Editor’s picks: top stories of the week (February 25, 2007)
In week notable for new record, nominal highs for uranium and nickel prices, it was organized labour action in the …
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Adanac Moly gets First Nations boost
Vancouver — Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O) is getting a boost from the British Columbia government and the Tlingit River First (TRT) Nation as it moves to develop its Ruby Creek project in northw…
Nico Feasibility Positive
A full feasibility study on the Nico gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit in the Northwest Territories has shown favourable economics, so owner Fortune Minerals (FT-T) is planning production in 2010.
Saskatchewan Potash Mine Not Threatened by Flood: Mosaic
Vancouver — U.S. fertilizer giant The Mosaic Co. (MOS-N) has moved to ease concerns that a flooding problem may threaten to disrupt production at its Esterhazy, Sask., operation which ranks among the…
Tiomin puts Kwale on hold
After a deal to sell a half-interest in the project fell through, Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has stopped development …
Tiomin thinking further about Kwale (February 05, 2007)
Faced with delays that may prevent it from meeting financing conditions, Tiomin Resources (TIO-T, TMIRF-O) is “reviewing options” for the development of the Kwale mineral sands project on the east coa…
Tiomin deals half of Kwale
Facing difficulties with meeting lenders’ conditions at its Kwale mineral sands project in southeastern Kenya, Tiom…
Mosaic eases concerns over flood at Saskatchewan potash mine
Vancouver – U.S. fertilizer giant The Mosaic Company (mos-n) has moved to ease concerns that a flooding problem ma…
Avalon sends calcium feldspar sample to glass manufacturer (January 22, 2007)
Avalon Ventures (AVL-V, AVVTF-O) is hopeful that an agreement to deliver a 500-tonne bulk sample of calcium feldspar to a major North American glass manufacturer will lead to a long-term supply contra…
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins, Ont., gave Starfire Minerals (SFR-V, STFMF-O) a major market boost recently, as investors leapt on the junior explorer…
Nico feasibility positive
A full feasibility study on the Nico gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit in the Northwest Territories has shown favourable …
Sultan Dusts Off Jersey Emerald
Salmo, B.C. — In its heyday in the 1950s, this forgotten mining camp in southeastern B.C. supplied the metals that laid the foundation stones for what became one of Canada’s leading gold producers, P…