2010 Mining Explorers: Ucore Rare Metals Inc. 10/31/2010
UCU: TSX-V President and CEO: James Mackenzie Vice President, Project Development: Harmen Keyser Vice President and CFO: Peter Manuel At the behest of lawmakers at both the state and federal levels,...

Shale gas fallout chilly 10/24/2010
Leading companies postpone plans in Quebec, citing costs, lack of service support
Fending off a public backlash, the Quebec government has rejected demands for a moratorium on development of its shale gas resource, staking its future on the prospects of gas self-sufficiency that th...

Mining News: Explorers swarm Stewart-area prospects 09/26/2010
Under-explored historic gold camp attracts many juniors seeking substantial mineral deposits in accessible, cost-effective region
Dozens of small explorers mounted exploration campaigns in 2010 in and around the historic Stewart Gold Camp in northwestern British Columbia, and as assays trickle in from samples and core sent to la...

LNG hopes evaporate 09/05/2010
One of 10 proposed Canadian import terminals is working; one to be export project
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall ..." goes the old song for children. Let's make that "ten LNG projects" that once dangled the prospect of LNG imports to Canada for regasification into billions of...

Canada's offshore in melting pot 08/29/2010
Drilling winds down at only well in Canadian waters as demands increase for tougher offshore and unconventional rules, more research and development spending, review of operator liability
The only deepwater well currently being drilled in Canadian waters is nearing completion in Newfoundland's Orphan Basin just ahead of what shapes up as a full-scale national debate on the future of...

Canadian Senate opposes offshore ban 08/22/2010
There is no need to ban drilling in Canadian coastal waters, given that current legislation and the regulatory regime is "among the most stringent and innovative in the world," the Canadian Senate's e...

Mining News: REEs become rarer on China export cuts 07/25/2010
The Far East country chokes global supply of the high-technology metals prompting the U.S. to stimulate domestic production
China, which mines the majority of the global supply of rare earth elements within its borders, has, over recent years, increasingly restricted its exports of the unique minerals to non-China-based pr...

Gas economics sink Nova Scotia plan 07/18/2010
There's an old Nova Scotia folk song of undetermined origin whose chorus starts out: Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, Let your mountains dark and dreary be. Maybe it's a bit soon to asso...

Georges Bank moratorium extended 05/23/2010
The Canadian and Nova Scotia governments said they will extend by another three years a moratorium on Georges Bank, a rich and ecologically sensitive fishing ground that is believed to hold a large oi...

Canada good on gas for a century 05/23/2010
CSUG: Low and high case projections are two to four times greater than previous estimates; include shale gas but not hydrates
Canada could be sitting on 4,000 trillion cubic feet of natural gas – a motherlode that has been "dramatically" changed by the emergence of shale and tight gas and would be sufficient to meet domestic...

Mining News: Bill urges 'restart' of U.S. REEs mining 04/25/2010
Colorado lawmaker advocates stimulating domestic rare earth elements industry, calls for stockpiling minerals deemed critical
Rare earth elements have become a hot topic among United States policymakers. The growing demand for the unique properties of these metals in "green energy" technology and military applications, coupl...

Shale gas spreads wings beyond BC 03/07/2010
Alberta anticipates land sales bonanza, possibly topping C$1B; Quebec test results could unlock new play, fuel junior share surge
Canadian shale gas development is set to breaks out of its British Columbia confines, propelled by expectations of blockbuster March land sales in Alberta and initial success from a test well in Quebe...

Canadian oil and gas giants tread warily 11/22/2009
New-look Suncor and EnCana roll out disciplined 2010 spending plans, leaving flexibility to boost budgets if commodity prices rise
While trading places as Canada's dominant oil and natural company, Suncor Energy and EnCana are both delivering a similar refrain for 2010 - steady as it goes. Suncor is the new king of the hill after...

Mining Explorers 2009: Bokan Mountain deposit is rare earth 11/01/2009
Ucore focuses on exploration of strategic rare earth elements in Southeast Alaska
Ucore Uranium Inc., a junior based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has shifted its primary focus at the Bokan Mountain Granite complex in Southeast Alaska from uranium to rare earth elements. Ucore changed...

Fiscal climate in eastern Canada calm 10/11/2009
Area economy small, driven by large offshore projects; Repsol newest player; ConocoPhillips hunting rig, may face political issues
Eastern Canada is a region normally associated with high winds and high unemployment. Ironically, however, the fiscal climate there remains calm during this recession. In some parts of the region, rea...

Canada's offshore oil patch skirts storm 10/04/2009
Newfoundland, Labrador experiencing private sector growth in economic downturn, mostly due to offshore oil and gas investment
As a perfect economic storm batters global markets one hatch of the Canadian ship of state remains wide open to boom times. Newfoundland and Labrador - known across Canada as The Rock - is experiencin...

Nova Scotia gas field poised for expansion 09/13/2009
The dwindling reserves at Nova Scotia's offshore Sable natural gas project may be close to getting a lift from inclusion of the Chebucto field, which has proved plus probable reserves of about 160 bil...