Cline starts commercial production at New Elk
Cline Mining (CMK-T) is swinging its New Elk metallurgical coal mine in southern Colorado into full commercial production at a rate of 3 million tons a year as part of its initial 20-year mine plan.
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Molycorp secures off-take agreements for 78% of production
Before markets opened on Jan. 3 Molycorp (MCP-N) announced that it has found a home for more than three quarters of its Phase I production ahead of the start up of its rare earth production facility at its Mountain Pass mine in California.
Western Lithium completes prefeasibility on Kings Valley
Jay Chmelauskas bought his 100%-electric Nissan Leaf about a month ago and charges its battery at one of two charging stations across the street from the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The car gets him around town and his family to…
China sets first tranche of 2012 REE export quotas
China has determined that its first tranche of export quotas for rare earth elements in 2012 will be 10,546 tonnes, down 27% from its first tranche of export quotas in 2011, but the China Daily reported that officials at the Ministry of…
Accusations fly in Mosquito Consolidated boardroom scuffle
Weeks of mounting tension between opposing factions of the board of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V) came to the fore at the company’s annual general meeting on Dec. 16, as shareholders finally had their say in the matter.
International Minerals completes PEA on Converse
At a base-case gold price of US$1,300 per oz. and US$25 per oz. for silver and throughput of 45,000 tonnes per day, an open-pit mine at International Minerals’ (IMZ-T) Converse project in Nevada returns a pre-tax non-discounted cash flow of…
Rye Patch pounces on Coeur d’Alene’s lapsed claims
Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) shares surged 84% to 71¢ on Dec. 5 on news the junior scooped up lapsed mining claims from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) in Nevada’s Rochester mining district.
NovaGold, Barrick table feasibility on Donlin
A second feasibility study on the Donlin gold project in southwestern Alaska puts capital costs at US$6.7 billion – down from US$7 billion – and includes US$834 million for building a 500-km natural gas pipeline and US$984 million in…
Updated: Accusations fly in Mosquito Consolidated boardroom scuffle
Vancouver – Weeks of mounting tension between opposing factions of the board of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V) came to the fore at the company’s annual general meeting on December 16 as shareholders finally had their say in the…
Western Lithium completes prefeasibility on Kings Valley
Jay Chmelauskas bought his 100%-electric Nissan Leaf about a month ago and charges its battery at one of two charging stations across the street from the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The car gets him around town and his family…
Molycorp delivers on magnet-making deal
In August Molycorp’s (MCP-N) proposed partnership with Hitachi Metals to create a joint venture that would manufacture neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) alloy and permanent rare earth magnets fell through when the two companies failed to reach an…
NovaGold completes feasibility on Donlin
An updated feasibility study on the Donlin gold project in southwestern Alaska puts capital costs at US$6.7 billion–down from US$7.0 billion–and includes US$834 million for the construction of a 500 km natural gas pipeline and US$984…