February 20, 2012 Canadian ‘mining watchdog’ spent $1.1M taxpayer dollars and has nothing to show for it A Canadian mining watchdog created by the Conservative government has yet to mediate a single case despite costing taxpayers $1.1 million over the last two years.
February 20, 2012 Caledonia gives 51% of Blanket to indigenous Zimbabweans Caledonia Mining announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Zimbabwe government to sell 51% of its Blanket mine to indigenous Zimbabweans for $30 million. The purchase price…
February 20, 2012 Regional District Opposes Enbridge Gateway Pipeline; Passes Resolution Calling for Legislated Ban on Oil Tanker Traffic in BC’s Northern Coastal Waters The Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District, which provides local government services to four electoral areas and five municipalities with 20,000 residents living on the North Coast of British Columbia and…
February 20, 2012 75 per cent of Keystone XL pipe would be ‘Made in North America’ TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) confirmed today the vast majority of the pipe for Keystone XL would be manufactured in North America.
February 20, 2012 Who’re you calling dirty? Canada says would take Europe to WTO over oil sands Canada is upset about an EU energy panel's plans for a green ranking of fuels that would rank Alberta's heavy oil as the globe's most polluting and effectively ban the…
February 20, 2012 Iron Creek & Hochschild Mining discover “exotic” copper mineralization, Victoria Joint Venture Iron Creek Capital Corp. (TSX-V: IRN) is pleased to provide an exploration update on recent work completed by Hochschild Mining Holdings Limited (HOC.L: "Hochschild"), the operators of the Victoria Joint…
February 19, 2012 Coal trumps oilsands as climate change culprit Emissions from Canada's oilsands are unlikely to make a large contribution to global warming compared to the burning of coal, says a leading climate change researcher.
February 19, 2012 Enbridge considering Prince Rupert for Northern Gateway terminus As hearings into the Northern Gateway pipeline continue, Enbridge, the company behind the $5.5 billion project to transport oilsands crude 1,170 kilometres from Brudenheim, Alberta to a new marine terminal…
February 19, 2012 Sunshine Oilsands begins offering shares in $605 million IPO Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. will tomorrow begin offering shares in an initial public offering to raise as much as HK$4.69 billion ($605 million), the holder of Canadian oil-sand leases said.
February 17, 2012 Yellowhead expands Harper Creek estimate Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining has updated the 43-101 estimate for its Harper Creek copper project north of Kamloops.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
