Lithium: Is it worth the hype?
Vancouver – Lithium demand is on the rise and supply may or may not be able to keep up, according to industr…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Avalon raising $12.5 million for rare earths project
Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T) is raising $12.5 million in a bought deal financing that will help with a pref…
Ex-CEO sparks boardroom battle at Athabasca Potash
Vancouver – Accusations of incompetence are flying back and forth between the current, independent board …
Moly Mines Gets Second Chance At Spinifex Ridge
VANCOUVER — Perhaps no other moly junior stands to gain or lose more than Moly Mines (MOL-T, MOL-A). It owns one of the largest and most advanced molybdenum projects in the world, Spinifex Ridge in n…
North American Tungsten boosts Cantung reserves
As North American Tungsten (NTC-V) gets ready to put its Cantung tungsten mine in the Northwest Territories on…
Avalon upgrades Thor Lake
Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T) has outlined enough resources to warrant going ahead with a prefeasibility study on…
Molycor’s New Magnesium Resource
China may produce 87.5% of the world’s magnesium as production of the metal has practically ceased in Canada and the United States, but don’t rule out junior Canadian explorer Molycor Gold (MOR-V, MLY…
Positive Study For Potash One’s Legacy
VANCOUVER–Backed by a resource of more than 1 billion tonnes of potassium chloride, a prefeasibility study for Potash One’s (KCL-T, KCLOF-O) Legacy project has churned out solid numbers for the propo…
National Bank: Looming Food Crisis To Benefit Fertilizers
National Bank analysts Pierre Fournier and Angelo Katsoras say that a looming food crisis will raise prices of agricultural commodities and challenge the world’s food production capacity. And the fert…
Americas Petrogas Eyes Potash
Branching out from its key oil and gas concessions in Argentina’s prolific Neuquen basin, Calgary-based oil and gas junior Americas Petrogas (BOE-V, APEOF-O) is taking on a new potash project along Pe…
Iamgold To Expand Niobec
Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) board has given the green light to a major expansion of the company’s wholly owned Niobec underground niobium mine, situated just north of Chicoutimi in Quebec’s Lac St. Jean …
Rare Earth Metals: On The Cusp Of A Rally?
While the surge in high-technology and green technology applications for rare earths seemingly indicates good times ahead for miners and explorers of these metals, an Australian analyst suggests a dos…