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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
The Scotia Mine exploded more than 30 years ago, but the story could just as easily be pulled from today's headlines. An accumulation of methane gas in a poorly ventilated Eastern Kentucky coal mine led to a blast that killed 15 miners. A subsequent attempt to ventilate the mine ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The province will consider input from Nova Scotians, along with scientific research, when weighing whether to lift a moratorium on uranium mining, says a Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman.
"We’re looking to the public to see what their values are, what their concerns are, and whether they are for or against ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
A massive swath of northern Ontario boreal forest, considered the world's largest carbon storehouse, will be off-limits to forestry and mining activities under a plan that will also guarantee First Nations a share of resource revenues, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.
McGuinty offered few details, but said the government would consult ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Ressources Appalaches (TSX VENTURE: APP) announces the start of a program of twenty (20) boreholes on its Ashini uranium property, located on Quebec's North Shore. The purpose of the drilling is to assess the uranium content of the pegmatite veins observed on surface over a distance of 4.7 kilometres. These ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
United Reef Limited (TSX VENTURE: URP) ("United Reef" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of summer exploration programs on its base metals projects in Hants County, Nova Scotia and McFauld's Lake area, Ontario. A ground magnetic survey will commence this week on the Hants County project to ...
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