January 19, 2012

Sunshine Oilsands gunning for $700 million IPO on Hong Kong exchange

A Canadian oilsands company, Sunshine Oilsands, is turning to the Hong Kong stock exhange in hopes of raising between $500 million and $700 million through an IPO.

January 19, 2012

Quadra FNX: Victoria Mine production up 16%

Quadra FNX Mining (TSX:QUX) has updated the resource at its Victoria Mine in Ontario, Canada.

January 19, 2012

Silver Predator hits high-grade silver in Yukon

A couple of intercepts border on bonanza grade for Silver Predator in drilling results from the Plata project.

January 19, 2012

Oh no, world’s biggest emerald may not be so special after all

The Calagary Herald tracked down Shane McClure, a gemologist, for his opinion of the world's largest emerald that is being auctioned in Kelowna this month, and McClure is wondering if…

January 19, 2012

Coal cars derail after collision on main line

Several cars on a Canadian National freight train have derailed on the main line between Hinton and Grande Cache in western Alberta.

January 19, 2012

Obama, Keystone, and USA-Canadian mining jobs

The news wires are abuzz with the announcement that Obama has caved into his party's environmental wing and killed the Keystone pipeline that would have carried Canadian oil to the refineries…

January 18, 2012

New Pacific Metals Reports Additional Drill Results at Past Producing Mt. Skukum Gold Deposit at Tagish Lake Project, and Re-Appoints Officers

New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NUX) (the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results for the remaining holes drilled in 2011 at the Lake Zone of the Mt. Skukum gold…

January 18, 2012

Rare Earth Metals Announces Grant of Stock Options

Rare Earth Metals Inc. ("Rare Earth Metals", "RA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RA)(OTCQX:RAREF)(PINKSHEETS:RAREF) announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has granted 2,825,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and…

January 18, 2012

No Keystone XL means Canadian crude will stay dirt cheap

Caving to pressure from environmental groups, the Obama administration on Wednesday rejected the $7 billion-plus Keystone XL pipeline which would have carried 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day from…

January 18, 2012

Keystone XL decision coming today, U.S. media reports say

The U.S. State Department is set to announce Wednesday whether it will approve TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension, U.S. media are […]