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For the past several decades, politicians, bureaucrats and environmentalists have engaged in a country-wide effort to expand Canada’s network of parks and wilderness spaces. In British Columbia, where…

Lone Mountain Processing has been fined US$1.6 million after pleading guilty in U.S. federal court for twice discharging water contaminated with waste from coal processing into Virginia waterways.The …

Sean Tan appointed president and director; Shallendra Singh and Corrine Claridge appointed directors.

J.C. Forward appointed director.

Ernest Morrison and Cox Hallett Wilkinson appointed directors.

Robert McKnight appointed vp Canadian operations; Alva Kuestermeyer appointed director of New York operations.

Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) has raised US$1 million to finance development of the Don Mario gold property in eastern Bolivia. In return, the company has granted a 3% net smelter return royalty to Repadre …

The discovery of high-quality diamonds has prompted Toronto-based Twin Gold (TWG-T) to expand further its land position in the Torngat Mountains of northwestern Quebec.Two newly granted exploration pe…

Gregory Lang appointed vp Australia and managing director.

Joseph Kajszo appointed president.

Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) will provide US$4 million to Yamana Resources (YRI-T) to develop the Bacon silver project in southern Argentina.Yamana intends to build a small underground mine on the Ve…