Resources & Agriculture

Junior resource companies face onslaught of proxy battles as they deal with market volatility and tight-fisted lenders

The Endako Mine west of Prince George has been given the green light for a $600 million expansion that will create an estimated 160 new jobs. The molybdenum mine, which is owned by Thompson Creek Mining Ltd .

Vancouver-based uranium mining company Crosshair Energy Corp.

Xstrata PLC , the Swiss mining giant, is buying rights to a coal deposit in the Peace River region of B.C. from Talisman Energy Inc.

Molycorp Inc .’s (NYSE:MCP) $1.3 billion acquisition of a Canadian rare earth producer validates the vertical integration model for the rare earth sector, says the CEO of IBC Advanced Alloys (TSX-V:IB).

The Tsilhqot’in First Nation has come out swinging against Taseko Mines Ltd ’s (TSX: TKO) lawsuit against the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) over its criticism of the New Prosperity mine proposal.

Local companies cashing in as labour crunch pushes energy giants to buy more on-site housing for imported workers

Taseko Mines Ltd .

Locating outside “crowded” Okanagan and taking part in the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival provide competitive advantages for B.C. wineries

Windset Farms and Village Farms are two examples of how the carbon tax is sending local innovators south of the border