupert that could be the new home for an LNG export facility.

WorkSafeBC's investigation into the fatal sawmill fire that killed two workers in Burns Lake may not have met standards needed for criminal charges, but the worker safety watchdog could still take action against the sawmill's owners under the Workers Compensation Act.

Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) responded Wednesday to Goldcorp’s (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) $2.6-billion hostile bid by saying the offer is “very low” and “opportunistic,” and that the door is open for new proposals.