Quebec gives Oceanic a vote of confidence
Quebec’s Ministry of Finance and Economy is interested in taking a minority stake in Oceanic Iron Ore’s (TSXV: FEO; US-OTC: FEOVF) Hopes Advance iron ore project in the Ungava Bay region.
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Obituary: WGM’s Jack McOuat
John (Jack) McOuat, an icon of the Toronto mining scene and the last surviving co-founder of the independent geological and mining consulting firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM), died on July 30 at age 80 at the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
Rio repairs Bingham Canyon, ships first Oyu Tolgoi copper, expands Pilbara
VANCOUVER — When a wall failure sent 150 million tonnes of rock and earth pouring into the massive pit at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah in April, owner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) said the event would reduce its copper output for…
For Oceanic, it’s steady as she goes
Oceanic Iron Ore (TSXV: FEO; US-OTC: FEOVF) may be a junior trying to develop a costly iron ore project in remote northern Quebec during hard financial times, but over the last year management has come closer to tying up a deal with a potential…
Greenland’s timeless allure
Avannaa Resources is a privately held exploration company founded by three geologists from Britain and Denmark who pooled their interest and experience in Greenland. It may be an unfamiliar name to many, but over the last nine months, the…
Royal Nickel’s Dumont reaches feasibility
Royal Nickel (RNX-T) has something to cheer about with a positive feasibility study tabled on its large-scale Dumont nickel-sulphide project in Quebec’s Abitibi region, 25 km west of the city of Amos and 60 km northeast from the…
Northern Miner editor-in-chief talks Ring of Fire on CBC Radio
Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming was a guest of Lisa Laco this week on CBC Radio Thunder Bay’s morning program Superior Morning to discuss Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to put the brakes on work at its Black Thor…
Editorial: Dousing the Ring of Fire
One of the surprises of the year that in some ways isn’t such a big shocker is Cliffs Natural Resources’ announcement this past week that it is suspending work at its $3.3-billion Black Thor chromite project in northern…
New Millennium keeps growing
With another 7.6 billion tonnes of iron ore resource coming from its Howells River North and Howells Lake properties in Labrador, New Millennium Iron (NML-T) counts itself as one of the world’s largest iron ore resource holders.
Santo Domingo feasibility expected in less than a year
When Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) Santo Domingo iron oxide-copper-gold project in Chile eventually enters commercial production in 2017 or 2018 — at an estimated capital cost of between US$1.5 billion and US$1.8 billion — the…
Lac Lamle off to a good start
Fancamp Exploration’s (FNC-V) first resource estimate on its Lac Lamêlée South iron project in the Fermont mining district of Quebec has outlined 520 million tonnes grading 39.5% iron at a 22% iron cut-off grade—about…
Hanlong reneges on Sundance deal
VANCOUVER — Mining companies and resource investors are going to have a tough time believing Hanlong Group if it tables another takeover offer. Twice the huge Chinese energy and resource company has offered to take over junior miners, but…