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Enbridge blasted for U.S. oil spill response

Enbridge blasted for U.S. oil spill response

A U.S. watchdog has blasted Northern Gateway pipeline proponent Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) for “pervasive organizational failures” behind a 2010 pipeline rupture and spill in Michigan. A U.S.
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Tembec to idle Chetwynd pulp mill

Tembec to idle Chetwynd pulp mill

Montreal-based Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) will idle its Chetwynd, B.C., pulp indefinitely as of September 16, the company has announced.
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Water security expertise flowing south

Water security expertise flowing south

Droughts, terror threats raise U.S. infrastructure safety concerns
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Resources roundup

Forestry: Haida buy Western Forest Products licence
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BC Aboriginal Mining Training Association to stay open after last-minute reprieve

BC Aboriginal Mining Training Association to stay open after last-minute reprieve

The BC Aboriginal Mine Training Association (BC AMTA) won't close its doors, after securing the federal funding it was seeking.
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B.C. silver miner in Bolivia suffers worker hostages, protestor death and nationalization threats

B.C. silver miner in Bolivia suffers worker hostages, protestor death and nationalization threats

Events took a dramatic turn for a Vancouver silver miner in Bolivia last week as its contract workers were taken hostage by protestors.
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Blackwater project driving job creation in B.C.’s north

Blackwater project driving job creation in B.C.’s north

Miner’s $100 million 2012 exploration budget is approximately 25% of province’s 2011 total
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Methanex boosts methanol production in New Zealand

Methanex boosts methanol production in New Zealand

Methanol demand prompted Methanex Corp. (TSX:MX) to restart production July 5 at its second methanol plant at its Motunui site in New Zealand.
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Lupaka and Andean merge to create Peru-focused miner

Lupaka and Andean merge to create Peru-focused miner

Vancouver gold miner Lupaka Gold Corp. (TSX:LPK) announced July 5 that it plans to merge with Oakville, Ontario-based Andean American Gold Corp. (TSX-Venture:AAG) to create a new Peru-focused gold exploration and development company.
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Red tape hampering LNG market access

Red tape hampering LNG market access

Conference focuses on growing global competition in servicing Asia
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