Molycorp to raise US$420 M in IPO for rare earths mine
Molycorp, owner of the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in California, is going ahead with an initial pub…
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US markets bounce back over July 5-9
Markets in the United States recovered somewhat during the July 5-9 trading period amidst positive news about …
Coeur d’Alene starts Kensington gold mine, strikes concentrate deal
Silver and gold producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N, CXC-A) has opened its third precious metals mine in as many years.
Rio Tinto to build Eagle nickel mine
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) will build the first new mine in Michigan in decades, which would be the only primary nickel mine in the United States.
Cliffs buys new coal mines in West Virginia
Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) US$757 million acquisition this week of INR Energy, a private equity firm wi…
Western Lithium holds rare jewel in Kings Valley
Jay Chmelauskas, President of Western Lithium (WLC-V) , saw the writing on the wall over five years ago.Chme…
Goldcorp invests $15.6 million in Evolving Gold
Although the Evolving Gold (EVG-V) team consists of several former Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) people, it’s …
U.S. equities clobbered in the June 28-July 2 trading week
It was a slaughter for U.S. equities in the June 28-July 2 trading week as anxiety mounted about the likelihoo…
Caterpillar’s new line of mining shovels, trucks
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Full Metal stakes massive claims in Eastern Alaska near Yukon border
Underworld Resources’ (UW-V) White Gold discovery in the Tintina Gold Belt, about 95 km south of Dawson City, …
US equity markets down from June 21-25
British economist John Maynard Keynes’s maxim that “markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I …
Fire River rises on drill results
VANCOUVER — Fire River Gold (FAU-V) has found numerous bonanza- grade gold intercepts even before starting a drill campaign at its Nixon Fork gold mine near Mc- Grath, Alaska.