Technology.

optimistic corporate update

Investments aid coal shipping

$63.5M investment in terminal equipment

Neptune Bulk Terminals is investing $63.5 million in equipment upgrades at its North Shore terminal in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. The investment includes a $45-million stacker reclaimer that will expand capacity to 12.5 million tonnes per year and improve efficiency for steel-making coal handling.

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Neptune Bulk Terminals

Coal Jun 17

forward thinking exploration update

High hopes for isotopes

First ever drilling based solely on geochemical targets without geophysical signature

Uravan Minerals is pioneering an innovative uranium exploration technique using lead isotope ratios to identify drill targets in the Athabasca Basin. The company has conducted research at the Cigar Lake deposit and is now applying this geochemical approach to drill targets at its Outer Ring project, potentially revolutionizing exploration methods in the basin.

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Uravan Minerals Inc.

Uranium Nickel Jun 16

forward thinking corporate update

Driving innovation

Acquired Thor Lake property for $300,000 in stock

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. has developed one of the world's largest undeveloped rare earth element deposits at its flagship Nechalacho property in the Northwest Territories. The deposit is uniquely enriched in valuable heavy rare earth elements, including dysprosium and terbium, which are critical for green energy technologies and represent one of the few sources outside China's dominance of the global REE market.

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Avalon Rare Metals Inc.

Rare earth elements Rare metals Jun 14

forward thinking environmental

Tailings ponds made better

Three tailings management technologies under development

Syncrude is implementing three innovative tailings management technologies—water capping, composite tails, and centrifuge technology—to comply with Alberta's Directive 074 regulations. The centrifuge technology spins tailings at 1,000-2,000 rpm to separate water for recycling, creating stackable 'cake' material that allows for land reclamation.

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Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Oil May 25

optimistic environmental

Reusing what is not renewable

50,000 tonnes processed by 2011

Teck Trail Operations has processed over 40,000 tonnes of electronic waste since launching its recycling program in 2006, with expectations to reach 50,000 tonnes by 2011. The program recovers metals from discarded electronics across B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, converting lead from CRT glass back into metal form at their lead smelter while maintaining environmental safety standards.

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Teck Trail Operations

Lead May 24

forward thinking corporate update

Talk in a tech-savvy world

Wi-Fi, VoIP, and tracking technology deployed 450m underground

Dundee Precious Metals has implemented comprehensive IT infrastructure including Wi-Fi, VoIP, and real-time worker tracking technology across its global operations, becoming the only mining company to use non-proprietary communications technology underground. The system enables real-time communication and monitoring across operations in Toronto, Bulgaria, Armenia and Namibia, with workers able to use Cisco Wi-Fi devices 450 metres underground.

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Dundee Precious Metals

Gold Silver Mar 10

optimistic corporate update

Think inside the box

$120,000 investment for 25% stake

Saskatchewan-based 3twenty Solutions secured $120,000 in investment from Dragons' Den for their innovative shipping container conversion business targeting remote mining camps. Claude Resources Inc. became their first mining client, purchasing a container camp in late 2010.

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3twenty Solutions

Gold Feb 15

neutral corporate update

Knelson

Knelson provides gravity concentration technology for mineral separation and recovery using patented fluidized bed separation methods. The company offers both semi-continuous batch concentrators and continuous variable discharge (CVD) concentrators for recovering precious metals including gold, silver, iron, zinc, and titanium from slurry feeds.

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Knelson

Iron Gold Dec 17

optimistic production update

Seeing infrared

3,500 InSb wafers produced annually

Firebird Technologies in Trail, BC produces 3,500 indium antimonide wafers annually for infrared detection systems, using indium supplied by Teck Metals. The company is expanding into germanium processing and positioning itself for the solar market with access to multiple specialty metals.

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Firebird Technologies Inc. VNP

Indium Antimony Nov 2

forward thinking corporate update

The future found in the ground

Avalon Rare Metals' market development executive Ian London explains the critical importance of rare earth elements in modern technology and green energy applications. The company is actively exploring its Nechalacho project in the Northwest Territories, focusing on elements essential for everything from LED lighting to solar panels and permanent magnets.

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Avalon Rare Metals Inc. AVL

Rare earths Neodymium Nov 2