Planetary Resources’ plan to mine asteroids
A start-up company with high-profile supporters has set out to boldly go where no miner has gone before — to extract the resource riches of outer space.
Platinum Group Metals
Mitsubishi takes stake in Marathon PGM project
Japan’s Mitsubishi will invest US$94.9 million for a 25% stake in Stillwater Mining’s (SWC.U-T, SWC-N) Marathon project, a platinum group metal (PGM) and copper deposit near the north shore of Lake Superior, 10 km north of the town…
Planetary Resources’ plan to mine asteroids
A start-up company with high-profile supporters has set out to boldly go where no miner has gone before — to extract the resource riches of outer space.
Platinum Group Metals scores South African mine permits
Vancouver-based developer Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) is looking to fill a gap in mid-term platinum group metals (PGM) supply. And with a mining permit in hand for its Western Bushveld platinum joint venture in South Africa, the…
Colossus closes in on 2013 gold-production target at Serra Pelada
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) is within sight of a finish line following a year-and-a-half of extensive development at its Serra Pelada high-grade polymetallic project outside the town of Curionopolis in…
Canadian Platinum Group scores South African mine permit
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) is looking to fill a gap in mid-term platinum group metals (PGM) supply. With a mine permit now in hand for its Western Bushveld joint-venture-platinum project, the company…
Wallbridge continues to entice larger producers to pay for play
Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) continues to lock-up deals with bigger platinum players in a bid to prove up projects while minimizing shareholder dilution.
Mitsubishi takes stake in Marathon
Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan will invest US$94.9 million for a 25% stake in Stillwater Mining’s (SWC.U-T, SWC-N) Marathon project, a platinum group metals and copper deposit near the north shore of Lake Superior about 10 km north of the town…
Prophecy Platinum and Ursa Major to merge
Looking to add near-term production potential, Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) has entered a binding letter of agreement to merge with Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) in an all-share deal.
Nationalization agendas will take a bite out of industry revenues
Vancouver— Indonesia’s new indigenization legislation aimed at foreign mining companies opens another chapter in a resource-nationalization saga amongst developing countries.
Prophecy Platinum and Ursa Major to merge
Vancouver — Looking to add near-term production potential, Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) has entered a binding letter of agreement to merge with Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) in an all-share deal.
Winds of change blow for Anooraq and Amplats at Bokoni
Twin tragedies bookended four months of turbulence and change at the Bokoni platinum mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.