Wall Street ends on a high note
U.S. stocks ended in positive territory during the March 4–8 trading week, helped by strong jobs data.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
PDAC: Survival tips for juniors
In a market, where majors are struggling to perform, there seems little hope that juniors will weather the storm, making strategies to survive a popular theme at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)…
Thompson Creek looks challenges in the eye
First the good news: Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) says it has enough cash to finish building its recently acquired Mount Milligan copper-gold mine project near Prince George, B.C., and that the project remains on target for start-up in…
Energizer outlines graphite economics
VANCOUVER — A busy 12 months for Toronto-based explorer Energizer Resources (EGZ-T) culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Molo graphite deposit, 145 km southeast of the city of Toliara in…
Colt gets mining licences for its tungsten, gold projects
Montreal-based explorer Colt Resources (GTP-V) tumbled to a 52-week low after announcing it received two experimental mining licences that allowed it to advance its tungsten and gold exploration projects in Portugal. It likely wasn’t the…
Energizer outlines graphite economics in Madagascar
VANCOUVER — A busy twelve months for Toronto-based explorer Energizer Resources (EGZ-T) culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Molo graphite deposit 145 km southeast of the city of Toliara…
Colt gets mining licences for its tungsten, gold projects
Montreal-based explorer Colt Resources (GTP-V) tumbled to a new 52-week low after announcing it received two experimental mining licenses allowing it to advance its tungsten and gold exploration projects in Portugal, likely not the…
Oyu Tolgoi’s feasibility study delayed
Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ-T, TRQ-N) updated the market with good and bad news about its 66%-held Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.
Things get heavy for Namibia Rare Earths
Between 2005 and 2008, Namibia Rare Earths (NRE-T, NMREF-O) was focused on exploring for gold and copper in northwestern Namibia, about 450 km northwest of the capital Windhoek.
Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the…
Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick, with a feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years.
Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…