Western Coal says aware of potential lawsuit

Vancouver-based Western Coal Corp is aware of a potential class action lawsuit against the company, it said on Tuesday. Western has received service of the proposed suit, which was launched in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on November 20.

Western Coal sees output of 10Mt/y by 2013

Vancouver-based Western Coal (formerly Western Canadian Coal) plans to boost production to 10-million tons a year of coal by 2013, chairperson John Byrne told shareholders at the firm's annual meeting on Tuesday. Earlier this year, Western bought...

Daily podcast – July 13, 2009

In today's podcast: platinum-miner Eastern Platinum has terminated the contracts of two contract mining companies working at its Crocodile River mine; and Australia warns China of the risks to business confidence from the detention without charge...

Cambrian to speed up transformation into mine operator

LSE-listed resources investment firm Cambrian Mining plans to move towards becoming a focused mine operator to take advantage of high commodity prices, the firm said on Monday. The firm is in talks to sell its stake in Xstract Energy, and is...

Cambrian increases iron ore stake

Iron ore miner Cambrian Mining advises that it has increased its iron ore interests by raising its shareholding in Aztec Resources, owner of the high quality Koolan Island iron ore deposits off the coast of Western Australia.