The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in on the first of several coal-export projects in the Northwest, telling the Army Corps of Engineers that it should thoroughly review the potential impacts of exporting large amounts of coal from Wyoming and Montana to Asia.

NANAIMO – Efforts to save one of only two remaining coal mining headframes and tipples in North America took a step forward Monday.

These are the good old days for the British Columbia mineral exploration sector. Despite a global economic meltdown in 2008 and persistent worries about European debt, more money was ventured to explore potential mineral and metal resources in B.C. in the past five years than any similar period since 1971 — even after adjusting for inflation. From 2007 to 2011, the sector attracted $1.829 ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Prophecy Coal Corp. As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission , the Company is issuing this news release to clarify certain previous disclosures. ...

Kamloops region is particularly poised for growth from new projects and expansions KAMLOOPS, BC, May 10, 2012 /CNW/ - British Columbia's robust and responsible resource sector will help propel the $140 billion in new mining investment expected across Canada over the next five years,...

Some wanted foreclosure relief and mortgage modifications. Some demanded an end to mountaintop-removal coal mining. Others came to protest war or urge immigration reform, and there was even a small group handing out anarchist literature.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Wal-Mart (WMT), Patriot ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Prophecy Coal Corp. is pleased to provide the following update on its open pit coal operation at its Ulaan Ovoo mine in Mongolia.Since 2010, the Company has invested over ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Finning International Inc. announced that its U.K. and Ireland division has secured a seven-year mining equipment and service contract with Hargreaves Services for a total ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Orsa Ventures Corp. announced today that the Company has received encouraging results from a recent road building, trenching and sampling program at its Coal Canyon Property in Pershing County, Nevada. Approximately 3,000 feet of new road were constructed at Coal Canyon ...