Industrial/Specialty Minerals

MDN is more than just a gold play (January 17, 2011)

MDN (mdn-t) may be best known for its 30% interest in the producing Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania operated by Barrick Gold (abx-t, abx-n) and a portfolio of exploration projects in the surrounding Lake Victoria gold district. But some…


Taseko shrugs (January 11, 2011)

Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.


Energizer ups Green Giant

With vanadium demand increasing for new battery technologies, London’s Objective Capital Research says Energizer Resources (egz-v) and its Green Giant vanadium project in Madagascar is undervalued.Objective Capital, which states in its 40-page…


Positive study for Canada Lithium

Canada’s most advanced lithium project took a big step closer to production in mid-December when Canada Lithium (clq-t) produced a positive feasibility study for its Quebec Lithium project near Val d’Or, Que. The study found the deposit at…


Creston boosts NPV at El Creston (January 10, 2011)

Creston boosts NPV at El CrestonVancouver – A year of drilling and metallurgical work has given Creston Moly (cms-v) a big bump in the net present value (NPV) for its El Creston molybdenum deposit in Mexico.The new preliminary economic…






China cuts 2011 export quotas on rare earths

Shares of rare earth element (REE) companies reached new heights when markets re-opened after the holidays on Dec. 29 following news that China has cut export quotas for the strategic metals by 35% year-on-year.


Drillers working at Western Potash's Milestone project in Saskatchewan.

Three junior potash picks

With potash juniors continuing to enjoy the limelight, Mining Markets asked a few fertilizer analysts for their picks in the sector and came up with three companies that stood out.



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