Consolidated Thompson signs second offtake deal for Bloom Lake
Vancouver – For those who doubt Asia’s need for iron ore, the story of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines’ (CL…
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Cardero gets the money
Vancouver – For Cardero Resources (CDU-T) getting a final US$88 million payment for its Pampa de Pongo ir…
Cliffs Wins Freewest’s Chromite
Noront Resources’ (NOT-V) failed hostile takeover bid for Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) last month jolted Cliffs Natural Resources( CLF-N)out of complacency — prompting the world’s largest iron o…
Advanced Explorations’ Tuktu averages 34% iron
Nunavut is proving to be fertile ground for Toronto-based junior Advanced Explorations (AXI-V).Not only does…
Private explorer Toro Gold makes offer for Axmin
A private gold exploration company with an interest in sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa hopes to acquire…
New producer Aura forges ahead in Mexico and Brazil
Vancouver – It has been a busy six months for Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O). Since inking a deal to buy thr…
Update: Cliffs sidelines Cons. Thompson with own Wabush bid
Friday’s US$120-million bid by Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) for a 100% interest in the Wabush Mine…
Consolidated Thompson aims to buy out Wabush Mines trio
Looking to grow its iron ore presence in eastern Canada, Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) has t…
Macarthur Minerals grows iron resource at Lake Giles
The Clark Hill North magnetite iron ore deposit — part of the larger Lake Giles project in Western Australia …
Moly Mines gets debt reprieve
Vancouver – Moly Mines (MOL-T, MOL-A) caught a lifeline on its US$150-million bridge loan from U.S.-based lend…
Chinese bank guarantee for Cardero delayed
Vancouver – Nanjinzhao has missed an Aug. 19 deadline to show Cardero Resources (CDU-T, CDY-X) a bank guarante…
Vale strikes in Canada could last into 2010
The head of the Steelworkers Union for Ontario and the Atlantic provinces says it could be four or five months…