Industrial/Specialty Minerals

Drillers at Western Potash's Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan, 30 km southeast of Regina. Source: Western Potash

Western Potash up on positive Milestone feasibility

Western Potash shares (WPX-T) gained nearly 7% after the company published a positive feasibility study showing its proposed Milestone potash solution mine near Regina, Sask., could produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride (KCl) a…


Workers at Stonegate Agricom's Montaro storage facility. Source: Stonegate Agricom

Paris Hills gets bigger, better for Stonegate

Stonegate Agricom (ST-T) has stepped closer to bringing its Paris Hills phosphate project in Idaho on-stream, potentially by late 2014, with a positive feasibility study outlining a bigger and better project than previously thought.


An overview of Talison Lithium's processing plants. Source: Talison Lithium

Talison’s board recommends Chinese bid

A subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group has raised its offer price for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) from $7.15 to $7.50 per share and the Australian lithium producer’s board and its largest shareholder, Resource…


Workers at Western Potash's Milestone Project. Source: Western Potash

Western Potash up on positive Milestone feasibility

Western Potash (WPX-T) gained nearly 7% after publishing a positive feasibility study that showed the proposed Milestone potash solution mine near Regina, Sask., could produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride (KCl) a year for 40…


The camp at Quest Rare Minerals' Strange Lake REE project in Quebec. Source: Quest Rare Minerals

Interview with Quest CEO Peter Cashin

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X) is advancing its Strange Lake rare earth element deposit in northern Quebec and expects to deliver a prefeasibility study on the project by year-end or early January, followed by a feasibility study in…


A helicopter at Ucore Rare Metals' Bokan Mountain REE project  in southeastern Alaska. Source: Ucore Rare Metals

Ucore finishes Dotson Ridge PEA

Head of global research at Byron Capital Markets Jon Hykaway has raised his target price on Ucore Rare Metals (UCU-V, UURAF-O) to $1 per share — a 12-month estimate that he “still considers conservative” — after the…


Thompson Creek slumps, but Mt. Milligan on track

Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is sinking deeper into the red as it builds the $1.5-billion Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in central B.C., posting a third-quarter net loss of US$48.2 million, or US29¢ a share, compared with a profit…


Strange Lake rare earth project, Quebec. Source: Quest Rare Minerals

Interview with Quest’s CEO Peter Cashin

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X) is advancing its Strange Lake rare earth element (REE) deposit in northern Quebec and expects to deliver a prefeasibility study on the project by year end or early January, followed by a feasibility study…


Ucore's Bokan Mountain heavy rare earth property in southeastern Alaska. Source: Ucore

Ucore completes Dotson Ridge PEA

Head of global research at Byron Capital Markets Jon Hykawy has raised his target price on Ucore Rare Metals (UCU-V, UURAF-O) to $1.00 per share — a 12-month estimate that he “still considers conservative” — after the…



Tinka on to new zinc discovery

Tinka Resources (TK-V) has a new zinc find on its hands in west-central Peru, and the market is taking notice. The company released its latest results from a single diamond drill hole A12-04A at its Ayawilca project, near Colquipucro in the…



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