Commentary: Unlocking the wealth of northern Ontario
Discovery of the massive “Ring of Fire,” a chromite-rich mineral deposit in a remote area of northern Ontario, is the first and perhaps easiest step in realizing the site’s potential.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
The Red Back team returns at Atacama
The former Red Back Mining team led by Richard Clark has returned to advance Atacama Minerals (AAM-V), using the same strategies they used to build Red Back from a junior with a $50-million market cap into a West African gold producer…
Western Potash passes another milestone
Western Potash (WPX-T) has put a spotlight on its Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan with a positive prefeasibility study (PFS) estimating annual production at 2.8 million tonnes for at least 40 years. This has some analysts speculating…
Potash Corp. reports a solid Q3
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) has more than doubled its third-quarter profits compared to one year earlier, on the back of rising demand for fertilizer products despite global economic concerns.
Argex completes PEA on titanium dioxide project
The economic viability of Argex Mining’s (RGX-V) La Blache titanium dioxide project in Quebec has now received validation with the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA), the company says.
NMC doubles resource at moly mine
South Korea-focused NMC Resource (NRC-V) has substantially increased contained resources at its high-grade Moland molybdenum mine.
Arianne’s Lac–Paul among the ‘next generation’ of phosphate rock mines
A prefeasibility study for Arianne Resources’ (DAN-V) Lac-à-Paul phosphate-titanium project in south-eastern Quebec has placed the project “among the most attractive of the next generation of phosphate rock mines,” according to Bernard…
Rodinia’s shares jump on PEA
Shares of Rodinia Lithium (RM-V, RDNAF-O) surged 41.86% to close at 30.5¢ yesterday after the junior exploration and development company released the results of a preliminary economic assessment of its lithium brine project in northern…
Western Potash hits a milestone with PFS
Western Potash (WPX-T) has put a spotlight on its Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan with a positive prefeasibility study (PFS) estimating annual production at 2.8 million tonnes for at least 40 years. This has some analysts speculating…
NMC doubles resource at moly mine
Vancouver – South Korea-focused NMC Resource (NRC-V) has substantially increased contained resources at its high-grade Moland molybdenum mine.
[Update] The Red Back team returns
The former Red Back Mining team led by Richard Clark is back to advance Atacama Minerals (aam-v) using the same strategy they used to build the West African gold producer before selling it to Kinross Gold (k-t, kgc-n) for US$7.1…
U-Sea Colonsay sets sail
The second of nine new vessels to be operated by Canpotex through a joint venture with Copenhagen-based U-Sea Bulk has been delivered, and is expected to arrive at the Neptune Terminals facility in Vancouver’s North Shore on Nov. 7 to load…