ACQUISITION Golder enhances water wastewater capabilities
, a process engineering firm focused on industrial and municipal advanced water and wastewater treatment plant design, operations, process optimisation, and technology and process performance ...
View ArticleGOLD Premier files 43-101 for Trans-Canada project
of Thunder Bay, ON, has filed a resource estimate for four gold deposits – Hardrock, Brookbank, Kailey and Key Lake – on the Trans-Canada property near Geraldton. The company noted that ...
View ArticleDIAMONDS Roadblock removed Ekati acquisition to go forward
, the current owner, and all of the joint venture partners have agreed to waive their rights of first refusal in the sale of BHP Billiton's Ekati interests to Harry ...
View ArticlePOTASH Positive PFS for Muskowekwan declared by Encanto
. of Vancouver says. The PFS confirms that project economics are acceptable and that the deposit can be mined for at least 50 years. Annual production will be 2.8 million t/y of muriate of potash. ...
View ArticleGOLD Claude completes shaft deepening to 980 metres
of Saskatoon has completed deepening the shaft at its Seabee gold mine 125 km northeast of La Ronge. It has been deepened from the 600 metres to 980 metres. The change reduces ore trucking distance ...
View ArticleVIDEO The woes of the SA mining industry
Mining industry leaders are to gather in South Africa this week, for a summit on the future of the mining sector. The event is billed as the world's largest investment conference and it is the ...
View ArticleCongo Mining Code Review Raises Concerns About Government Stakes
A Democratic Republic of Congo review of the country's mining code has raised concerns that the government may seek to increase royalties and stakes in some projects, though not every project, ...
View ArticleRandgold produces record results amidst raging Malian civil war
African gold miner Randgold Resources (LON:RRS, NASDAQ:GOLD) hit record production and profits for 2012 despite operating in the thick of a year-long rampant civil war in Mali. Profits for the year ...
View ArticleArctic oil spill response plan slammed
Environmental groups say a draft plan of how countries would have to respond to an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean is inadequate and vague. As oil companies talk of increased exploration in the region ...
View ArticleStrategic Resources Inc. Announces Extension of Warrants
Feb. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Strategic Resources Inc. (the "Company"), wishes to announce that it will make an application to extend the exercise dates of 6,800,000 warrants currently exercisable ...
View Article49 North Group Completes Proposed Rollover Transaction
Feb. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - 49 North Resources Inc. ("49 North") (TSXV: FNR) reports that it has completed its previously announced "Proposed Rollover Transaction" with 49 North 2011 ...
View ArticleIndependence Contract Drilling names Jacob as COO
Independence Contract Drilling Inc. has appointed Ed Jacob III as executive vice president and COO. Jacob was most recently president and CEO of Oklahoma-based Keen Energy Services LLC, until its ...
View ArticleMongolias proposed law to affect mining
Mongolia's proposed new mineral law threatens foreign investment, warns the country's business council. The Business Council's 250 members include mining giant Rio Tinto -- whose Oyu ...
View ArticleGoogle memorializes Canadas penny with a doodle
On the last day of official circulation Monday, Google celebrated the passing of the Canadian penny with an animated doodle. The illustration replaces the first 'o' with a penny that spins ...
View ArticleCoalspur appoints Vice President operations to lead Vista into commissioning...
Mr. Tremblay has 22 years of experience in the industry and joins Coalspur from Teck Coal where he was most recently General Manager Business Improvement - Mining and Processing. For the previous ...
View ArticleUnited Uranium Announces Signing of Amalgamation Agreement
, among itself, its wholly-owned subsidiary 0954046 B.C. Ltd. ("Subco"), Karoo Exploration Corp. ("Karoo"), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karoo. Pursuant to the Amalgamation ...
View ArticleGOP to Propose More Drilling No Greenhouse-gas Control
The Senate's top Republican on energy issues, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, is proposing a U.S. energy policy that would call for increased drilling while opposing laws to cap greenhouse gases that ...
View ArticleSilvercrest Mines’ sight firm on being a senior producer in 5 yrs
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Precious metals producer SilverCrest Mines has its sights firmly set on achieving senior silver producer status within the next five years, as it expects to double ...
View ArticleConsol donates 3 methane wells for coal seam carbon storage study
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – New York-listed Consol Energy on Monday said it would donate the use of three coal bed methane wells in a pilot study to be conducted by the Virginia Centre for ...
View ArticleVale seeks tax breaks as Argentine mine costs soar - sources
BUENOS AIRES – Production at Vale's giant potash mine in Argentina could be delayed by three years as the Brazilian company lobbies for tax cuts and a more favorable exchange rate to help ...
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