Long REE holes boost Commerce Resources
Vancouver – Two long holes, mineralized with rare earth elements (REEs) from almost top to bottom, have caused a spike in Commerce Resources’ (CCE-V) share price.
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German fertilizer major offers $434 million for Potash One
Vancouver – A $434-million takeover bid for Potash One (KCL-T) from German fertilizer giant K+S Aktiengesellschaft is evidence that the failure of BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) US$39-billion takeover bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N)…
U.S. markets were fragile in the Nov. 15-19 trading week
Nov. 15-19 was not a great trading week for U.S. equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added just 10.97 points or 0.10% to finish at 11,203.55, while the S&P 500 gained 0.52 point or 0.04% to close at 1,199.73. Just four companies on…
Editorial: BHP blows US$800M on failed transactions
BHP Billiton formally withdrew its hostile, US$40-billion cash offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan on Monday after the Canadian government had rejected it two weeks earlier on the grounds that it did not provide a “net benefit” to…
Lithium Americas steps up Cauchari
SITE VISIT SUSQUES, JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA ARGENTINA — What once was overlooked as a clay basin is now set to become one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world by 2014.Lithium Americas’ (LAC-T) flagship Cauchari project…
Malaga breaks Chinese grip on tungsten
SITE VISIT PASTO BUENO, PERU — It’s a story that is starting to sound all too familiar: China holds a lock on the supply of a strategic metal and is…
Anglo Aluminum boosts bauxite resources on eve of Guinea election
Vancouver – Anglo Aluminum (ALU-V) has increased the resource at its Koba bauxite project in Guinea by 46% and…
BHP’s bid for Potash Corp. blocked (November 03, 2010)
Vancouver – The Canadian Government has rejected BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) US$39 billion hostile takeover bid for…
Malaga breaks Chinese grip on tungsten market
It’s a story that is starting to sound all too familiar: China holds a lock on the supply of a strategic metal…
Editorial: Political power play over PotashCorp
BHP Billiton’s $40-billion hostile bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan entered a critical period in late Octo…
Creston Moly boosts El Creston resource
Vancouver – Creston Moly (CMS-V) has significantly increased the total molybdenum and copper resource at …
Wealth Minerals initiates REE exploration in Argentina
Wealth Minerals (WML-V) is kicking off an exploration program for rare earths in Argentina at Rodeo de los Mol…