May 1, 2012

Mining blamed for Canadian economy unexpected dip in February

Canada's gross domestic product surprisingly dropped 0.2% in February, with all fingers pointing at the manufacturing and mining sectors, particularly potash and nickel producers, as the main responsible, says the…

April 30, 2012

Allana Announces Mineral Resource Update: Measured+Indicated Mineral Resources Increase by Over 90%

The measured and indicated mineral resource estimate totals 1,297,529,000 tonnes with an average grade of 19.32 % KCl, representing approximately 250 million tonnes of KCl.

April 30, 2012

Veteran broker accuses BHP Billiton of destroying own wealth with bad decisions

From aborted takeover attempts for Rio Tinto and Potash Corp and what is seen as a disastrous successful one for Petrohawk, BHP Billiton is accused of making many bad decisions…

April 30, 2012

Sirius Minerals in early talks with lenders for UK potash project

Potash explorer Sirius Minerals says it is in early talks with lenders to raise $2.5 billion needed to fund its North Yorkshire potash project in the UK.

April 27, 2012

Social responsibility in mining is basic risk management, not feel-good projects

Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by mining companies operating in emerging markets in South America, Africa and Asia have become a crucial part of doing business as “above-ground risks are quickly…

April 27, 2012

Mining, oil and gas led Canada’s growth in 2011

Statistics Canada revealed today that the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan led the country in economic growth in 2011, buoyed by the extraction and exploration of their natural resources.

April 26, 2012

Investors take a $1 billion chunk out of Potashcorp after earnings drop 26%

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan dropped 3.4% when markets opened on Thursday, after revising its earnings guidance for the year and announcing a 26% drop in earnings.

April 24, 2012

MBAC reports positive prefeasibility study results for its Santana Phosphate Project in Brazil

MBAC Fertilizer Corp. ("MBAC" or the "Company") (TSX:MBC) (OTCQX:MBCFF) is very pleased to announce the results of the Prefeasibility Study ("PFS") for the Company's 100% owned Santana Phosphate Project ("Santana"…

April 18, 2012

Encanto Potash selects pre-feasibility engineering firm and provides operational update

Encanto Potash Corp. ("Encanto" or the "Company") (TSXV: EPO) (OTCQX: ENCTF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Novopro Project Inc. ("Novopro") to provide engineering services for its pre-feasibility study…

April 18, 2012

Canada makes good on promise to streamline mining, oil and gas projects

The Canadian government followed through on last month's budget promise to streamline environmental reviews of resource projects with a plan for "responsible resource development."