Resources & Agriculture

British Columbia lumber production remained steady in August, according to a November 1 report released by Central 1 Credit Union.

Vancouver-based Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) has long contended that its controversial New Prosperity project, a copper-gold deposit located 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, is Canada’s largest untouched ore body.

Avanti Mining Inc. (TSX-V:AVT) has secured a $40 million loan to finance the preconstruction needed to restart an idled molybdenum mine in Kitsault, B.C.

Vancouver mining giant Teck Resources (TSX:TCK) took the first step in building a "significant energy business unit" October 30 when the company announced it will proceed with the construction of the $13.5 billion Fort Hills oil sands project.

There has been a change of plans for Burnaby residents who were hoping to attend an information session on the National Energy Board’s (NEB) hearing process.

Alberta-based Triton LNG Limited Partnership's proposed Kitimat LNG plant is expected to include a floating liquefaction storage and offloading (FLSO) vessel, with two liquefaction trains, according to the Daily Oil Bulletin.

Copper Mountain Mining's (TSX:CUM) net profit grew steadily in 2013's third quarter compared with the same period last year, the company announced October 30.

Lower lumber prices meant weaker earnings results for West Fraser Timber (TSX:WFT), which released its third quarter results October 28.

BCBC sees bureaucratic backlogs, climate targets as fossil fuel development roadblocks

Plans to export LNG from B.C. to Asia could establish the province as a global supplier, but both the province and industry must move quickly and aggressively to beat out the competition and capture market share in Asia, according to recent research from the Canada West Foundation.