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Commentary: Road to Ring of Fire is paved with legal briefs
Now that Cliffs Natural Resources has finally won a round in Ontario’s legal system, are they any closer to gaining access to their Ring of Fire chromite motherlode?
Problems at Ambatovy hurt Sherritt’s Q2 earnings
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) reported a $30.1-million net loss in the second quarter, largely due to its Ambatovy joint-venture nickel–cobalt project in Madagascar, where it reduced the project’s annual…
Editorial: Who designed the Mount Polley tailings dam?
It’s a week and a half after the massive tailings spill at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper–gold mine in B.C.’s Cariboo region, and many unclear aspects of the disaster are coming into better focus.
U.S. equity indexes end marginally higher, Aug. 4-8
U.S. equity indexes were down for most of the week, as Russia banned imports of some western foods and U.S. warplanes prepared to strike targets in Iraq for the first time since 2011. But markets edged higher on Friday after Russia’s…
TSX and TSX Venture warrants
The following are warrants of mining-related companies currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on July 31, 2014 (with changes from July 15, 2014).
Kennady climbs on more high-grade diamond results
Ahead of a maiden resource estimate due out later this year, results from Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories continue to confirm expectations of a high-grade project.
General Moly aims to restart Liberty moly-copper mine in Nevada
VANCOUVER — Molybdenum oxide prices have been on the rise over the past six months — jumping 40% to sit at US$13.40 per lb. at press time — and that’s good news for U.S.-based General Moly (TSX: GMO; NYSE-MKT:…
Editorial: Mount Polley tailings spill – Imperial’s best not good enough
The complete failure of the tailings dam at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper–gold mine in Central B.C.’s Cariboo region on Aug. 4 is the most depressing thing to have happened in Canadian mining since the Bre-X Minerals…
LIM remains in limbo
Not much has happened at Labrador Iron Mines (TSX: LIM; US-OTC: LBRMF) since the company announced in June that it would suspend operations at its direct-shipping iron ore Schefferville projects in the Labrador Trough region, partly due to…
Asanko approves gold mine construction in Ghana
Asanko Gold’s directors (TSX: AKG; NYSE: AKG) have given management the green light to build the first phase of the Asanko gold mine in Ghana for US$295 million, and the company expects to break ground within a month.