February 21, 2012

Ironwood Gold to Proceed With 18-Hole, 6000m Drill Program at Falcon Property, Carlin Trend, Nevada

Ironwood Gold Corp. (OTCBB: IROG) ("Ironwood" or the "Company") wishes to advise of plans to proceed with an 18-hole, 6000 meter drilling program after receiving a favorable assessment from Snowden…

February 21, 2012

European Goldfields and Eldorado tie-up: At last investors can cheer news about Greece

The $2.5 billion deal saw European Goldfields add 6.4% in afternoon trade on Tuesday while Eldorado gained 6% to bring their combined market value to $10 billion.

February 21, 2012

Chinese coal miners discover a 300 million-year-old forest preserved in a layer of ash

Chinese coal miners discovered a botanical Pompeii, a 298 million year old forest well-preserved in ash from a sudden volcanic eruption.

February 21, 2012

Athabasca Minerals Inc. Announces National Instrument 43-101 Resource Calculations for Kearl and Logan Aggregate Deposits

Athabasca Minerals Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Athabasca") (TSX VENTURE:ABM) is pleased to announce that it has received a technical report (the "Kearl Report") dated February 15, 2012 with respect to…

February 21, 2012

Grizzly finds potash in Alberta, investors find somewhere else to put their money

On much heavier volumes than usual Grizzly Discoveries shed 3c or 6.52% by midday Tuesday. Before the market open the Edmonton-based company announced a potash discovery near Medicine Hat in…

February 21, 2012

Metso to work on huge Belo Monte project

Metso has signed a contract with Consorcio Construtor Belo Monte (CCBM) to supply equipment to the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant (UHE Belo Monte) in Brazil. The…

February 21, 2012

Metso receives an arbitration award of EUR 10 million

Metso has received an arbitration award in its favor amounting to EUR 10 million plus around EUR 2 million in interest. The arbitration process was related to a large project…

February 21, 2012

AVEVA expands in Korea

AVEVA (LSE:AVV), has announced it has opened a new office in Seoul, Korea, that incorporates a dedicated product training centre, following an increased demand for AVEVA solutions. The office will…

February 21, 2012

Concerned Canadian unions say BC government is leaving coal in China’s hands

In unveiling Canada’s British Columbia’s job-creation strategy last September, the Premier Christy Clark said the government planed to capitalize on high demand for minerals, especially in Asia, by opening up…

February 21, 2012

NovaGold to spin-out Ambler Project into NovaCopper

NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG)(NYSE Amex:NG) provided an update on the previously announced spin-out transaction of NovaCopper, a wholly-owned subsidiary, which holds NovaGold’s interest in the Ambler project located in Alaska,…