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Gem huckster arrested on fraud charges

The first rule of a fraud scam is if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Just ask the victims of Bernie Madoff's spectacular Ponzi scheme.

Andrew Topf | January 29, 2012 | 11:31 pm

BC coal mine expansion approved

The BC government has allowed an expansion to the Quinsam Coal Mine on Vancouver Island.

Andrew Topf | January 29, 2012 | 10:23 pm

Natives cynical as Prosperity Mine environmental review begins

The native group opposing the Prosperity Mine in northern British Columbia has little faith in the just-launched federal environmental review of the project, CTV News reports.

Andrew Topf | January 29, 2012 | 9:22 pm

Q4 sales volumes at PotashCorp drop by one-third

PotashCorp (NYSE:POT), the world's largest producer of potash, announced higher Q4 earnings on Wednesday but also a sharp decline in demand.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 27, 2012 | 4:08 pm

Government plays down oil sands document

The federal government disassociated itself on Thursday from an embarrassing official policy paper that said the country’s independent energy regulator, now studying a controversial oil pipeline, is in fact a government ally.

Globe and Mail | January 26, 2012 | 8:18 pm

Premier Clark announces speedier processing for notice of work applications

Mining notices of work applications, one of the pieces of paper a miner must have before a project can proceed, have been reduced from 229 to 85, said BC Premier Christy Clark at Round Up 2012 on Wednesday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2012 | 3:26 pm

Canadian mining company denies link to shooting death of protester in Mexico

Vancouver-based mining company Fortuna Silver says it has nothing to do with the shooting death of a protester in a town near the company’s mine site in Mexico.

National Post | January 26, 2012 | 6:56 am

Ottawa promises speedier review of oil sands projects

The federal government is working to speed into place changes this year to expedite the regulatory review of new industrial projects. Ottawa plans to unveil new plans in “months, not years,” Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said in Calgary on Wednesday.

Globe and Mail | January 26, 2012 | 12:25 am

Detour jumps after upping reserves and raising $1.45 billion to build Canada’s largest gold mine

Detour Gold added $1.80 to $28.40 or 6.7% on Wednesday after announcing bought deal financing led by BMO Capital Markets and CIBC worth $241 million. The latest round is enough to complete its $1.45 billion Ontario project for which it also announced improved reserves estimates.

Frik Els | January 25, 2012 | 9:50 pm

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