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Baja Mining updates progress at Boleo
Baja Mining (BAJ-T) has tested the first of three 2.5-megawatt power generators at its 70%-owned Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese project, and says that all three will be online before the month’s end.
What’s next for BC’s Ajax copper-gold project?
Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V) envisions an interesting prospect at its joint-ventured Ajax copper-gold project near Kamloops, B.C., with a feasibility study showing the project could support a 60,000-tonne-per-day operation generating…
Playfair’s tungsten resource grows at Grey River
Playfair Mining (PLY-V) has increased its inferred resource at Grey River, Nfld., by 16%, to 1.2 million tonnes grading 0.73% tungsten trioxide (WO3) for 18.8 million lbs. WO3, or 853,000 metric tonne units (MTUs). (MTUs are the standard weight…
Cline ramps up 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.
Molycorp secures offtake agreements for 78% of REE production
In early January, Molycorp (MCP-N) announced that it had found a home for more than three quarters of its first phase of production, ahead of starting up a rare earth production facility at its Mountain Pass rare earths mine in California.
CaNickel cuts production at Bucko Lake
CaNickel Mining (CML-T) is scaling back operations at its Bucko Lake nickel mine near Wabowden, Man. owing to “unfavourable” nickel prices, the company has announced.
Editorial: Alcoa hunkers down as aluminum slumps
As the first large mining company to release its financial results every quarter, Alcoa has always been a pacesetter among the majors.
Commentary: Diversifying Canada’s energy markets and streamlining the regulatory process
Canada is on the edge of a historic choice: to diversify our energy markets away from our traditional trading partner in the U.S., or to continue with the status quo.
First Uranium to reduce its workforce by half at Ezulwini
First Uranium (FIU-T) says it may cut up to 1,850 jobs at the Ezulwini gold-uranium mine in South Africa because it cannot sustain production levels.