June 23, 2011 Share buy-back plan receives regulatory approval – Teck The Diversified miner said Wednesday that regulators have approved a plan, that will take effect from June 27th, allowing the group to buy back as much as 6.9% of its…
June 23, 2011 Solitaire’s Partner Terra Ventures Inc. commences drilling on uranium properties adjoining Denison’s Phoenix high-grade uranium discovery, Athabasca Basin Solitaire Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SLT) reports that Terra Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TAS) has commenced a diamond drilling programs on the Wheeler River uranium properties, adjoining the Denison Mines property and…
June 23, 2011 Working conditions improve at Fukushima unit World Nuclear News reports that the working conditions at Fukushima Unit are improving. The market news is quoted as saying: Workers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have…
June 22, 2011 Greece: it’s not Lehman Stock market bulls bellowed yesterday as bourses around the globe rocketed higher. Several major European markets were up more than 2%, and the S&P vaulted 1.3% higher on the day.…
June 22, 2011 Oil sands M&A expected to heat up Canadian Business reports merger and acquisition activity is expected to increase in Canada's oilpatch this year, as energy executives take a brighter view of their sector's prospects, according to a…
June 22, 2011 Connacher Oil to sell Halfway Creek stake Calgary Herald reports Calgary-based Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd. said it, along with Alberta Oil Sands Inc., will sell the entire working interest in Halfway Creek oilsands leases in northeast…
June 22, 2011 Vale to build coal-to-liquid plant in Mozambique The Brazilian mining company Vale is to enter into a partnership with the Portuguese company SGC Energia to build an industrial unit to convert coal into liquid fuel in Moatize…
June 22, 2011 Burned by sub-prime, banks turn to resource sector for profits Data out this week show the likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan raking in record revenues of almost $1bn/month in commodity and other trading revenue. A recent study of…
June 22, 2011 It’s time to invest in coal Coal prices are surging ahead even as most other commodities pull back, spurred on by expectations that metallurgical and thermal coal production will again fail to meet rising global demand…
June 22, 2011 New Zealand PM says mining practices will change New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has told The Australian newspaper there will be changes in New Zealand mine safety regulations. Key made the comments in an interview when asked…
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