February 29, 2012

Alphamin Resources Corp.: Update on Bisie Tin Project, Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”)

Alphamin Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AFM) announced that it has lifted the state of Force Majeure on its PR5266 which hosts the Bisie Tin Project in the North Kivu Province, east…

February 29, 2012

Veteran mine developer joins Western Potash

Western Potash has brought in one of the big guns in the mining industry to develop its Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada.

February 29, 2012

OFL accuses Vale of whitewashing investigation into double fatality, calls for criminal investigation

Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan accused multinational mining corporation, Vale, of whitewashing an internal investigation into a 2011 double fatality at its Stobie Mine in Sudbury. ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA--(Marketwire…

February 29, 2012

Over a hundred workers in limbo after Firestone Diamonds’ Botswana mine surprise closure

The future of about 160 workers at BK11 diamond mine in Botswana is in the balance after UK-based owner, Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI), suspended operations yesterday.

February 29, 2012

Galahad Metals amends private placement

Galahad Metals Inc. ("the Company), (TSX VENTURE:GAX) announces that, subject to TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") approval, the Company has increased the previously announced non-brokered financing from 5,000,000 units to…

February 29, 2012

Iron ore prices seen as falling in the short term

Moody's sees record results from iron ore miners in 2011 unlikely to be maintained as prices expected to weaken - except perhaps for the big three: Vale, Rio Tinto and…

February 29, 2012

Rubicon nets $200M to build new gold mine in Ontario

Rubicon crosses key threshold towards building its Phoenix gold project in the Red Lake district through a financing that has pulled in enough cash to cover estimated CAPEX in full.

February 29, 2012

On the move at Breaker Technology

New appointments to senior technical sales Management at Breaker Technology

February 29, 2012

DIOS Updates Shadow-LeCaron Diamond-Gold Project Results

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 29, 2012) - Management of DIOS EXPLORATION (TSX VENTURE:DOS) is pleased to update Shadow-LeCaron gold-diamond project results, in the Emerging Opinaca-Eastmain 1 Gold Camp, 350 km…

February 29, 2012

Canadian province of Ontario’s Premier tries to clarify oilsands remarks

Premier Dalton McGuinty says he wants to clarify comments he made that were taken as a slight to Alberta’s oilsands. Asked by Alberta Premier Alison Redford to publicly support her…