Oilsands Quest leads the way in Saskatchewan’s oilsands
Vancouver – Not all of the Fort McMurray formation’s oilsands lie within the borders of Alberta. Oilsands Quest (…
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Athabasca Minerals: Supplying the sandsbox
Vancouver – Aggregates. Sand and gravel. “I could write a book on them,” says Athabasca Minerals (ABM-V) vice-presi…
Lower nickel prices chip away at International Royalty’s Q1 revenues
A US$3.7 million decline in royalty revenue from the Voisey’s Bay mine drove first quarter revenues for Internation…
Friedland gets friendly with Potash One
The astronomical cost of bringing a potash mine into production will keep many juniors from developing their projec…
Mining big wigs discuss social responsibility at CIM conference
Tapping into the Canadian economy will solve the issue of poverty more than counting on the government, said Phil F…
Western Copper Gets Go Ahead At Carmacks
VANCOUVER — The Yukon government has approved the mining licence for Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) Carmacks copper project.
Goldcliff Hits Shallow Gold In Southern BC
VANCOUVER — Drills probing beneath the Bonanza trench at the Panorama Ridge property in southern British Columbia have returned some significant near-surface gold intercepts for Goldcliff Resource (G…
Japan, China, South Korea In Energy Shopping Spree
Taking advantage of depressed prices, energy-poor but cash-rich industrial powerhouses Japan, China and South Korea have embarked on large-scale buying of energy assets.
Spring Cleaning Polar Star’s Boardroom
Leading a proxy battle is no easy task, says Polar Star Mining (PSR-V, POSRF-O) president and CEO Douglas Willock, who just got his old job back after launching and winning a proxy battle that led to …
Hathor’s Roughrider Getting Bigger
VANCOUVER — The Roughrider uranium discovery in northern Saskatchewan keeps throwing out high-grade uranium intercepts for majority owner Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-O).
Aboriginals Want The Option To Say ‘No’
Although the government of Ontario’s proposed new Mining Act has been well-received so far by the mining industry, there is still a great distance between what some stakeholders want and what they wil…
Timminco Merges Magnesium Assets With China’s Winca
If you can’t beat them — join them. That was the rationale behind Timminco’s (TIM-T, TIMNF-O) decision to merge its remaining magnesium extrusion assets with a private Chinese enterprise called Winca…