Martison phosphate estimate tabled
Joint venture partners PhosCan Chemical (FOS-V) and Baltic Resources (BLR-V) have published a new resource estimate…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Editorial: AA+AL=Alcoan?
With U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa launching a hostile takeover bid for Alcan, Canada’s largest mining company, on May 7, it wasn’t hard coming up with the top mining story of the week ended May 12, the 1…
Alcoa Bids for Alcan
A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unveiled a cash-and-share bid for Canada’s largest mining company, Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in …
DRC Woes for Africo
Vancouver — A recent court decision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dealt a major blow to Africo Resources (ARL-T, AFCRF-O) concerning its recently announced 75% ownership in the Ka…
Copper Fox increases resource but falls on market
Copper Fox (CUU-V) increased its copper and gold resources at Schaft Creek in B.C., but watched as its shares fell …
Black Pearl denied drill depths and loses market ground
Black Pearl Minerals (BLK-V) saw its shares tumble after announcing what results it had from two drill holes that w…
Alcoa bids for Alcan
A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unvei…
Moly found at NW Expo
Vancouver — With the acquisition of Lumina Copper under its belt, drilling at Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) North West Expo copper-gold-molybdenum project, on northern Vancouver Island, is confir…
More BC moly for Torch River
In a deal that would add a second molybdenum property to Torch River Resources’ (TCR-V, TORVF-O) portfolio, the junior has signed a preliminary option to buy a 100% interest in the past-producing Moun…
Tenajon emerging as moly play
The recent boom in the molybdenum market has not gone unnoticed by Tenajon Resources (TJS-V, TJRUF-O).
Alcan jettisons French asset (April 30, 2007)
Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) is paring down its engineered products branch by selling off its Satma subsidiary to ALMECO Spa of Italy.
MetalCORP adds moly to mix
Thanks to a little sleuthing through old company and government files plus a bit of follow-up sampling, MetalCORP (MTC-V) has added a substantive molybdenum-silver project near Hemlo, Ont., to its min…