Company blames regulators in Canada’s eastern Arctic for killing project
Uravan Minerals cancels plans to look for uranium near Garry Lake An exploration company in Canada’s southern province of Alberta
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Harry Winston buying Ekati mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories for $500M US
Toronto-based Harry Winston Diamond Corporation says it is buying BHP Billiton’s Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories for $500
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‘We will pay for damage’ says Finnish mining CEO
The crisis-hit Talvivaara mine says taxpayers will not have to shoulder the clean-up cost at its nickel mine in eastern
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Yukon, Canada chief vows to fight changes to Oil and Gas Act
Chief of Liard First Nation threatens blockades, court action The chief of the Liard First Nation is promising to fight
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Villagers set up own petrol station in central Sweden
Villagers in the county of Dalarna in central Sweden have decided to deal with the problem of vanishing shops and
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Actor Adam Beach to promote Canada’s Northwest Territories
Arctic Air star will be part of territory’s tourism campaign Actor Adam Beach will be the new face of tourism
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Investigation launched after tanker runs aground in northern Canada
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team to the city of St. John’s, in Canada’s Atlantic province
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Though awash in gas, Southcentral Alaska may still have to import some
Despite reports that Cook Inlet may be awash in natural gas, leading to a surge of interest by smaller oil-and-gas
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Shell concludes drilling in Arctic Ocean for 2012
Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday wrapped up its preliminary oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s shores. “The mandatory
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Swedes find jobs in neighbouring Norway thanks to oil boom
When the global recession hit in 2008 the numbers of Swedes moving to neighbouring Norway rocketed. There are currently over
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Opening of huge Russian field drives another nail into Alaska’s gas coffin
In the Russian Arctic, state-owned oil giant Gazprom is doing what Alaskans have long dreamed of — tapping vast reserves
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Peregrine Diamonds gets cash boost in northern Canada
Money will help company continue exploration work More good news for the company hoping to build a diamond mine near
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Permit issued for Exxon’s Point Thomson, Alaska project
Efforts to tap into Alaska’s largest undeveloped oil-and-gas field took a big step forward on Friday with the U.S. Army
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Agnico-Eagle announces record profits
Nunavut’s Meadowbank mine production played role in turnaround Agnico-Eagle’s third-quarter results show big profits for the company, and executives say
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Lower profits for Swedish state mining company LKAB
Despite the continued expansion of mining operations across the north of Sweden, the state mining company LKAB has announced a
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