July 6, 2011 Shear announces additional 750,000 acres in mineral rights and exploration update, Jericho Diamond Project, Nunavut Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRM) today announced the acquisition of 34 newly staked claims totaling 77,250 acres contiguous with the Carat Property surrounding the Jericho Diamond Mine. This new land…
July 6, 2011 HudBay completes Peru acquisition to up copper output 145% Copper-zinc miner HudBay Minerals said Wednesday it has acquired the roughly 2.5m shares in Norsemont Mining it did not already own, giving it 100% ownership. The acquisition is set to…
July 6, 2011 Zimbabwe could seize mines over local ownership Reuters reports Zimbabwe could take over mines that fall short of laws requiring them to sell majority stakes to locals by September, a government minister said on Wednesday. Mineral-rich Zimbabwe…
July 6, 2011 Top 10 metals and minerals projects in Canada total $57.3bn The Top 10 Metals & Minerals Industry projects in Canada are dominated by large-scale oil sands and metal mining projects. What was once considered a large project is being dwarfed…
July 6, 2011 Oilsands Quest Provides Update on Strategic Alternatives Review Process Oilsands Quest assessed the results of the formal strategic alternatives process launched on August 17, 2010, which explored options to enhance shareholder value. After opening a data room and holding…
July 6, 2011 First Point Minerals announces positive metallurgical test results for Decar project First Point Minerals Corporation announced positive metallurgical results from test work completed by Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc an affiliate of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc CLF +1.35% FR:CLF +6.43% for…
July 5, 2011 Canada precious metal stocks on rampage led by silver Canada's biggest precious metals stocks were up an average 5.5% in late afternoon trade on Tuesday led by Endeavour Silver and Silvercorp Metals which both added around 12%. First Majestic…
July 5, 2011 Thawing Arctic now home to one-fifth of recoverable oil deposits A new report by Global Data on the top 2011 oil and gas investment destinations claims as much as 22% of the world's undiscovered and technically recoverable oil and gas…
July 5, 2011 Britain’s richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine The Guardian reports the billionaire chief of ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal is planning a giant new opencast mine 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle in a bid to extract a potential…
July 2, 2011 Canadian mining sector has a great April: Statistics Canada Canadian base metal and coal miners were the nation's economic bright spot in April, according to report from Statistics Canada released on Thursday. The study, which looked at gross domestic…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
