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Directors quit as Baja mine project faces $246m overrun

Directors quit as Baja mine project faces $246m overrun

Baja Mining Corp . (TSX:BAJ) shares are taking a beating in the wake of defections from its board of directors and news that the Vancouver-headquartered company is short $246 million to complete its $1.14 billion Boleo mine in Mexico.
Forestry titan passes away

Forestry titan passes away

Slocan Forest Products founder Ike Barber remembered as much for his philanthropy as for his success in B.C.'s best-known industry
Global solar prospects dim as Day4 stock slides

Global solar prospects dim as Day4 stock slides

Solar energy’s world market realities hammer Burnaby company as it resorts to more layoffs and watches its share price sink below $0.02
Ivanhoe Mines CEO and 10 senior execs resign en masse

Ivanhoe Mines CEO and 10 senior execs resign en masse

Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. 's (TSX:IVN) founder and CEO Robert Friedland resigned his post Tuesday, along with six other directors and four other senior management members.
Quaterra sues U.S. government over Arizona land decision

Quaterra sues U.S. government over Arizona land decision

Vancouver’s Quaterra Resources Inc. (TSX V:QTA)(NYSE:QMM), together with the board of supervisors of Mohave County in Arizona, has filed a lawsuit in Arizona’s U.S.
Mongolia moves to suspend SouthGobi’s mining activity

Mongolia moves to suspend SouthGobi’s mining activity

Vancouver miner SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ) is facing suspension of its mining and exploration permits in Mongolia.
Endeavour Silver spends US$250m on Mexican properties

Endeavour Silver spends US$250m on Mexican properties

Vancouver’s Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR) plans to buy two Mexican properties from Toronto’s AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX:AUQ) for up to US$250 million.
Vancouver’s RockBridge plans merger with Crimson Energy

Vancouver’s RockBridge plans merger with Crimson Energy

Vancouver oil and gas company RockBridge Resources Inc. (TSX-V:RBE) has signed a letter of intent with Calgary’s Crimson Energy Ltd. for a proposed merger. The merger would build on the partnership RockBridge has with Crimson.
Site C dam public hearings set for northern B.C.

Site C dam public hearings set for northern B.C.

Six open houses will be held to provide information and garner feedback on the proposed Site C dam – but if you want to attend in person, you'll have to travel to northern B.C. or Alberta.
U.S. tosses out B.C. tuna trawlers

U.S. tosses out B.C. tuna trawlers

A relative peace between American and Canadian tuna fishermen has evaporated amid allegations that overly efficient B.C. harvesters are crowding their southern neighbours