In 2007, Saskatchewan continued to have unprecedented growth in mineral exploration and development. The combined value of sales from Saskatchewan mineral production in 2008 was more than $4.5 billion…
At the end of Dec. 31, 2008, companies had staked 11.9 million hectares for industrial and metallic minerals in Alberta. In 2008, about 3.1 million hectares of new staking occurred along the Alberta-S…
The Yukon mineral industry experienced much success in 2008.
The year started with high commodity prices encouraging exploration in the Northwest Territories for diamonds, uranium, and precious and base metals. The optimistic spirit culminated with the opening …
Nunavut celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009. In recent years, the territory has seen a steady investment in its exploration and mining sector. Exploration and deposit appraisal spending in 2007 re…
Note: Xstrata PLC subsidiary, Xstrata Canada is sending a notice of redemption for all outstanding Cmltv prf sh, series 3, redeemable Mar 1 for $25 each in cash, plus accruded and unpaid dividends. Al…
VANCOUVER — It took only $1.25 million and five months of drilling for Oroco Resource (OCO-V) to define a promising resource at its Cerro Prieto project in Sonora state, Mexico, and there is every in…
The number of Canadian miners poking the arid terrain of Niger in the search for uranium is increasing, and the relative durability of the uranium price in a down market isn’t the only thing fuelling …
It was just four months ago that Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) was trading in Toronto at the very bottom of its 52-week price range of $4.29-19.79 per share.
SASKATOON, SASK. — As with all other commodities, diamonds had a rough year in 2008. All sectors of the diamond pipeline have adjusted, and will continue to adjust to the current economic climate.
Unable to get its hands on the money it needed to make a final payment on the San Agustin poly-metallic deposit, Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-O) must walk away from a project it has spent most …
The economic crisis may be pushing many companies to the wall, but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) ended the year with a cash balance of US$1.4 billion, an undrawn US$1.5-billion credit facility, and the …
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