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 …
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
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…
Sprott’s molybdenum fund is done
Falling molybdenum prices have spelt the end of the Sprott Molybdenum Participation (MLY-T) fund.
Bard Ventures awaits moly resource
As Bard Ventures (CBS-V) awaits a resource estimate for its Lone Pine molybdenum project 15 km northwest of Houston…
Alcoa falls on production, job, expenditure cuts
Vancouver – Aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) is slashing production levels, jobs, and expenditures in an attempt to keep…
Death of Conte brings coup in Guinea
It didn’t take long for unrest to rear its head after the long serving president of Guinea was pronounced dea…
Velocity finding new moly in old Cassiar
Vancouver – The historic northern British Columbia mining town of Cassiar has a new resident: another junior explor…
Avalon gets top drill grades in the Lake zone
Avalon Ventures (AVL-T) set out to define the eastern, southern and western margins of the Lake zone at its Thor La…
BHP OKs Aussie Iron Ore Expansion
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-l) has approved an expansion at its iron ore mining operations in Western Australia, which will raise production by 50 million tonnes to 205 million tonnes per year in 2011.
First Bauxite hard at work in Guyana
Vancouver – There’s a new junior exploring for bauxite, the red-coloured rock that provides the worl…
MagIndustries advances Kouilou potash project
Using a treasury with a consolidated working capital of about $105 million, MagIndustries (MAA-V) continues to adva…
Aguila Showing Size Potential For Duran Ventures
Vancouver — Drilling efforts at the Aguila copper-molybdenum prospect in Ancash, Peru, are starting to define a sizable zone for owner Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O).