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Vale to spend $2B to cut sulphur dioxide emissions in Sudbury
Vale (VALE-N) has approved a $2-billion plan to reduce by 70% the sulphur dioxide emissions from its smelter in Sudbury, Ont.
Commentary: US industry relies too much on Chinese REEs
The following letter was sent to U.S. President Barack Obama by members of congress Mike Coffman, Hank Johnson, Leonard Boswell, Cynthia M. Lummis, Dana Rohrabacher, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Tom Latham, Walter B. Jones, Paul A. Gosar and Donald…
Facts ‘n’ figures: Record US$18B spent on exploration in 2011, says Metals Economics Group
The following is an excerpt from the Metals Economics Group’s Worldwide Exploration Trends 2012 report based on the firm’s Corporate Education Strategies series of studies. The exploration budgets in the report include spending for…
Editorial: Lowell and Rebagliati urge free thinking
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada kicked off its annual convention in Toronto with a panel discussion on what makes a successful mineral explorer.
Kincora rides Mongolian copper wave
Kincora Copper (KCC-V) believes that with a bit of patience and a lot of drill work, its Bronze Fox property can become the next big name in Mongolian copper and gold.
Buffet buys into tungsten mine
While tungsten promoters may want to spin a tungsten mine investment that connects back to Warren Buffet as a rousing endorsement for the metal, the main factor in the move may be far more pragmatic.