Resources & Agriculture

Escalating capital costs and softening prices are causing mining and metals companies to rethink investment decisions, particularly when it comes to deals, according to a new Ernst & Young report.

Low gas prices, new energy markets drive Methanex to spend $550m relocating idled plant from Chile to Louisiana

Mining: Canadian Zinc, Paragon Minerals to merge

Piling on to Enbridge Inc.’s regulatory troubles, the Northern Gateway proponent is facing new safety-enhancement demands from a U.S. regulator following the company’s recent Wisconsin pipeline oil spill . Following the spill, the U.S.

Catalyst Paper recorded a net loss of $11.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, an improvement over the $25.6 million loss the previous quarter.

Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) beat analyst estimates August 1 even though it revealed that second quarter profit fell 9% thanks to lower copper prices and higher production costs.

Vancouver-based Western Wind Energy Corp. is fighting back after a group of shareholders yesterday nominated an alternative slate of directors.

Union of B.C. chiefs warns Harper government and Enbridge to expect legal challenges and blockades

Concerned shareholders are pushing five new nominees for the board of Vancouver-based Western Wind Energy Corp. (TSX: WND), after the company announced plans to sell.

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