June 15, 2012 Mining minister sides with Australian gold company in Moose River land dispute Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Minister, Charlie Parker, is supporting DDV Gold Ltd., an Australian gold company, over a family run Christmas tree farm that doesn't want its land expropriated and…
June 15, 2012 Why a slowdown in China would be particularly bad for Canada Andrew Hepburn writes that everyone is looking for signs that China is falling apart, but forget to consider how badly Canada would be hurt.
June 15, 2012 Kumtor’s freezing Kyrgyzstan’s ceasing Kyrgyzstan's economy will grow by barely a quarter of the 7.5 percent originally forecast because of the collapse in output from the nation's flagship venture with Canada's Centerra Gold.
June 15, 2012 Galaxy Graphite Corp. commences field work at SUN project, Quebec The Phase 1 work program will consist of prospecting, mapping and sampling, and will be completed by early July, 2012.
June 15, 2012 Sirios Resources Inc.: exploration program begins on the Cheechoo gold project, Eleonore Region, James Bay, Quebec The agreement between the companies allows an exploration program on Golden Valley's Cheechoo and Sharks gold properties. The area has an estimated annual production of 600,000 ounces of gold, over…
June 15, 2012 ATAC Resources Ltd. to raise $11.9 million through bought-deal private placement An agreement has been met with Macquarie Capital Markets to purchase 700,000 common shares of the mining exploration company.
June 14, 2012 Drilling funded by Freeport-McMoRan of Canada Limited underway on Serengeti’s Choo and Tchentlo properties, British Columbia The gold-copper Tchentlo and Choo properties, located in the Quesnel Trough porphyry belt, are largely covered by glacial till, which has hampered prior exploration efforts and provides the opportunity of…
June 13, 2012 Labrador Iron Mines commences 2012 exploration program An exploration budget of $8.6 million has been approved for 2012, comprising 11,280 metres (m) of drilling and 3,600 m of trenching, supported by geophysics, in 12 target areas.
June 13, 2012 Lake Shore Gold forecasts 2012 cost savings while remaining on track to achieve key production targets Lake Shore intends to reduce its 2012 capital spending by $20 million in hopes of keeping the Bell Creek Mill expansion on schedule.
June 13, 2012 The Duvernay shale is a colossal oil and gas play In many ways the oil industry is a fashion industry, and in 2011 the exciting new model on the investment bankers’ catwalk was the Duvernay shale.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
