Patriot Coal Corporation announced the closure of its Jupiter mining complex. The Company announced on September 29, 2008, its intention to idle the Jupiter thermal coal facility. In connection with the closing of the facility, the Company gave notice toda …

Addax Petroleum Corporation announces the successful appraisal and development of the Ebouri field in the Etame Marin license area offshore Gabon. Addax Petroleum has a 31.36 per cent non-operated interest in the Etame Marin license area. Commenting, Je …

HudBay Minerals Inc. has determined that it will suspend operations at its Chisel North mine and concentrator in Snow Lake, Manitoba due to depressed prices of base metals, and the economic downturn. The company will place both the mine and concentrator un …

Denison Mines Corp. announced that it has satisfied the covenant outlined in its credit facility with the Bank of Nova Scotia relating to uranium production in 2008. Uranium production for the year totaled 1,635,000 pounds U3O8, with production from the Mc …

Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. announce that subject to regulatory approval Vaaldiam will reduce the exercise prices of a total of 22,326,069 of its currently outstanding warrants from their current exercise prices (which range from $0.55 to $1.89) to $0.08. Of t …

Endeavour International Corporation announced that the first exploration well of a new onshore exploration program focused in South Texas has resulted in a commercial discovery and the company’s first production in the United States. The initiative reflect …

Stratic Energy Corporation announces that following a series of operational difficulties, Stratic and its joint venture partner have decided to cease operations on well 16/2b-5A in the UK North Sea. The operational difficulties included an unsuccessful  …

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. announce that it has entered into an option agreement with a third party to acquire a 100% working interest in a Rare Earth Elements property in the Province of New Brunswick, approximately 53 km east-northeast of the cit …

Pele Mountain Resources Inc. announced that Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. has fulfilled its option commitment at Pele’s Sudbury Nickel Project through 2008 by spending an additional $300,000 on qualifying exploration expenditures in 2008 and by recently i …

OREX EXPLORATION INC. announce the closing of a private placement of $547,000, consisting of 7,300,000 units. On this amount, MineralFields Group, through First Canadian Securities® (a division of Limited Market Dealer Inc.), has subscribed for 5,600,000  …