Erdene Gold gets cozy with Xstrata
Vancouver – Erdene Gold’s (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) relationship with Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) is g…
Coal
Xstrata, Rainbow make empowerment deal on coal
Swiss mining house Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) and South African resource company African Rainbow Minerals (AGM-L, ARI…
Court ruling upholds coal-royalty agreement
Vancouver – The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of International Royalty (IRC-T) and upheld the …
Ivanhoe plans publicly-listed coal company
Vancouver – Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) is planning on spinning out its Mongolian coal assets into a new, p…
Harper cancels sale of Ridley Terminals
Vancouver Stephen Harper, Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister, and David Emerson, his newly appointed Internati…
Editorial: All OK at K2
January opened with a dozen miners’ deaths stemming from a too-little, too-late response to an explosion at the Sag…
Anglo closes coal deal with Hillsbororough
Vancouver – Anglo Coal, a division of diversified miner Anglo American (AAL-L), has secured a foothold in Western …
Cline aims for 2007 start at Lodgepole and Lossan
Vancouver – Based on a newly completed feasibility study, Cline Mining (CMK-T) estimates it will cost US$154.8 mil…
Cline gets positive feasibility for Lossan coal (January 13, 2006)
Vancouver — Cline Mining (CMK-T, CLNMF-O) has received the feasibility study on its Lossan project in northwestern…
Editorial: Slow death at Sago
Every minute counts when it comes to mine rescue.That’s why questions are being raised as to why there was such…
Does China’s bite into unsafe mining have teeth?
After years of ineffectualness the Chinese government appears to be getting tough about coal-mining safety. On …
NEMI starts mining coal at Trend (December 20, 2005)
Vancouver – With final regulatory approvals in place, NEMI Northern Energy and Mining (NNE.A-V, NNEMF-O) has risen …