July 13, 2011 Stepping up aboriginal presence in oilsands workforce Governments and industry are putting up $1.5 million for a mobile business-incubator project designed to help fledgling firms get into the oilsands industry. All along Highway 881 — called the…
July 12, 2011 St. Eugene plans to expand Tartan Lake drilling program Reuters reported that positive gold discoveries at Tartan Lake prompted St. Eugene Mining Corp to expand its drilling program.
July 12, 2011 Saskatchewan’s crude hopes dashed as Oil Sands Quest takes a beating Proving that nothing is a sure bet – not even the development of prime bitumen fields – Oilsands Quest on Tuesday suffered a second day of heavy losses, dropping 10%…
July 12, 2011 Why Canada supported a uranium cartel A recent Globe and Mail column on the uranium cartel of the 1970s claims that Canada secretly organized a group of nations and companies to raise the price of uranium,…
July 12, 2011 GGL Resources sampling program for Northwest Territories diamonds under way Vancouver's GGL Resources Corp. announced on Tuesday Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (formerly, Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc.) has notified GGL that it is planning to budget approximately $650,000 for diamond…
July 11, 2011 Sumitomo Metal Mining zinc and lead operations at Harima smelter set for major revamp Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Limited in a move designed to enhance the company’s competitive position in zinc smelting operations has decided to terminate processing of zinc and lead concentrates which…
July 10, 2011 Labour shortage bigger challenge than ever An executive from a big-name construction company drew laughs at a recent business conference when he urged everyone in the room to go home and make babies — so dire…
July 9, 2011 William and Kate visit Yellowknife, get Diavik diamonds Polar bears were the theme of the diamond jewelry items presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their visit to Canada's Northwest Territories. The newlyweds received a set…
July 8, 2011 China daily crude steel output at record in Jun China's daily crude steel output hit a record high at the end of Jun amid a construction boom, Reuters reported. Daily output in China, the world's top steel-producing country, hit…
July 8, 2011 Timmins Gold announces sale of Pacific Road block Vancouver, BC - Timmins Gold Corp. (TSX:TMM) and Pacific Road Capital Management have engaged MPartners and National Bank Financial as agents to sell, on a best efforts basis, the 25,205,090…
US Antimony, Americas Gold to jointly build Idaho plant Americas Gold will control 51% of the joint venture, compared with 49% for US Antimony. February 10, 2026 | 08:26 am
