Industrial/Specialty Minerals


Mega Precious Metals president and CEO Glen Kuntz at the Monument Bay gold project in northeast Manitoba. Photo by Anthony Vaccaro.

Site visit: Mega Precious goes monumental

MONUMENT BAY, MANITOBA — Make no mistake about it, Mega Precious Metals’ (TSXV: MGP) Monument Bay project is a serious gold play. With 3.6 million global ounces of gold already outlined, this property in northeastern Manitoba has…


PotashCorp beats Q1 earnings estimates

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is off to a good start, as it has reported strong first-quarter 2014 earnings, beating the company’s guidance and analyst expectations and bumping up its full-year forecast.


TSX moves up, April 21-25

Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week despite rising tensions in Ukraine, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index moving up 33 points to 14,533.57.



Inmet alumnus Tilk to replace Doyle as PotashCorp CEO

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has surprised analysts by revealing that its long-time president and CEO Bill Doyle will be replaced in July by mining veteran Jochen Tilk, who apparently has no potash or fertilizer…




Verde Potash pushes Cerrado ahead

VANCOUVER — With a prefeasibility study in hand and a major funding deal arranged with the Brazilian government, Verde Potash (TSX: NPK; US-OTC: AMHPF) is pushing its Cerrado Verde project in Brazil towards production.


Image taken from a Mosaic Company presentation. Credit: Mosaic

Mosaic cuts 51 workers across Saskatchewan

Mosaic’s (NYSE: MOS) decision to lay off 51 workers across its potash division in Saskatchewan — or just under 2% of its workforce in the province in Western Canada — is not as dramatic as Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan’s…


Western Lithium's plant under construction in Fernley, Nevada, which will process hectatone clay from the Kings Valley project, 322 km away. The clay is used in the oil and gas industry and should generate cash for the company, which hopes to eventually produce lithium at Kings Valley. Credit: Western Lithium

Tesla drives momentum for Western Lithium

When electric-carmaker Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced on Feb. 26 that it would build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory in the U.S., Western Lithium (TSX: WLC; US-OTC: WLCDF) surged 36% to 72¢ per share, with…


Molycorp's Mountain Pass rare earths project in California. Photo by Trish Saywell .

China loses REE dispute at WTO

A dispute panel at the Word Trade Organization (WTO) has reached a strong decision against the Chinese government policy of restricting exports of rare earth minerals, tungsten and molybdenum — all key ingredients in high-value, high-tech…


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