Queenston releases Upper Canada drill results
Vancouver – Apparently there is still gold waiting to be dug up around Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Queenston …
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Silverjack shows polymetallic potential for Slam Exploration
Vancouver – A 20-hole drill program at the Silverjack project in New Brunswick has started to delineate a we…
NovaGold ends class action with $28-M settlement
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has agreed to a proposed $28-million settlement for a class action lawsuit tha…
Xstrata and Erdene announce Cape Breton coal mine plans
Vancouver – Underground coal mining is making a comeback in Nova Scotia. After several years of development, X…
Teck to pay fixed rate for coal port shipments
Teck Resources (TCK.A-T, TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has come to an agreement with Westshore Terminals to ship coal from s…
Cameco says Cigar Lake underground could be secure by October
It’s finally safe for Cameco (CCO-T) crews to go back underground at Cigar Lake, a troubled uranium developmen…
B.C. bans exploration and mining in the Flathead Valley
Vancouver – The British Columbia government has declared it will ban all mining, oil and gas development, and …
Shore Gold shares up on diamond prefeasibilty
Shore Gold (SGF-T) is one step closer to developing Saskatchewan’s first diamond mine with the release of a po…
Copper Mountain’s mine development on track
Vancouver – Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) is getting close to living up to its name – development of the Co…
Potash shows signs of recovery
Vancouver – Potash prices are a far cry from the heights reached in 2008, but signs of recovery continue to em…
Wesdome beats gold production forecast
Wesdome Gold Mines’ (WDO-T) gold production was 28% higher than expected in 2009 after grades at its Eagle Riv…
CAW asks gov’t to stop Xstrata smelter closure
The Canadian Auto Workers union has called on both the Ontario and the federal governments to investigate Xstr…