September 30, 2011

Miners rebel against Zimbabwe indigenization law

The Zimbabwe Guardian reports that at least 137 mining companies are risking losing their mining licences for refusing to comply with the country's new indigenization regulations. Affected companies include Anglo-American,…

September 30, 2011

Teck Receives Highland Valley Copper Operations Strike Notice

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck", TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) announced today that strike notice has been received for its Highland Valley Copper Operations from the United Steelworkers of America…

September 29, 2011

Selwyn Resources Ltd.: Additional High-Grade Drill Results Confirm Expansion of XY West Deposit

Selwyn Resources Ltd. ("Selwyn") (TSX VENTURE:SWN) is pleased to announce additional drill results from the XY West deposit at Selwyn Project, Yukon.

September 29, 2011

Orex to Pursue Exploration Work on Goldboro Gold Project

MONTREAL, CANADA--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2011) - OREX EXPLORATION INC. (TSX VENTURE:OX)(FRANKFURT:O5D) and OSISKO MINING CORPORATION (TSX:OSK)(FRANKFURT:EWX) would like to inform shareholders that Osisko has terminated its option to acqui...

September 29, 2011

Here comes Keystone XXL

Enterprise Products Partners and Enbridge on Thursday announced a proposed new 800 kilometre (500 mile) pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma – the pricing point for US crude – to the Gulf…

September 29, 2011

BCGold Corp. drops 10% after private placement falls way short of expectations

Vancouver-based gold and copper explorer BCGold Corp. dropped 10% or 1c on the Toronto venture board after announcing that it closed the second tranche of its private placement for a…

September 29, 2011

Dumping on Pierre Trudeau and the National Energy Policy, again

David Frum, in a debate with Lawrence Martin at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa this September, looked at Pierre Trudeau's legacy. Frum said Trudeau's turn at prime minister was…

September 29, 2011

Climate change will be expensive for Canada: NRT

The effects of climate change will cost Canada about $5 billion per year by 2020 and increase to somewhere between $21 and $43 billion per year in 2035, according to…

September 29, 2011

Andover Announces Final Payment to Silvermex

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2011) - Andover Ventures Inc. ("Andover") (TSX VENTURE:AOX)(OTCBB:AOVTF)(FRANKFURT:R2X) announces that it has paid the final payment of $2,000,000 to Genco Resources/SilverMex Resources ...

September 29, 2011

Strengthen mining sector revenue monitoring mechanisms – ZPP

THE Zambian People's Pact (ZPP) has said it expects the Patriotic Front(PF) to strengthen monitoring mechanisms for revenues in the mining sector in order for Zambia to benefit fully from…