BC Pipeline Plans Meet Resistance
First Nations, activist shareholders and environmental groups from British Columbia were in Toronto on May 6 to protest Enbridge’s (ENB-T, ENB-N) plan to build two 1,170-km pipelines that will carry o…
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Fort Hills’ Future Uncertain
In September 2007, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) raised its stake to 20% in the Fort Hills Energy Partnership, which is developing the Fort Hills oilsands project in Alberta.
TNR Gold Spinoff Focuses On Lithium, Rare Earth Elements
After scooping up some lithium and rare metals projects in Ontario and Nevada recently, TNR Gold (TNR-V, TRRXF-O) is spinning out its newfound assets into a subsidiary company to be called Internation…
Oilsands Quest Strays Off The Beaten Path
VANCOUVER — Not all of the Fort McMurray formation’s oilsands lie within the borders of Alberta. Oilsands Quest (BQI-X) is proving that the ground in Saskatchewan, about 100 km east of Fort McMurray,…
Connacher Records Q1 Loss
The drastic price drops in bitumen, crude oil and natural gas left Connacher Oil and Gas (CLL-T, CLLZF-O) with a $46.8-million loss in the first quarter of 2008 despite an increase in production.
Zinc Comeback Drives Canadian Miners
Zinc prices have come back from the dead, and revived zinc producers like Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O).
Potash One Grows Legacy Resource
VANCOUVER — Saskatchewan produces one-third of the world’s supply of potash, the key ingredient in fertilizer, but the province has not seen a new potash mine in 40 years. With a new, increased resou…
Iron Ore’s Cautious Evolution
Iron ore was in the spotlight during the 19th trading week of the year, from esoteric new hedging opportunities to derailed grassroots iron ore deals.
New Horizon For Canadian Natural Resources
By bringing its Horizon oilsands project in Alberta into production in February, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ-T, CNQ-N) thrust itself into the middle of the conversation on how best to play the oil…
Sage scoops up Puma
An all-share merger between Geraldton-Beardmore explorer Sage Gold (SGX-V) and Consolidated Puma Minerals (CPW-V)…
Canadian exploration spending expected to halve in 2009
Vancouver – For a junior to spend even half as much on exploration in Canada this year as compared to last may now …
Seabee returns strong intercepts for Claude Resources
Results so far this year from infill drilling at Saskatoon-based Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) Seabee mine, 125 …