March 9, 2012 Zimplats targets 1 million platinum ounces a year Mines belonging to Zimplats, the Zimbabwe unit of Impala Platinum, have at least 30 years of production left in them and could deliver one million platinum ounces annually, according to…
March 9, 2012 Canadian Mandalay Resources resumes operations in Chile Canadian miner Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND, MND.WT) resumed operations at its Cerro Bayo project in Chile today, after protestors removed blockades, allowing supplies in and out of the mine.
March 9, 2012 Over 18% of Canada’s job losses in February were in the mining industry Despite a healthy economic growth, Canada’s economy lost 2,800 jobs in February, with at least 18% of those positions belonging to the mining sector.
March 9, 2012 Xstrata pays top dollar for BC met coal field Xstrata's relentless appetite for coal, particularly the metallurgical variety, was again evident on Thursday after it bought Talisman's Peace River deposit for $500 million.
March 9, 2012 Alberta oil sands: bear death toll rises, Lakotas protest Black bears are frequently wandering into the oil sands of Alberta, Canada in search of food. And they are being shot on site, by the hundreds, by conservation officers.
March 8, 2012 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty reports profit down in 2011 compared with 2010 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. (TSX:LIF.UN) traded lower Thursday after the company reported yesterday a drop in its full-year earnings as iron ore sales slipped.
March 8, 2012 Hudbay’s cash grows 42% in fourth quarter Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) rang in the fourth quarter with a $34.3 million profit or 21 cents per share, compared to $7.9 million or seven cents a share at the end…
March 7, 2012 ATCO tapped to build 2,586-person village in north Saskatchewan for potash project ATCO announced on Monday that it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to design, build and operate a 2,586-person turnkey workforce housing lodge for BHP Billiton’s Jansen Potash Project, 100…
March 7, 2012 KI First Nation set to block Canadian company from prospecting for gold on their land Despite the Ontario government’s efforts to avoid a confrontation between Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) community members and God's Lake Resources representatives during the world’s leading mining exploration Convention, PDAC, the conflict…
March 7, 2012 Wanted: 100,000 mining workers in next decade in Canada Canada’s mining sector is entering a period of “significant and sustained growth,” according to a recent report from the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), which will translate into the need…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
