February 24, 2012 No more first come, first served for granting mining concessions in Colombia Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, announced yesterday that the country will be issuing a new mining code to boost the industry and reinforce control of illegal mining.
February 24, 2012 Investors asked to wait once again before they can get their hands on world’s largest met coal deposit The privatization process will see Mongolia's government holding a majority 51% stake after selling 19% to investors and distributing the remainder to its 2.7 million citizens, but the $3 billion…
February 23, 2012 Nuclear energy to grow fourteen fold in India India's Power Minister says that nuclear power will add 63,000 MW of capacity, a fourteen fold increase, to his country over the next 20 years.
February 23, 2012 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s convention pumps $72 million into Toronto economy According to a recent report generated by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) Convention contributed nearly $72 million to Toronto's economy…
February 23, 2012 Mega Uranium completes acquisition of Canadian exploration assets TORONTO, Ontario (February 23, 2012) – Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX: MGA) (“Mega”) is pleased to announce that its previously announced acquisition of […]
February 23, 2012 EU hesitates to qualify Canada’s oil sands as more polluting than crude In the midst of intense lobbying from Canada, a committee of the European Union Parliament blocked passage of a proposed fuel quality directive that would label Canada’s oil sands as…
February 23, 2012 Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited: Kvanefjeld Project-Major Technical Breakthrough: Atmospheric Leaching Extracts 90-95% of Uranium and Heavy Rare Earths Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited (ASX:GGG) ("GMEL" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on metallurgical developments that continue to enhance the Kvanefjeld multi-element project ( uranium rare…
February 22, 2012 What will happen to First Uranium It is no secret that First Uranium is in a pickle. Releasing a forecast that shows its cash will run out by the end of March will be cold comfort…
February 22, 2012 China has invested $14 billion in the oil sands, and that’s a good thing A think tank is pushing back against the perception that Chinese firms are locking up Canadian resources, but rather are providing an important financial boost to the sector.
February 21, 2012 Chinese coal miners discover a 300 million-year-old forest preserved in a layer of ash Chinese coal miners discovered a botanical Pompeii, a 298 million year old forest well-preserved in ash from a sudden volcanic eruption.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 Mt of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended December 31. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
