Resources & Agriculture

Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion driven by exports, not domestic needs -- but B.C. gets risk of quadrupled tanker traffic, say opponents

Sagging commodity prices seem set to dampen the total value of B.C. mineral exports this year.

Persuasive case for B.C.’s booming mining sector in new handbook

The Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, which went up in flames in January, will be rebuilt, says the Portland-based owner, Hampton Affiliates.

ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX V:ESR) has announced plans to acquire Vancouver companies Offsetters Clean Technology Inc. and Carbon Credit Corp. (CCC) in a move to create the largest and most diverse carbon project development group in Canada.

New Gold Inc.’s (TSX:NGD) New Afton Mine has received the 2011 Mining and Sustainability Award.

The B.C.

Vancouver-based gold miner Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) isn’t a Chinese takeover target, according to chair Ian Telfer.

Vancouver-based SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ) has fired president and CEO Alexander Molyneux in what’s being seen as a move by Rio Tinto Ltd.

Canadian mining CEOs have seen, on average, a 31% drop in bonuses this year, according to the just-released 2012 Mining Industry Salary Survey by Coopers Consulting and PwC.