The results of a third-party review into the design of a northwestern B.C. gold and copper mine says it has the potential to cause significantly more environmental damage than the recent collapse of the Mount Polley tailings pond.

Critics say Albertans are in danger of being shut out of discussions on how the province's natural resources are developed.

Less than two weeks after Alberta enacted legally enforceable pollution limits for its oilsands region, industry figures already suggest they will soon be breached by emissions of two major gases causing acid rain.

A partnership formed by JX Nippon Oil & Energy and Xstrata Coal will invest $35 million on a preliminary study of the Suska coal project in eastern British Columbia.

The assembly of an African Metals Corp. (TSXV:AFR) processing plant at its Luisha South copper-cobalt project in Congo is now expected to be completed in January following delays caused by rainy weather and political unrest.

A Saskatchewan MP has introduced a bill in Parliament that would, if passed, allow foreign companies to purchase and own Canadian uranium mines.

Atlantic Potash Corp. has been granted the right to explore and develop a potash deposit near Sussex.

An angry dispute over a proposed massive gold and copper mine in B.C.'s central Interior has set off duelling requests for court injunctions against the opponents.

Oilsands Quest Inc. (NYSE Amex:BQI) has cancelled its $60 million rights offering of shares as the oilsands operator negotiates a potential deal that would change the Calgary company's financial position and financing needs.

Newalta Corp. (TSX:NAL) has been awarded a $60 million contract from Syncrude Canada Ltd. to process oil sands mature fine tailings for a demonstration project.

Palladon Ventures (TSXV:PLL) says mining partner CML Holdings has closed the second tranche of its $45-million loan to advance efforts to extract iron ore from the Iron Mountain project in Utah.

Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (TSX:ATH) announced an increase in reserves and contingent resources in advance of the company's annual meeting on Friday and said it plans to boost its development program budget in the Alberta deep basin by more than $60 million. The increase in Athabasca's resources is a reflection of both the successful drilling program and the quality of its vast land base, president and CEO Sveinung Svarte said in a release.