July 24, 2011 Some facts on the Albertan oil sands Oil sands are also commonly referred to as tar sands. According to The Tyee [www.thetyee.ca] the term tar sands was more widely used than oil sands to describe Alberta's bitumen…
July 23, 2011 Grande Cache Coal Corporation provides operational update Grande Cache Coal Corporation announced that it has received the amended mine permit and a new mine licence from the Alberta Energy and Resource Conservation Board necessary to commence development…
July 23, 2011 Thundermin executes formal agreement to earn a 100 pct interest in a large portion of the stirling zinc Thundermin Resources Inc. ("Thundermin") (TSX:THR) announces that it has executed a formal agreement (the "Agreement") with two vendors (the "Vendors") giving Thundermin the right to acquire a 100% interest in…
July 23, 2011 Orbite alumina process has global appeal Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. says its patented process to convert the Grande Vallée aluminous clays in the Gaspé Peninsula into alumina may have a much wider potential than expected. Orbite…
July 22, 2011 Canadian company successful produces test samples of graphene Canadian company Northern Graphite Corporation says it has successfully produced graphene from its Bissett Creek project in Northern Ontario. MINING.com recently reported […]
July 22, 2011 Canadian exploration and deposit expenditure expected to increase Canada’s mining industry continues to rally from the recent global recession, with this year’s production currently exceeding that of 2010, reports government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
July 22, 2011 EIS for Jansen potash project gets okay The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) filed by BHP Billiton for the Jansen potash project near Lanigan. The EIS was submitted for technical review…
July 22, 2011 U.S. State Department to assess Canadian oil pipeline next month The U.S. State Department said Friday it expects to issue a final environmental assessment next month on TransCanada Corp's (TRP.TO) proposed $7 billion pipeline that would deliver crude from Canada's…
July 22, 2011 AngloGold to spend $30m on 19.79% stake in First Uranium Africa's biggest gold miner AngloGold Ashanti said on Friday it would acquire a 19.79 percent stake in Canadian gold and uranium producer First Uranium Corp for $30 million. AngloGold said…
July 22, 2011 Azimut discovers a new copper-molybdenum zone at Rex, Nunavik, Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc ("Azimut" or "the Company") (TSXV: AZM) announces the discovery of a new mineralized 1.5-km-long copper-molybdenum zone on its 100% owned Rex property in Nunavik, northern Quebec. This…
Copper output from Codelco rises 3.7% in December Copper production from the Chilean state-run miner rose to 181,400 metric tons. February 10, 2026 | 09:19 am
