VANCOUVER — Cost cutting by the majors has been a painful necessity over the past few years, and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is no exception. But based on the results from the first half of 2014, the mega-miner’s focus on…
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has upped its full-year earnings guidance for the second time this year after a better-than-expected second-quarter profit of US$472 million.
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) reported a $30.1-million net loss in the second quarter, largely due to its Ambatovy joint-venture nickel–cobalt project in Madagascar, where it reduced the project’s annual…
Mining is the largest industrial sector in the Northwest Territories (NWT), and building transportation and other important infrastructure is the key to unlocking its potential, NWT Premier Bob McLeod said at a symposium in Toronto on Aug. 6.
Now that Cliffs Natural Resources has finally won a round in Ontario’s legal system, are they any closer to gaining access to their Ring of Fire chromite motherlode?
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…
VANCOUVER — Molybdenum oxide prices have been on the rise over the past six months — jumping 40% to sit at US$13.40 per lb. at press time — and that’s good news for U.S.-based General Moly (TSX: GMO; NYSE-MKT:…
Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) has secured a second offtake agreement for iron ore from its 75%-owned Kami project in the Labrador Trough, bringing it one step closer to a financing agreement for the US$1.3-billion project.
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.
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…
Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) will likely be in more financial trouble than ever, if the proposed business combination with Russia’s Intergeo falls through.
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…
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