Industrial/Specialty Minerals

Alcoa Slices Spending, Workforce

VANCOUVER — Aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) is slashing production levels, jobs, and expenditures in an attempt to keep the company strong during these “extraordinary times”.






ARM, Vale To Turn Teal Into 50-50 JV

VANCOUVER– In a roundabout deal, Vale (RIO-N) is paying a hefty premium to get its hands on half of Teal Exploration and Mining (TL-T, TLXMF-O).


Business As Usual After Guinea’s Military Coup

It didn’t take long for unrest to take hold in Guinea after the country’s long-serving president was pronounced dead on Dec. 22 and that has meant increased uncertainty for miners in the country.


A trench cut at First Bauxite's Bonasika licence, 75 km southwest of Georgetown, in Guyana.

First Bauxite’s ‘Huge Vision’

VANCOUVER — There’s a new junior exploring for bauxite, the redcoloured rock that provides the world with aluminum. And the company is no shrinking violet — with support from a major, First Bauxite …


MagIndustries Makes Headway At Kouilou

Using a treasury that held consolidated working capital of more than US$100 million in September, Mag- Industries (MAA-V, MAAFF-O) continues to advance its Kouilou potash project in the Republic of Co…





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