The two global steel giants that snapped up Canada’s two largest steel makers are battling in court over a soured deal involving a jointly owned iron ore mine in Labrador.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. is suing U.S. Steel Canada Inc. (the former Stelco Inc.) and mining company Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. after ArcelorMittal’s an agreement to buy out its [...]

Chuitna River residents are going to court to fight a coal mine being built in their area.
Residents filed an appeal with the Alaska Superior Court Monday.
The suit challenges Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin’s refusal to consider a petition designating land within the Chuitna River watershed as unsuitable for surface coal mining.

State and local prosecutors filed a $50 million lawsuit against a Martinez petroleum company and two of its affiliates Monday, accusing them of disabling monitoring devices that would help prevent gasoline leakage at their gas stations.
About 30 gas stations across the state owned by or associated with Martinez-based Golden Gate Petroleum were accused of [...]

The House of Representatives has renewed its support for a joint venture company seeking to extract pozzolan from Pagan.
The Lower House yesterday adopted a resolution urging Gov. Benigno R. Fitial and the Department of Lands to reinstate the mining permit of JG Sablan Rock Quarry.
All present members, except Rep. Cinta Kaipat, voted in favor of [...]

Nuinsco Resources Limited announced that it has received final approval from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of its previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) involving Nuinsco and a new company, Victory Nickel Inc. (”Victory Nickel”). Assuming receipt of other regulatory and third-person consents and approvals required in connection with the Arrangement, it [...]

Nuinsco Resources Limited (”Nuinsco” or the “Company”)(TSX: NWI) (www.nuinsco.ca) today announced that the shareholders of Nuinsco overwhelmingly approved the previously announced plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) involving Nuinsco and a new company, Victory Nickel Inc. (”Victory Nickel”). Of the votes cast at Nuinsco’s Special Meeting of Shareholders on January 26, 2007, 99.77% were in favour [...]

Nuinsco Resources Limited announced that it has mailed to its shareholders a notice and Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) for a special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) to seek approval of a proposed arrangement (the “Arrangement”) which will create a new nickel company called Victory Nickel Inc. (”Victory Nickel”). Shareholders of record of Nuinsco [...]

Once a growing, politically connected company with plans to create a 400-acre water park on state land, Dallenbach Sand Mining Co. Inc. in South Brunswick now consists of a sandlot, two wood shacks and rusted machinery.
Dallenbach, owned by the Herbert family and run by Jack Whitman, dredged sand and gravel from the site for more [...]