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An outcrop at Sudbury Platinum's Aer-Kidd nickel-copper-PGM project in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Transition Metals

Royal Nickel buys 25% of Sudbury Platinum for $1.5M

Toronto-based explorer Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) has seen its shares climb more than 50% since April, when it gave an upbeat outlook on nickel prices and announced acquiring a minority interest in a private company that’s…



At Eurasian Minerals' Alankoy gold-copper project in Turkey, from left: geologist Halil Aydincak, geologist Alper Ozbek, director of investor relations Scott Close and general manager of exploration Eric Jensen. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Eurasian pushes ahead in Turkey

ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX) started exploring Turkey’s Western Anatolia and Eastern Pontides mineral belts for gold and silver, as well as porphyry copper targets, more than a decade ago,…


Vale commissions hydromet nickel plant at Long Harbour

VANCOUVER — Twenty years after Diamond Fields Resources discovered nickel in at Voisey’s Bay in Labrador and eight years after Vale (NYSE: VALE) predecessor Inco started mining, work is now wrapping up on a state-of-the-art…



Moroccan state-owned phosphate producer Office Chrifien des Phosphates' Merah-Lahrach washing plant near Khouribga, Morocco. Source: OCP

Western phosphate producers look east for growth

AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…


A drill rig at Eurasian Minerals' Copper Basin copper project in Arizona. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Eurasian rethinks Arizona’s copper riches

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — “Here we are, in the middle of one of the most productive copper districts in the world — Arizona — and we were able to just stake this ground,” says David Cole, president and CEO of Eurasian…



Workers dig a trench at Focus Ventures and Stonegate Agricom's Mantaro phosphate project in Peru. Source: Focus Ventures

Focus Ventures adds phosphate project

Peru may be best known for its rich endowment of gold and silver deposits, but the South American nation could also become a player in producing phosphates, Focus Ventures (FCV-V) believes.


Drillers at Transition Metals' Haultain gold property, 125 km south of Timmins, Ontario. Source: Transition Metals

Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals

Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set-up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.


Construction workers at K+S AG's Legacy potash project in southern Saskatchewan. Source: K+S AG

Legacy’s costs climb, K+S delays commissioning

VANCOUVER — News of a 26% capital-cost increase and six-month delay in start-up at the Legacy potash mine in Saskatchewan drove owner K+S AG’s share price to a five-month low, but the German fertilizer giant remains confident that…


U.S. Markets, April 1 – 5

The S&P 500 Index hit an all-time closing high early in the trading week at 1,570.25 points, but disappointing jobs data released on April 5 sent the index down 1% for the week to 1,553.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.10%…


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