December 16, 2011 Astur Gold and Gold-Ore Resources announce a $150 million merger Astur Gold and Gold-Ore Resources announced the joint execution of a binding letter agreement to complete a $150 million business combination.
December 16, 2011 Copper continues downtrend, closes at US$3.295/lb Copper closed Thursday at US$3.295/lb cash on the London Metal Exchange, down from the previous day's US$3.334/lb and recording its fourth straight dr...
December 16, 2011 NovaGold Files Replacement Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 16, 2011) - NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG)(NYSE Amex:NG), consistent with normal market practice, is moving to replace its current short form base shelf prospectus originally…
December 16, 2011 Pike River Coal won’t be sold before Christmas The receiver of Pike River Coal says the mine won't be sold before Christmas. Twenty-nine men were killed in explosions there on 19 November last year, and the company was…
December 16, 2011 BHP Billiton increases shale assets with purchase of Petrohawk BHP Billiton has bought Petrohawk for approximately US$ 12.1 billion. The transaction would provide BHP Billiton with operated positions in the three world class resource plays of the Eagle Ford…
December 16, 2011 Sinopec and Henan Coal win shale contracts The Ministry of Land and Resources have initially offered four exploration permits to six Chinese companies to tap China’s potential shale gas resources. The other two areas offered for auction…
December 16, 2011 Harper defends oilsands ‘misinformation,’ calls need for them ‘overwhelming’ 2:47 PM | Comments: 0 (including replies) TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the need for Canadian oilsands is "overwhelming." Speaking in Toronto today, Harper defended the oilsands as…
December 16, 2011 Landowner Concerned about Atlantic’s Potash Project CBC reported that a landowner at Atlantic's proposed potash exploration site has not been consulted about the project.
December 16, 2011 Facebook commits to clean energy future The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its data centers with…
December 16, 2011 Inuit open to uranium mining A self-governing Inuit territory in northern Canada has lifted a moratorium on uranium mining, opening the door to a possible mining boom, […]
White Gold to create critical minerals-focused explorer in Yukon Territory The spin-out will hold six properties that host several large-scale targets prospective for copper, molybdenum, tungsten, antimony, zinc and bismuth. February 11, 2026 | 09:53 am
