December 30, 2011 Alberta grants ATCO construction permit for 240-kV line to oil sands mines Alberta regulators approved a 240-kV transmission project in eastern Alberta over the objections of some oil sands developers.
December 30, 2011 CAW members at Caterpillar vote 97 per cent in favour of strike action, if necessary CAW Members at Caterpillar in London have voted 97.8 per cent in favour of a strike, if necessary, at a meeting held this morning. Approximately 90 per cent of members…
December 30, 2011 Cleveland Potash Works with Teesside University The Northern Echo reported that Cleveland Potash is working on an energy use reduction initiative with Teesside University in England.
December 30, 2011 First Majestic Names Douglas Penrose as Chairman First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) is pleased to announce that Douglas Penrose has been appointed as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2012.
December 30, 2011 Bucko Lake Mine production hit by low nickel prices The Bucko Lake Mine in Manitoba is scaling back operations due to a fall in nickel prices.
December 30, 2011 Jim Rogers is all in for agriculture and wouldn’t be surprised if gold drops to $1,200 While the world economy continues to struggle, famed commodity investor Jim Rogers believes the only place to be is in agriculture, and he also expects gold will have a major…
December 30, 2011 Possible nationalization and underworld ties: things go from bad to worse at Japan’s top power company The Atlantic is reporting that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan's chief supplier of electricity and the company that runs the Fukushima Daichii nuclear plant, will be nationalized due to…
December 30, 2011 Silvercorp hires consultants to clear up any doubts on assessments of its mineral properties Canadian Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM-News)(NYSE: SVM-News), China’s biggest silver miner that was accused this year of accounting and production fraud in anonymous letters to authorities, has retained independent consultants to…
December 30, 2011 Oyu Tolgoi looks forward to 2012 and first copper-gold-silver production The year of peak construction activity at Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Gobi desert of Mongolia (IM April and May issues this year) is nearing its end, with the project…
December 30, 2011 Except for gold and oil, commodities finish down in 2011 Most commodities, except for the heavyweights gold and oil, are poised for a down year in 2011, the first fall for this sector since the financial crisis hit in 2008.
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking The BC court previously determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm
