Atacama to raise $80M
VANCOUVER– Atacama Minerals (AAM-V, ATAAF-O), a major iodine producer in Chile, has announced an $80-million brokered private placement on a best-efforts basis to raise money for its move into fertil…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
A growing Storie for Columbia Yukon (August 08, 2008)
Vancouver – A new resource estimate upgrading most of the Storie molybdenum deposit to indicated is just what Colum…
Yankee Hat forms tungsten JV with Japanese group (August 06, 2008)
Restrictions on tungsten exports from China have caused resource-poor Japan to look to the Yukon and Northwest Terr…
Largo bets on hunger for Yukon tungsten
SITE VISIT TESLIN, YUKON–“If China’s hoarding their tungsten, where does Japan go?” Tim Mann, Largo Resources’ (LGO-V, LGORF-O) vice-president of engineering, asks a small gathering of drillers, geotechs and media…
Golden Predator snares Midway
VANCOUVER–Only a few months after manoeuvring a takeover of Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O), tungsten producer Golden Predator Mines (GP-T, GPDRF-O) is signing onto a merger with Midway Gold (MDW-…
Crescent gets Australian potash play
Crescent Resources’ (CRC-V) move to acquire a massive swath of potash exploration ground in Australia sent the comp…
Yankee Hat brings copper into the fold (July 28, 2008)
VANCOUVER– Yankee Hat Minerals (KHT-V, YKHTF-O) isn’t doodling at its Lobo del Norte site, 20 km southwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. It only optioned the project from Lobo del Norte Exploration in April,…
UAE pours oil money into mining
In an effort to shield itself from escalating costs of infrastructure-related materials, the government of Ras Al Khaimah, a part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has set up what may become the firs…
Potash, uranium, key themes at RBC conference;RBC conference
Commodity prices will remain strong for several years to come due to robust demand outside the United States and persistent supply constraints, according to presentations at the recent RBC Global Mini…
El Creston gamble paying off for Creston Moly
Vancouver – With complete results now available for the latest drill program at El Creston it’s becoming clear that…
Taseko zips ahead with Gibraltar expansion
SITE VISIT WILLIAMS LAKE, B. C. — In central British Columbia, where pine beetles are choking the lifeblood out of the lumber industry, Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) is a breath…
METALS COMMENTARY (July 21, 2008)
In the next 12 months, Citigroup Global Markets thinks Alcoa is going to move to US$50 per share from US$32.78 on the back of stronger aluminum prices.