May 22, 2012 The right cut: Dreams made of diamonds The Montreal Gazette interviews Gevorg Mkhitaryan, owner of a small diamond polishing operation, who was part of a group of about 60 Armenian diamond cutters and polishers brought to the…
May 22, 2012 Rio Tinto sells aluminum business for $185 million In what it seems a move towards exiting the aluminum wire business, diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON & NYSE:RIO) announced it is selling its U.S.-based wire and cable business Alcan…
May 21, 2012 Kirkland Lake halts production after fire No injuries or damage to company assets, but all production activities are halted until power is restored.
May 20, 2012 Gold mining in Saskatchewan set to increase With its massive production potential, northern Saskatchewan is securing its seat as one of the best locations in the world to mine gold.
May 20, 2012 Mulcair prepares for the long battle on oilsands Canadian NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is digging his heels in, gearing up for a battle on the Alberta oilsands that he's ready to take on the next campaign trial.
May 19, 2012 First Nickel closes a US$10 million loan facility with the Bank of Nova Scotia First Nickel Inc. ("First Nickel", "FNI" or the "Company") (TSX:FNI) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a US$10 million revolving credit facility with The Bank of Nova…
May 18, 2012 Golden Dory ups stake in Labrador iron deposit Golden Dory Resources says it is increasing its stake in the Gabbro Lake iron ore deposit in Canada's Labrador Trough.
May 18, 2012 McEwen considers selling the Los Azules Project in Argentina McEwen Mining (TSX and NYSE:MUX) President and CEO Rob McEwen on Thursday cautioned shareholders that recent energy-industry expropriation and Argentina government policy decrees augured negatively for its San José silver/gold…
May 18, 2012 Canadian oil sands output could surpass expectations CIBC World Markets analyst expects a production jump to 2 million to 2.5 billion barrels a day by 2020 from last year's output of 1.6 million bpd.
May 18, 2012 TSX heads higher, commodities mixed The Toronto stock market was higher Friday as traders picked up stocks that have sold off this month on worries about Greece leaving the eurozone and generally slowing economic conditions.
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