January 9, 2012 Teck acquires oil sands partner SilverBirch for C$435M Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) announced today that it will acquire its oilsands partner SilverBirch Energy Corp. (TSXV:SBE) for over C$435 million.
January 9, 2012 Yanzhou/ Gloucester Coal merger has big chance of success – UBS Financial adviser UBS reckons there should be few obstacles in the way of the proposed A$2 billion merger of Chinese miner Yanzhou Coal and Australia's Gloucester Coal.
January 9, 2012 Drilling Planned for Halliday Lake Project In the summer 2011, Uravan Minerals Inc (Uravan) completed multifaceted surface geochemical sampling programs on the Halliday Lake, Math, OR Extension, and Stewardson Lake projects [Press Release Link] in the…
January 8, 2012 Mark Leftly: Rio Tinto grabs a slice of Canada’s uranium riches The battle won, now it's time to prepare for the war.
January 8, 2012 New row looming over MRRT Australia's peak mining industry body has set the scene for a renewed debate on the mining tax, arguing the sector has not agreed to a minimum amount of revenue to…
January 8, 2012 Two Chinese officials prosecuted over mining accidents Xinhua quoted local work safety authorities said twelve officials have been prosecuted for alleged dereliction of duty over two mining accidents that killed 31 people in southwest China Guizhou province…
January 8, 2012 Grand Canyon uranium ban decision expected Monday The Obama Administration is expected to announce Monday a moratorium on uranium mining on a million acres near the Grand Canyon, The New York Times is reporting.
January 8, 2012 Indian coal giant buys SA rights Later this month Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's biggest coal producer, will sign an agreement with the Limpopo government in terms of which it will receive mining rights on…
January 7, 2012 Only one U.S. mutual fund beat gold and silver over past 5 years So how did the 7,500 US mutual funds stack up vs. gold and silver since 2007? - Not very well! Adrian Ash crunches the figures in a follow-up to his…
January 6, 2012 Mining CEOs make up a quarter of highest paid Canadian chiefs Twenty-four mining and oilsands company chief executives are among the 100 highest paid Canadian CEOs.
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