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[Update] Orbite keeps moving

Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been busy proving its patented technology to extract alumina from clays, bauxite, and red mud works. It now says it’s capable of recovering individual rare earths as a byproduct from its high-purity…



Western Potash takes novel approach

When Western Potash Corp. (WPX-T) starts commercial production at its Milestone potash mine in 2016 it will draw much of its water from treated sewage effluent from the city of Regina, about 30 km away.


Commentary: More on cost overruns on capital development

I am an advocate of change for the better, as well as the preservation those things that work well, but there seems to be a lack of good balance between the two these days when it comes to project development in mining. It seems to me that too…





Iamgold not “bailing” on Ecuador

Headlines in the mainstream media that Iamgold (IMT-T) is giving up on Ecuador are fundamentally incorrect, Candace MacGibbon, president and chief financial officer of junior explorer INV Metals (INV-T), told The Northern Miner.


Guyana’s challenges may hold rewards for gold explorers

VANCOUVER — When it comes to unearthing gold in a youthful mining jurisdiction like the South American nation of Guyana, explorers are often faced with infrastructure-based speed bumps on the road to establishing an economic deposit. Both…



Energizer Resources senior vice-president of operations Craig Scherba (right) and a local worker examine a trench at the Green Giant graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Energizer puts Molo’s graphite in fast lane

It has been a story of evolution by discovery for Energizer Resources (EGZ-T), a Toronto-based explorer with significant land holdings in southern Madagascar. The company was originally billed as a prospective vanadium producer — its…


The Gualcamyo gold mine in the northern San Juan province of Argentina. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana pounces on Extorre

Following a tumultuous four months that saw its share price plummet and development options narrow, Vancouver-based explorer Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) has found a ­solution to its problem in the form of Toronto-based miner Yamana Gold…


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