November 23, 2011 Canada competition watchdog clears Rio Tinto bid for Hathor Canada's competition watchdog has cleared global miner Rio Tinto's C$654 million ($630 million) takeover offer for Hathor Exploration , Rio Tinto said on Wednesday.
November 23, 2011 Imperial sees no Syncrude mine expansion by end of decade Imperial Oil Ltd. does not see expansions taking place at the massive Syncrude oilsands mine before 2020, a spokesman for the company said Wednesday, contradicting previously announced plans to produce…
November 22, 2011 Silver surges 3.5%, gold nudges $1700 After getting clobbered yesterday, gold and silver rallied Tuesday on a stronger commodities market, along with bargain hunting at lower precious metals prices and short covering. Spot silver gained 3.5%…
November 22, 2011 Coal and ports investments set to transform Mozambique Reuters reports the board of Brazil's Vale has approved a $6 billion expansion of its Moatize coal project in Mozambique to lift output to 22 million tonnes per year from…
November 22, 2011 Prophecy Coal bags licence to build coal-fired power plant in Mongolia Vancouver-based junior Prophecy Coal (TSE:PCY), which moved to the TSX main board last month, has landed a major deal to build a coal-fired power plant in Mongolia. The company said…
November 22, 2011 Fire evacuates coal mine in Australia No injuries were reported in an underground fire that evacuated a coal mine in New South Wales. Australian Mining said the fire broke out in the longwall following the ignition…
November 22, 2011 Crosshair Completes 2011 Drilling Program In the Central Mineral Belt (CMB), Labrador Crosshair Energy Corporation (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its 2011 drill program on the CMB Uranium/Vanadium Project located in central Labrador, Canada.
November 22, 2011 Teck, Vale make changes at the top Boardroom chairs are being shifted at two large diversified mining companies, Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Brazilian powerhouse Vale SA, the world's second largest miner. Teck announced yesterday that Marcia Smith,…
November 22, 2011 Nebraska votes to reroute pipeline Nebraska legislators have voted unanimously to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline away from an ecologically sensitive region and the governor has signed new bills into law. The legislation is to…
November 22, 2011 New coal mines pose threat to India’s 1,400 remaining tigers The arrival of four tiger cubs in Tadoba – one of the country's oldest national parks – has brought cheers to wildlife lovers. However, rampant coal mining in Chandrapur and…
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
