February 21, 2015 Chinese firm close to start mining uranium in Namibia Once fully operational, the Husab mine will have the potential to produce 15 million pounds of uranium oxide.
February 20, 2015 Canadian oil sands producers hike output despite dim crude price Oil companies in Canada, the world’s fifth-largest crude producer, are not showing any signs of cutting down output, despite fuel prices more than halving in the past six months.
February 20, 2015 Substantial amount of gold deals expected for Australia by year-end As a result of world’s largest gold miners pulling their portfolios to pieces as a way to weather low prices and an ongoing downturn.
February 19, 2015 Stephen Harper promises LNG tax breaks at Surrey appearance Companies investing in capital assets for the liquefied natural gas industry can expect tax breaks to kick in immediately.
February 18, 2015 Sandstorm buys Gold Royalties Corp for $5.7 million Sandstorm Gold has entered into an arrangement with Gold Royalties Corporation, whereby Sandstorm will acquire all of its outstanding shares
February 15, 2015 Yamana green-lights Cerro Moro Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY, TSX:YRI) will start construction of its Cerro Moro gold-silver project in the southern Argentine province of Santa Cruz, the Toronto-based gold producer announced last week.
February 15, 2015 Manitoba bid to start potash mine met with skepticism The Canadian province of Manitoba is wading into the potash industry that has proven so lucrative to its neighbour, Saskatchewan.
February 15, 2015 ZNA muscles in on rich platinum deal Zimbabwe National Army has won a bitter struggle with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development for the control of a lucrative $4.8-billion platinum mine.
February 13, 2015 Canada’s gold mines are shooting the lights out Output at Canadian gold mines surged 29% last year, surpassing South Africa for the first time in history. US production dives more than 8%.
February 13, 2015 VIDEO: drills turning at this Lundin-backed Canadian diamond explorer “Textbook really.”
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