Posts Tagged: mining

CivE Professor to Advise Governments on Proposed New Mine

Civil Engineering Professor Philip Byer has been named to a joint federal-provincial review panel for the environmental assessment of a proposed new mine in Northern Ontario. The appointment was made by Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent and Ontario’s Minister of…

Offer Deadlines Extended for Baffinland Iron Mines

Two companies in a bidding war for Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. and its massive iron ore property in Nunavut have extended their offer deadlines until later this month. European steelmaker ArcelorMittal is competing with Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc. for…

A Cure for the Energy Crisis

With so many shale gas reserves available, major energy companies around the world are racing to start drilling. This carries some big environmental risks, but the upside is too great to ignore. Shale gas could one day lower fuel prices,…
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