In unveiling Canada’s British Columbia’s job-creation strategy last September, the Premier Christy Clark said the government planed to capitalize on high demand for minerals, especially in Asia, by opening up…

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Article by EPCM World's correspondent in Lima, Peru

Photo: Barrick's bi-national Pascua Lama Project, courtesy…

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Yanacocha's mining project Conga is in the line of fire after a few hundred protestors…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 1 on Thursday to grant a license to build and operate two reactors at a nuclear plant in Georgia, a crucial threshold for an industry that has not had a new start…

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Quebec’s 2011 Bill 14 (also called, An Act respecting the development of mineral resources in keeping with the principles of sustainable development) amends the existing Mining Act with the intent to ensure that mining projects are better integrated into the…

Several large charges for taxes and restructuring pushed ArcelorMittal into a deep loss in the fourth quarter and the steel maker warned Tuesday that concerns over Europe’s economy…

After months of secret negotiations, Xstrata PLC and commodities trader Glencore International PLChave formally announced an all-share merger that would create a $90bn giant.

In a statement released this morning, the parties confirmed they have reached and agreement and described the deal as a “merger of…

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Bolivia’s new mining law has a 75-80% consensus between all political parties…

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As the Canadian mining industry continues to thrive there is much opportunity to support our economy and promote the value of skilled trades.  But does Canada have the available homegrown talent needed to staff these new projects?

Cris Wright is a new manager of Underground Mining Services for Tetratech, and works between three offices (Colorado, Washington and British Columbia.)  He will be tasked with hiring three new employees…

Vale has suspended all underground mining operations at its nickel-copper mines in Sudbury in Northern Ontario following the death of a miner in an accident on Sunday.

The worker, who has still not been named, was killed while he was underground at Vale’s Coleman mine, northwest of Sudbury, said Cory McPhee, a spokesman for the company.

“At this point in time, we don’t know what caused the accident,” Mr. McPhee said. “This just occurred yesterday and at this…

by Stephen Bauld, Procurement Perspectives

The debate continues related to the use of the lump sum bid tender process, and when to score and evaluate an RFP.

There are, no doubt, some who would argue that the distinction between the tender and RFP (request for proposals) is exaggerated. Even where price is a highly important consideration, the ability to provide bond coverage or other contract security, previous…

Sealift on Baffin Island; photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation

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Baffinland (acquired in 2010 by the world’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal) owns what is potentially the world’s largest supply of undeveloped iron ore. The prized Mary…

Quebec’s building regulator has temporarily suspended the licences of two construction companies after they were found guilty of tax fraud.

Construction Louisbourg has had its licence suspended between Feb. 1 and June 10 while Simard-Beaudry Construction will not be able to operate between Feb. 1 and June 30.

The companies were fined $4.1 million in December 2011 for defrauding Revenue Canada as part of a false billing scam. They were…

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Last week Kinross Gold Corp. announced a six to nine month delay with their already unpopular West African Tasiast project – but the details as to why they are delayed have been vague. Kinross CEO Tye Burt has defended the decision to delay development, stating that his…

Jan. 18, 2012: The Obama administration denies Trans Canada Corp.'s proposed $7-billion Keystone XL oil pipeline but leaves the door open to future applications by the Calgary company.

Dec. 14, 2012: The White House formally states President Barack Obama's intention to veto…

According to BTY Group's annual Market Intelligence Report, the construction industry in Canada is a "bright light amid global doom."

The report bases its view on the expectation that there will be diversification and strong investment in the transportation, energy, mining and healthcare fields. Activities in these sectors "will help keep construction workloads steady with low escalation in 2012," says the report.

BTY is a cost and project management consulting firm…