Industrial/Specialty Minerals

A drill site at Minco PLC's Woodstock manganese project in New Brunswick, 10 km from the U.S. border. Credit: Minco PLC

Minco plans Maritime manganese mine

VANCOUVER — Dublin-registered Minco PLC (LSE: MIO) is planning to produce high-grade manganese from its Woodstock project in New Brunswick for 25% below the industry’s average cost, and supply the North American and European steel…




Seymourville 20/30 mesh photo, 99.3% SiO2, no agglomerates or feldspars, scrubbing and acid wash removes yellow color staining from black shale horizon. Credit: Claim Post Resources

Claim Post develops Manitoba frac sand

After two years of careful groundwork, Toronto-based junior Claim Post Resources (TSXV: CPS; US-OTC: CLMPF) is well on its way to becoming a provider of premium white silica sand proppant to the oil and gas industry in the U.S. and Canada.


The processing plant at RB Energy's Quebec Lithium project in Quebec, 60 km north of Val-d'Or. Credit: RB Energy

RB Energy shares tank on production delay, financing needs

Shares in RB Energy (TSX: RBI; US-OTC: RBEIF) tumbled by 28% on news that technical issues would delay production at its Quebec Lithium project, and that the company needs another cash infusion just two months after closing a $22-million…



US stocks drop, July 7-11

The S&P 500 Index dropped 18 points to 1,967.57, marking its worst week since April, as European economic uncertainty continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points to 16,943.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gave back 70…



Senior project geologist Hector Canales Lancho (left) inspects core at Focus Ventures' Bayovar 12 phosphate project in northern Peru. Credit: Focus Ventures

Focus aims for phosphate resource at Bayovar 12 in Q3

Focus Ventures’ (TSXV: FCV) Bayovar 12 phosphate project in northern Peru is shaping up quickly: the junior expects to release a maiden resource estimate in the third quarter, less than six months after announcing its first drill results…


US stocks drop, June 23-27

U.S. equities had a lacklustre trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95 points from the week before to 16,851.84, while the broader S&P 500 Index slipped nearly 2 points to 1,960.96. Bucking the downward trend was the…




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