Pacific Potash keeps climbing
VANCOUVER — Brazil is the fastest growing potash market in the world, and Vancouver-based Pacific Potash (PP-V) is hoping it can help the country sate some of its potash hunger domestically.
2013
Western gets $32M for Milestone from Chinese firms
Western Potash (WPX-T) has lined up $32 million to develop its Milestone potash deposit in Saskatchewan, giving it some breathing room to secure more funds to advance its $3.3-billion project.
Karnalyte snags $300 million
The last six months have been very kind to Karnalyte Resources (KRN-T) and its massive Wynyard carnallite potash project in Saskatchewan.
Kinross abandons Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is walking away from its development-stage Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador, five years after spending just under $1 billion on Aurelian Resources to acquire the project, and two years after…
New study gives Vista more options at Mt. Todd
VANCOUVER — Mt. Todd, the largest undeveloped gold project in Australia, took a big step towards production with a prefeasibility study that gives owner Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) a choice: the company can either spend a billion dollars to…
Selwyn’s boardroom battle hits fever pitch
VANCOUVER — A battle is brewing at Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) that pits the company’s current directors against a large dissident group that wants control not just of boardroom seats, but whether the company should even continue as a…
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.
Primero extends veins at San Dimas
While challenging market conditions have forced many companies to trim exploration programs this year, Primero Mining Corp. (P-T, PPP-N), which held US$141.2 million in cash as of Mar. 31, plans to spend $15 million on diamond…
Fortune favours a bold Fortuna Silver
Earlier this year Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) bought a 55% stake in the Taviche Oeste concession surrounding its San Jose silver mine in Oaxaca, Mexico, from Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) for US$4 million, with an option to pick…
TSX Venture Exchange, June 3-7
Mixed global economic data caught up with S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index during the trading period, with the exchange dropping 1.14%, or 11 points, en route to a 951.40-point weekly close. Unexpectedly strong job numbers in Canada were…
Aureus takes a fresh look at New Liberty
Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) has updated a definitive feasibility study for its fully permitted New Liberty gold project in northwestern Liberia, confirming promising economics for what could become the country’s first commercial…
Touchstone looks to score in Colombia
MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA — Junior explorer Touchstone Gold (TCH-T, TGL-L) believes its Segovia high-grade gold project in northwestern Colombia is one of the more exciting mining stories coming out of the country, which over the…