Syncrude Works At Reclamation In The Oilsands
Having been one of the earlier entrants into the oilsands in the 1970s, Syncrude, one of the largest oilsands operators, has had some practice with reclamation.
Canada
Anti-Mining Bill Heads To Committee
The 20th trading week of the year was marked by the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s House of Commons in recent years. Bill C-300, also cited as…
Alexco Defines More High-Grade Silver At Keno
VANCOUVER — Underground definition drilling at Alexco Resource’s (AXR-T, AXU-X) Bellekeno project, on its Keno Hill property in the Yukon, has further delineated a high-grade silver area within the u…
Rainy River adds ounces
Vancouver – In one year Rainy River Resources (RR-V) managed to boost the indicated gold count at its namesake pr…
Athabasca Potash ups Burr resource
Athabasca Potash (API-T) has reported a significant boost to resources at its Burr project in Saskatchewan.
Puget sees lustre in base metals
Plummeting prices and demand didn’t discourage Puget Ventures (PVS-V) president Erin Airton from forming a junior f…
Who says there’s a credit freeze for miners?
The shell shock from the financial crisis has many miners thinking debt financing is out of their r…
TNM reporters rack up awards nominations
This year The Northern Miner editorial team has tallied a record six nominations for the annual Kenneth R. Wilson a…
Creston Moly and Tenajon join forces
Vancouver – A proposed merger of Creston Moly (CMS-V) and Tenajon Resources (TJS-V) is set to create a molybdenum d…
Wesdome to add a little sweetener at Kiena
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T)has come across a high-grade ore zone at its Kiena Mine in Val d’Or, Que., just in time…
Underworld hits longest gold intercepts yet
Vancouver – A trio of strong drill-hole results from the White Gold property in the Yukon propelled Underworld Reso…
Editorial: Anti-mining CSR bill heads to committee in Ottawa
Late May is seeing the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s Hou…