November 1, 2011

The Royal Canadian Mint tries to one up gold ETFs

For those who feel they need a little more security than buying gold through an exchange traded fund, the Royal Canadian Mint is offering exchange traded receipts backed by physical…

November 1, 2011

Colorado identifies two high grade epithermal gold zones at Heart Peaks

WEST KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2011) - COLORADO RESOURCES LTD. (TSX VENTURE:CXO) ("Colorado" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the 2011 exploration programs on…

November 1, 2011

Prophecy Platinum arranges $8.1 million private placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2011) - Prophecy Platinum Corp. ("Prophecy Platinum" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NKL)(OTCQX:PNIKF)(FRANKFURT:P94P) announces that the Company has arranged a non-brokered private placement of 3,000,000…

November 1, 2011

Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd.: high grade intercept confirmed; 51.47 ounces gold per ton for the 3.1 foot interval

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2011) - Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BPM)(PINK SHEETS:BPMSF)(BERLIN:GV7)(FRANKFURT:GV7)(WKN A0B75M) is pleased to provide the following update of activities at its Bralorne…

November 1, 2011

Horizon North Logistics gets $40M oilsands camp construction project (Horizon-Oilsands)

Horizon North Logistics Inc. (TSX:HNL) says it has won a $40 million contract to provide a 600 person private room camp for a major operator in the oilsands region of…

October 31, 2011

Western Potash Corp. Delivers Robust Prefeasibility Study at Milestone

Western Potash Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX: WPX) is pleased to announce the receipt of an independent positive Prefeasibility Study (the “Study”) from AMEC Americas Limited (“AMEC”) on its 100% owned…

October 31, 2011

Environmental groups’ challenge of Alberta coal plant expansion rejected

An Alberta court has dismissed Ecojustice's legal challenge, launched on behalf of the Pembina Institute, of the Alberta Utilities Commission's (AUC's) approval of a coal-fired power plant expansion in western…

October 31, 2011

Hackers target Canadian government’s potash documents

The Ottawa Citizen reports that computer hackers went after potash documents in the Finance Department and Treasury Board networks. An email, pretending to come from an aboriginal group, was opened…

October 31, 2011

Japanese and Chinese firms spend $1.0 billion for Grande Cache Coal

Albertan metallurgical coal producer, Grande Cache Coal (TSX:GCE), was acquired by a Japanese and Chinese firms for about $1.0 billion. The purchase, announced on Monday, represented a 112% premium over…

October 31, 2011

Premier Gold announces completion of $33.4 million bought deal public offering of common shares and flow-through common shares

Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX:PG) ("Premier" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a previously announced bought deal public offering of 2,000,000 common shares (the "Common…