Oyu Tolgoi’s feasibility study delayed
Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ-T, TRQ-N) updated the market with good and bad news about its 66%-held Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Things get heavy for Namibia Rare Earths
Between 2005 and 2008, Namibia Rare Earths (NRE-T, NMREF-O) was focused on exploring for gold and copper in northwestern Namibia, about 450 km northwest of the capital Windhoek.
Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the…
Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick, with a feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years.
Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…
Namibia Rare Earths finds more heavies
Between 2005 and 2008 Namibia Rare Earths (NRE-T, NMREF-O) was focused on exploring for gold and copper mineralization in northwestern Namibia, about 450 kilometres northwest of the capital city of Windhoek.
Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick with a recent feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years, sending its shares climbing.
Iamgold falls 15% on higher expected costs
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) shares crumbled as the gold producer estimated higher operating costs for 2013, causing analysts to cut their targets.
Karnalyte lands Indian investor for Wynyard potash
Karnalyte Resources (KRN-T) is getting a much-needed financial boost in its drive to develop its wholly owned Wynyard potash project located outside the township of Wynyard, Sask. India’s publicly traded Gujarat State Fertilizers &…
Rio Tinto pays a steep price for Alcan blunder
VANCOUVER — London-based mining giant Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) continues to be haunted by the ghosts of past acquisitions, with the largest culprit being its US$38-billion takeover of Montreal-based aluminum leader Alcan in 2007.
Karnalyte scores foreign investment for Wynyard
VANCOUVER — Alberta-based Karnalyte Resources (KRN-T) received a financial boost in its drive to develop its wholly-owned Wynyard potash project — located outside the township of Wynyard, Saskatchewan — when India’s…
Canada Lithium inks off-take agreement
Two months after signing an off-take agreement with one of China’s largest commodities traders, Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) has sealed a second deal with one of Japan’s largest commodities trading companies, Marubeni Corporation.