First Quantum sweetens Adastra bid (March 20, 2006)
It took more than two months of steadfast protestations of opportunism and inadequacy by Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, A…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Asia Pacific finds a buyer
Potash developer Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) has inked an agreement for a friendly bid from a Thai company to ta…
Adastra advances Kolwezi
A definitive feasibility study gives a hearty thumbs-up to a 2.3-million-tonne-per-year operation at the Kolwezi co…
Erdene Gold gets cozy with Xstrata
Vancouver – Erdene Gold’s (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) relationship with Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) is g…
Blue Pearl eyes Endako milling deal
Junior molybdenum hopeful Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T) has inked a memorandum of understanding with Endako Mines to bu…
Editorial: All OK at K2
January opened with a dozen miners’ deaths stemming from a too-little, too-late response to an explosion at the Sag…
Blue Pearl jumps on Davidson drilling
Shares in Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T) were $1.60, or 75%, higher at an all-time high of $3.74 in late afternoon tradi…
Fortune acquires Golden Giant mill (December 08, 2005)
Fortune Minerals (FT-T) has inked a deal to acquire the Golden Giant mill in Hemlo, Ont., for use at its 81%-owned …
NA Tungsten shipping concentrate from Cantung
Vancouver – The first tungsten concentrates have been shipped from North American Tungsten’s (NTC-V, NATUF-O) Cantu…
Idaho General aims high at Mount Hope (October 13, 2005)
Eureka, Nev. – Recently revived Idaho General Mines (IGMI-O) has laid out ambitious production plans for its advanc…
Randsburg cuts extensive iron at Titan
Vancouver – Broad intercepts of iron, titanium and vanadium mineralization were encountered in drilling by Randsbur…
Anglo Minerals proves up potash (October 07, 2005)
Vancouver – Anglo Minerals (ALM-V, AGOGF-O) has filed an independent resource estimate on its Jansen Lake potash de…