Formation could break ground on Idaho cobalt project in January
Vancouver – With a final rubber stamp from the United States Forest Service (USFS), Formation Metals (FCO-T)…
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Open pit area growing for Premier and Roxmark
The Hardrock project continues to yield impressive results for both Premier Gold (PG-T) and its minority partn…
First Quantum picks up Ravensthorpe from BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) suspended operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia in January a…
UPDATE: Thompson Creek to build $498M mill complex
Vancouver – Instead of revamping existing equipment as originally envisioned, Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T) is…
Grandview gets the cash it needs to find Peruvian gold
Grandview Gold (GVX-T) has the money it needs to better partake in gold’s historically high prices via its exp…
Full Metal Minerals likes what it sees in Alaska
Drill results from its 2009 exploration season at the Russian Mountain project in Alaska demonstrated signific…
Thompson to build $498M Endako mill
Vancouver – Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T) announced that it plans on building a new $498 million mill for…
Ivanhoe gets specific on Oyu Tolgoi
With a long awaited investment agreement signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN…
Cliffs says Noront overstated value of its Freewest bid
Four days after Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) upped its bid for Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) in an att…
Franco-Nevada goes after International Royalty
Gold-focused royalty company, Franco-Nevada (FNV-T), is planning a $640-million cash bid for its smaller rival…
C-300 Still Flawed
Canada’s mining industry spent a rare week under the national media’s heat lamps, as many reporters rallied to support the anti-mining Bill C-300, which is sponsored by backbench federal Liberal membe…
Platinum, Palladium Demand Dips In 2009: Johnson Matthey
A 4.4% decline in net global platinum demand and a 3.8% fall in net global palladium is expected in 2009, according to the latest market survey by metals specialists Johnson Matthey.