November 15, 2011

Tempers flare again over New Prosperity mine

Pro-and anti-mining forces are clashing once again over a proposed copper-gold mine in northern BC. On Monday Taseko Mines, the proponent of the New Prosperity mining project, said it has…

November 15, 2011

Rio Tinto CEO mum on Hathor counteroffer

Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese wouldn't say if his company would raise its bid for a Canadian uranium developer after a rival bid Tuesday.

November 15, 2011

Global interest in Western Potash-owned Milestone

In an article published on BNWnews.ca focussing on potash industry developments in the wake of continuing high prices and record food demand, Western Potash, with arguably the world’s most advanced…

November 15, 2011

Looking down on the oilsands and Bakken from 278 km above earth

The Alberta oilsands and Bakken oil fields in North Dakota put on a good show 278 km above earth. Ken Paulman, writing for Midwest Energy News, conducted some cartographic detective…

November 15, 2011

Montoro Increases Strategic Claim Holdings in Rocky Mountain Rare Metal Belt

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 15, 2011) - International Montoro Resources Inc. ("Montoro") (TSX VENTURE:IMT)(PINK SHEETS:IMTFF)(FRANKFURT:O4T) has acquired through staking an additional 4 claims covering over 4,500 acres, due west…

November 15, 2011

Goldstrike identifies drill target on Oliver Gold property

Goldstrike Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:GSR)(PINK SHEETS:APRAF)(FRANKFURT:KCG1) is pleased to announce that follow-up sampling of its Oliver property has confirmed previous results which included 4.003 grams per tonne gold in a…

November 15, 2011

Cadillac provides update to its $7.0 million private placement financing

Cadillac Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CDC) ("Cadillac" or the "Company") announces an amendment to its brokered private placement financing announced on October 26, 2011. In addition to offering units ("Units") at…

November 15, 2011

TransCanada, Nebraska agree to reroute pipeline away from sensitive aquifer

TransCanada Corp. (TSE:TRP), the company behind the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline project, has reached a deal with the state of Nebraska to reroute the proposed pipeline around an environmentally…

November 14, 2011

Goldcorp gets construction approval for Eleonore

Goldcorp said on Monday that the Quebec government has given the green light to its Eleonore project, allowing Canada's second largest gold producer to start full construction at the mine…

November 14, 2011

Cameco increases offer for Hathor to $4.50 in cash per share

Cameco (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) announced today that it has increased its all-cash offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hathor Exploration Limited to $4.50 per share, which values the…