CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 11, 2011) - Suncor Energy reported today that it has declared force majeure under its contractual obligations and is suspending its operations with the General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) in Syria.

Energy demand is predicted to be 30 percent higher by 2040 due to growing population and a rising GDP, but coal use will peak and decline over this same period.

AUSTRALIA could be the main source of new tin mine production in the next five years.

The Karzai administration opened bids on billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of occupied Afghanistan. The Afghan Ministry of Mines invited foreign transnationals to bid on multiple contracts to unearth copper and gold...

Reuters reported that Mr Vladimir Putin PM of Russia facing a wave of voter outrage as he prepares a bid to return to the Kremlin intervened to prevent an archaic 67 year old aluminum smelter with 3,500 workers from closure. Mr Putin was informed at a...

Announcing its third quarter on Thursday, Harry Winston (TSX:HW) reported a $4.7 million loss and said it is keeping some of its diamonds on ice.

- Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver has taken a dim view of British funding for opposition to oilsands development. "It's unfortunate that foreign interest groups opposed to Canadian development of our energy resources are pushing ...

VANCOUVER, Dec. 9, 2011 /CNW/ - Encanto Potash Corp. ("Encanto" or the "Company") (TSXV:EPO) (OTCQX:ENCTF) is pleased to report the closing of its previously announced (see press release dated November 16, 2011) non-brokered private placement of 12,940,000 units for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,976,200. The proceeds will be used to provide the Company with working capital for engineering studies, marketing and general administrative expenses.

A new zinc mine in Canada's Northwest Territories has received environmental approval. Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN) said Friday that its Prairie Creek Mine has cleared an environmental review by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, meaning the mine can proceed to the next stage of regulatory approvals.