August 2, 2011 Group says Alberta coal-fired power plant approval rushed to beat climate rules An environmental group filing a court challenge over the approval of a coal-fired power plant in northern Alberta says the provincial regulator deliberately rushed the go-ahead to help the company…
August 2, 2011 Gahcho Kué clears another environmental hurdle Mountain Province Diamonds announced on Tuesday that the Gahcho Kué environmental impact study – all 11,000 pages of it – has been cleared and the review process – expected to…
August 2, 2011 Strike shuts down Canada-owned gold mine in Suriname Suriname's only commercial gold mine, the Rosebel Gold Mine which is majority owned by Canada's Iamgold, has been shut down by a strike by 1,100 workers protesting new longer shift…
August 2, 2011 Xstrata to pump $530 million into Quebec nickel mine Global miner Xstrata announced Tuesday it plans to invest a further $530 million to develop new projects at Raglan mine in northern Quebec. The U.K.-based company says the investment will…
July 31, 2011 Rex Minerals copper and gold prospect upgraded 25pct ABC reported that exploration company Rex Minerals has upgraded by 25% the size of a proposed copper and gold mine near Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada.
July 29, 2011 Scorpio Mining down 4% after disappointing results Toronto-listed Scorpio Mining Corp reported a quarterly profit helped by production ramp-up at its Nuestra Señora mine in Mexico, but missed market estimates compiled by Reuters, sending its shares to…
July 29, 2011 Zimbabwe’s diamonds ‘can become a curse’ The Zimbabwe Independent quotes finance minister Tendai Biti (pictured) on Friday as saying the reality of Zimbabwe's situation is that there is no connection between Zimbabwe’s income from diamonds, its…
July 29, 2011 Zimbabwe keen to reopen asbestos mine Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe Finance Ministers said on Friday the re-opening of the Shabani Mine is a critical imperative for the economy calling it is a tragedy that nearby town of…
July 29, 2011 Centerra Gold outshines gold bellwethers as profits double Investors rewarded Centerra Gold on Friday after the company reported it more than doubled net profits at $71.1 million on revenues of $243.8 million, up over 60% compared to the…
July 29, 2011 Africa: ‘Blood Diamond’ regulation system broken The recent regulatory approval of Zimbabwean diamonds for sale reveals deep flaws in the system, writes Khadija Sharife.
Angola’s Endiama seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record Endiama's 2024 output made Angola the world's third-largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, behind Russia and Botswana. February 10, 2026 | 07:13 am
