December 5, 2011 First cracks in Northern Gateway opposition as BC First Nation backs $5.5 billion pipeline CBC News reports a British Columbia First Nation has announced it's backing the Northern Gateway pipeline project to ship oil sands crude to the West Coast, despite fierce opposition from…
December 4, 2011 Rio wants Canada’s uranium legal controls lifted Rio Tinto's chief executive Tom Albanese said on Saturday that he would lobby Canada to ensure it was the operator of the Roughrider uranium project in Saskatchewan, despite legal hurdles,…
December 4, 2011 Zimbabwe to up diamond mining fees (2011-12-03) Zimbabwe is considering increasing diamond mining application fees to US1 million (about R8 million), Harare's Herald Online reported on Friday. It said Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu…
December 2, 2011 Canada says no decision yet on revising uranium policy Canada is reviewing a policy that restricts foreign ownership of uranium mines, but there has been no decision on revising those rules at this time, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver…
December 2, 2011 Aboriginal groups stand against Canadian oil pipeline A group of First Nations in British Columbia says it will do “whatever means necessary” to stop exports of crude oil from Alberta’s oilsands through their territories — including the…
December 2, 2011 Continental Nickel kicks off diamond drilling in New Brunswick Continental Nickel Limited (TSX VENTURE:CNI) ("Continental" or "CNI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a diamond drilling program on the St. Stephen nickel-copper sulphide project…
December 2, 2011 Cap-Ex Ventures announces private financing for $10.2 million Cap-Ex Ventures announced this morning a non-brokered private placement financing for the sale of 12 million units at $0.85 cents per unit for total gross proceeds of $10.2 million. Each…
December 2, 2011 Experts urge Canada to follow New York’s “no fracking way” example Expert from Cornell University, said that authorities should wait for results of the several ongoing studies on health and environmental dangers of fracking before granting rights to mining companies. In…
December 2, 2011 New Canadian diamond mine would drain part of lake The environmental impacts of what would be the Northwest Territories' fourth diamond mine are being studied in Yellowknife, the capital.
December 2, 2011 Rio Tinto to invest US$2.7 billion to complete the modernization of the Kitimat smelter Rio Tinto has given the green light to an additional US$2.7 billion capital investment to modernize its aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia. This new investment will allow for completion…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
