August 8, 2011 Oil sands production hampers Copenhagen Accord emission targets Environment Canada predicts that emissions from oil sands production, without government intervention, is going to increase by 18% over the next decade. Canada Emissions Trends, a report on greenhouse gas…
August 8, 2011 Altius, Cliffs expand Canadian exploration venture Newfoundland-based Altius Minerals has expanded its exploration agreement with number-one US iron-ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources to include a new project in northern Labrador, it said on Monday. Image of…
August 8, 2011 Athabasca Minerals to proceed with normal course issuer bid Athabasca Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ABM) (the "Corporation" or "Athabasca") announces that it has obtained regulatory approval to proceed with a normal course issuer bid (the "Bid") whereby Athabasca may purchase…
August 8, 2011 North America base metal miners sink, gold miners rise Shares of North American base metal miners tumbled on Monday along with the price of copper, zinc, and nickel after the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by S&P amplified…
August 8, 2011 Gold hits record high; stock markets and oil companies tumble After the S&P downgrade announced Friday evening, North American markets opened Monday and tumbled. The Australian stock market, measured by the S&P/ASX 200, finished the day down 2.91%, while the…
August 8, 2011 Kalgoorlie Mining Company unlocks cash flow potential in ore agreement with Barrick Kalgoorlie Mining Company, formally known as US Nickel (ASX: USN) through its wholly owned subsidiaries has acquired title to two quality advanced greenfields projects: the Snowbird Project in Northwest Territories,…
August 8, 2011 Pipeline to West Coast will be tough to stop The Calgary Herald reports the debate over a controversial BC pipeline and port project to ship Alberta crude oil to Asian markets escalated recently with Canada's politicians and business leaders…
August 8, 2011 Second-half IPO revival for Toronto hinges on commodities Reuters reports Canada's IPO market could roar back to life in the final months of 2011 after a dismal first half – but only if a fresh bout of global…
August 7, 2011 Recapitalisation to support recovery of Zimbabwe’s mining Research and Markets reports that after 11 years of decline, the Zimbabwean economy is recovering, supported by an increase in production output of the country's mining sector. Mining and manufacturing…
August 7, 2011 Harsh times in Vancouver Island’s coal mining past The Times Colonist has a look at the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island starting in 1912 and writing that the troubles started in Extension, a small mining community…
OSMRE grants nearly $120M to reclaim abandoned US coal mines There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 abandoned coal mines in the United States. February 09, 2026 | 04:52 pm
