Resources & Agriculture

A controversial ocean fertilization experiment off the coast of Haida Gwaii may well boost salmon stocks, but verifying the levels of carbon sequestration in order to sell carbon offsets would be virtually impossible, according to a carbon expert.

B.C. is missing out on billions of dollars of economic benefits due to a moratorium on offshore oil exploration off the coast, according to a Fraser Institute study released this morning.

Vancouver-based Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. says it has hired a consultant and completed new drilling at its Cow Mountain deposit in a bid to have its cease-trade order lifted.

Smaller may not be better after all, at least not in forestry. That appears to be the message the B.C. government is sending with a new plan to encourage small wood lot owners and community forests to co-operate more on a regional scale. The B.C.

Vancouver’s Endeavour Mining Corp. (TSX:EDV, ASX:EVR), through its wholly owned subsidiary Endeavour Gold Corp., announced yesterday that it has acquired all the issued and outstanding common shares in Avion Gold Corp. (TSX:AVR).

B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO), the third fastest growing company on Business in Vancouver ’s top 100 list, has announced a record second quarter gold production from its La Libertad and Limon Mines in Nicaragua.

The Mowachaht and Muchalaht First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island have signed an economic cooperation agreement with Grieg Seafood BC Ltd., a Norwegian aquaculture company.

Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in the first half of 2012.

Sandstorm paying upfront cash to mine startups in exchange for discounted gold

Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) has entered into a $341 million agreement with Vancouver-based Prodigy Gold Inc. (TSX.V:PDG) to buy all of Prodigy's outstanding common shares.