Tiomin lines up funding for Kwale (July 31, 2006)
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has reached final agreements with a lending syndicate for US$155 million in debt financing…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Potash Corp grows Q2 earnings to record level
Vancouver – Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) delivered record second quarter earnings of US$175.1 …
Blue Pearl’s infill holes proving up Davidson moly (July 17, 2006)
Vancouver — Main zone infill drilling is proving up grade continuity for Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T, BLEFF-O) at its Davidson molybdenum project near Smithers, B.C….
Anglo American loses some steel
Anglo American (AAL-L) is selling its 79% stake in South African steelmaker Highveld (HVLJ-J) for US$678 million to…
LionOre and ARM to go ahead on Nkomati chromite deposit
LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LOR-A, LIM-L) and partner African Rainbow Minerals (AGM-L, ARI-J) have agr…
Cambior puts Omai bauxite on the block (July 10, 2006)
Rather than sink significant capital into a badly needed expansion to compete with stiff Chinese competition, Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) is looking for a vertically integrated alumina producer to acquire…
Primary Metals tallies Panasqueira
Vancouver — Tungsten producer Primary Metals (PMI-V, PMIZF-O) has released a resource estimate for its Panasqueira mine in central Portugal….
Primary Metals tallies Panasqueira resource
Vancouver – Tungsten producer Primary Metals (PMI-V, PMIZF-O) has come up with a resource estimate at its Panasquei…
Blue Pearl’s infill holes proving up Davidson moly (June 16, 2006)
Vancouver – Main zone infill drilling is proving up grade continuity for Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T, BLEFF-O) at its …
Cambior puts Omai bauxite on the block (June 16, 2006)
Rather than sink significant capital into a badly needed expansion to compete with stiff Chinese competition, Cambi…
Alcan growing to meet aluminum shortage
Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) has secured 40% of the energy it would need to significantly expand its aluminum smelter in Iceland….
Iceland a contender for Alcan expansion
Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) has secured 40% of the energy it would need to significantly expand its smelter in Iceland.B…