Argentex advancing new deposit type at Pinguino
In Argentina’s most prolific mining province, Santa Cruz, within the geological region known as the Deseado Ma…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Letter to the Editor: Freewest not yet in the bag for Cliffs
I have been following your coverage of the takeover struggle between Cliffs Natural Resources and Noront Res…
Canada Lithium rides the cleantech wave
A mink scuttles across some new ice at the perimeter of a retaining pond at Canada Lithium’s (CLQ-V) Quebec pr…
Lithium Americas finds super-wide aquifers
Positive exploration results have led Lithium Americas to raise $10.5 million in a best efforts financing led …
Copper, Gold And Potash Are Top Picks: Scotiabank’s Mohr
Patricia Mohr is vice-president, economics and commodity market specialist, at Scotiabank’s executive offices in Toronto. Mohr is also responsible for commodity market research in Scotia Economics and developed the Scotiabank Commodity Price…
Long-Term Outlook For Aluminum Bright
There now seems little doubt that July will prove to be the low point for primary aluminum production within the International Aluminum Institute’s (IAI) reporting area. Output (excluding China) in October rose for the third consecutive month…
Rusal sorts out debt; plans to list
It took dealing with more than 70 lenders, but Rusal has managed to restructure its giant load of debt.The m…
Apella to continue work on Lac Dore North vanadium project
Results from Apella Resources (APA-V) drill program at the Lac Dore North vanadium project near Chibougamau, Q…
Quest Expands Strange Lake
Momentum continues to build at Quest Uranium’s (QUC-V, QSURFO) Strange Lake rare earth project in the George River belt of northeastern Quebec and northwestern Labrador.
Vena Assesses Azulcocha Tailings
Vena Resources (VEM-T, VNARF-O) is looking into mining the tailings at its Azulcocha zinc, manganese and gold project in Peru.
Avanti gains on positive Kitsault prefeasibility
Vancouver – With the receipt of a positive prefeasibility study, Avanti Mining (AVT-V) has taken another ste…
Look North For Critical Metals, U.S. Conference Hears
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Jack Lifton has an urgent warning for the United States when it comes to the supply of rare earth elements (REEs) — metals that are essential to everything from cell phones and LCD screens to military applications and…