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Canada shrinks National Park plans to leave room for mining

Canada’s federal government opened a can of worms Wednesday after announcing that a national park, to be created in the North of the country, will be smaller to make room for mining endeavours.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2012 | 1:29 pm

Dix wants to take BC back to a two-track regulatory process

BC Opposition Leader Adrian Dix vows to leave the joint regulatory framework set up by the BC Liberals that is reviewing the Northern Gateway pipeline and set up his own review.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 22, 2012 | 6:34 pm

China’s oil giant cuts dividends to afford Nexen

Even Chinese oil giants have to pinch pennies when making a $15 billion bid

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 3:42 pm

ATAC Resources gets a 9.38% lift after announcing 42.93 m intersects showing 18.44 g/t gold

ATAC Resources (CVE:ATC) was up 9.38% to $2.80 after announcing drill results at its Rackla Gold project in the Yukon showing gold intersects of 42.93 m of 18.44 g/t.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 22, 2012 | 5:24 am

Harper pushes for regulatory regime certainty, and rides ATV

Mine reviews need clearly defined timelines, timelier reviews, reduced regulatory burdens and less duplication during assessment, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a tour of the Minto Mine in the Yukon on Tuesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 9:09 pm

First Majestic reports revised NI 43-101 technical report

Shares of First Majestic in Toronto rose 4.7% to $18.69, after the announcement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2012 | 7:04 pm

‘This is not an Enbridge animation’: a video war begins

In response to Enbridge’s original animation showing how the pipeline will cross the province, a new anti-pipeline video has been uploaded using […]

Michael Allan McCrae | August 20, 2012 | 8:16 pm

Harry Winston sets Diavik mine’s value at $2.6 billion

Toronto-based jeweller Harry Winston Diamond, which is looking to become the sole owner of Rio Tinto’s Diavik Mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories, said the mine has another 11 years to go and a current net value of $2.6 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 6:37 pm

Franco-Nevada injects $1 billion into Inmet’s copper project

Canada’s Franco-Nevada has committed a whopping $1 billion to support the development costs of Inmet's massive Cobre Panama copper project in exchange for a future precious metals stream.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2012 | 3:53 pm

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