September 15, 2011

Company on track to reopen two Ontario nickel mines

Canadian Arrow Mines could soon be mining nickel again at its Kelex and Alexo mines near Timmins, Ontario. The Toronto-listed company (TSX-V:CRO) has received regulatory approvals to resume production with…

September 15, 2011

$304 million in mining royalties in 2010-2011: Quebec has collected in a single year more than it did in the 10 previous years

Montréal, September 15, 2011 – “The new mining royalty regime enables us to attain the objectives that we set, i.e. to obtain from mining companies fair compensation for our natural…

September 15, 2011

More Canadian mining CEOs join the millionaires club in 2011

VANCOUVER, Sept. 15, 2011 /CNW/ - In 2011, Canadian mining CEOs are enjoying high salaries on par with 2010's blockbuster year for compensation and there has been a rise in…

September 15, 2011

Anvil Mining reins in $1 billion takeover rumours

Anvil Mining (TSE:AVM), a copper miner based in the central Africa, tamped down speculation that it may be acquired for $1 billion. Australian Finance Review reported that it was in…

September 15, 2011

Golden Share reports surface grades up to 31.70 g/t Au north-east of Band Ore and 25.80 g/t on Pistol Lake

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Golden Share Mining Corporation ("Golden Share" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GSH) is pleased to provide an update on its 2011 Shebandowan Gold Project…

September 15, 2011

Uragold Retains the Services of GENIVAR for an Environmental Audit on the Beauce Placer Gold Property

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:UBR), Uragold is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of GENIVAR Inc. (GENIVAR) (TSX:GNV), one…

September 15, 2011

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. announces preliminary first quarter results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:PTQ)(OTCBB:PTQMF)(FRANKFURT:P7Z) announces that gold poured during its first quarter of fiscal 2012 has continued its upward trend…

September 14, 2011

Labrador could lift uranium mining ban

The Inuit government of Labrador says it will review a 2008 moratorium on uranium mining that it brought in to protect the environment, The Winnipeg Free Press reported, with the…

September 14, 2011

Silvercorp targeted again in new letter, FBI gets involved

Embattled Silvercorp Metals on Wednesday was forced to respond by opening up its books after a second anonymous report which it believes comes from a group of shortsellers trying to…

September 14, 2011

Antimony tops metals and minerals risk list, China controls 50% of 52 critical chemicals

The British Geological Survey (BGS) on Wednesday published the latest list of the 52 elements, minerals and metals most at risk of supply disruption because global production is concentrated in…