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New Rules

Mining companies operating in Canada need to develop a clear understanding of the implications of the April 2009 legal decision to expand the reach of the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) p...

Planning for profits

"He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plans are laid, where the di...

Canada’s top 100 mining companies are back with a vengeance

Much ink has been spilled on the impact of the global financial crisis on Canada's mining and metals industry.Two key factors dominated the industry in 2009. First, the crisis choked off access to debt and capital for many companies,...

No Butt Print In The Seat

A mused and confused pretty much describes how I feel about what's going on in Ottawa nowadays as Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to shake things up; first with the recent prorogation of Parli...

Rainy River Hits Gold-Rich Deposit

Rainy River Resources (RR. TSX-V) was the talk of the show at last month's Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference in Vancouver when it unveiled a core taken from its Beaver Pond project in northwester...

Hot Prospects (March 01, 2010)

Golden Predator Royalty & Development Corp. (Golden Predator) is now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under (TSX:GPD).

Fixing A Giant Mess

When federal government receivers padlocked the gate to Royal Oak Mines' Giant Yellowknife mine in the spring of 1999, locals prepared to say a bittersweet goodbye.On one hand, the Giant had helped build the town into today's robust Northern...

Rich & Rare

Photo Report by Northern Correspondent Bill Braden

Teamwork Keeps Quarry Alive

The names Lafarge Canada Inc. and Ducks Unlimited don't look right together in the same sentence but when put in context with the expansion of Lafarge's limestone quarry and plant near Brookfield, NS,...

Huge Mine Produces Clean Water Too

Any Arctic mining operation faces a number of unique challenges, not the least of which is managing water treatment to meet the stringent demands of a fragile ecosystem. In addition to the environment...