November 8, 2011

Kaminak Announces Closing of $15 Million Bought Deal Private Placement

Kaminak Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced bought deal private placement financing. The Company has issued 1,786,000 Class A common shares at a…

November 8, 2011

SNC-Lavalin wins $650 million of oil sands work

SNC-Lavalin, a major engineering and construction firm, was awarded a $650 million oil sands contract to design and build a froth treatment plant near Fort McMurray. SNC-Lavalin says that the…

November 8, 2011

South Africa development minister says too expensive to switch from coal

Timeslive reports South Africa could not afford a dramatic switch from coal to green energy, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday because doing so would result in an…

November 8, 2011

Mining degrees pay well but are not popular

Mining and geoscience degrees pay well compared to other degrees, but they are not popular with students. The Wall Street Journal published an interactive chart that compares 173 possible college…

November 8, 2011

Guyana Precious Metals announces the grant of stock options

Guyana Precious Metals Inc. (TSX-V: GPM) (the "Company") announces that it has granted effective November 7, 2011 an aggregate of 1,550,000 options to a director and consultants of the Company…

November 8, 2011

Powerscreen takes on Latin America with experienced dealer Manager

Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, has recently appointed Iain Laidler as the new Dealer Manager for the Powerscreen brand in Latin…

November 8, 2011

Powerscreen announces strategic distributor appointment in Mongolia

Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, has signed an agreement with its first distributor in Mongolia – Wagner Asia Equipment LLC.

November 8, 2011

Ridgemont intercepts 43% iron over 49 metres at Redford

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 8, 2011) - Ridgemont Iron Ore Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RDG)(OTCQX:RIOOF)(PINK SHEETS:RIOOF) ("Ridgemont") is pleased to announce additional assay results from the ongoing drill program on the…

November 8, 2011

Rare Earth Metals Inc. outlines a number of heavy rare earth targets on Its Dory Pond area, Red Wine Property

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, Nov 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Rare Earth Metals Inc. ("Rare Earth Metals", "RA" or the "Company") CA:RA +12.50%RAREF +5.83% (otcqx:RAREF) is pleased to report that…

November 8, 2011

Alcoa approves next stage of $2.1 billion capital improvements in Quebec

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) will undertake the next phase of its five-year, $2.1 billion investment plan for its Baie-Comeau, Deschambault and Becancour smelters in Quebec. "The plan will move the Quebec smelters…