Canada


The MV Nunavik at Deception Bay in Quebec's Ungava region. Credit: Fednav

Fednav sends nickel through the Northwest Passage

On Sept. 19 the MV Nunavik embarked on a historic 29-day journey from Deception Bay in Quebec’s far north to deliver 21,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate to Bayuquan, in China’s Liaoning province.


Vale's Totten nickel-copper-precious metals mine in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Vale

Vale’s Q2 nickel production plunges in Sudbury

Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) companywide nickel production in the second quarter of 2014 was 61,600 tonnes, an 8.6% drop from the first quarter and 5.3% fall from the year-ago period. Vale says the decline mainly reflects the impact of four weeks…






An aerial view of a glacial esker staked by KWG Resources for a railway corridor into the Ring of Fire. Credit: KWG Resources

Commentary: Ring of Fire Sale

For anybody wondering what’s going to happen to Cliffs Natural Resources’ (NYSE: CLF) chromite discovery in Ontario’s Ring of Fire region, all they have to do is read Casablanca Capital’s dissident letter to shareholders…


A drill rig at Zenyatta Ventures' Albany graphite project in northern Ontario. Credit: Zenyetta Ventures

Zenyatta advances Albany graphite project toward PEA

With a preliminary economic assessment on its Albany graphite project in northern Ontario due in the fourth quarter, Zenyatta Ventures (TSXV: ZEN; US-OTC: ZENYF) is nailing down the details of how the operation would work, including the…


Ball mills spin at Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa gold mine in Ontario. Credit: Kirkland Lake Gold

Turnaround picks up steam for Kirkland Lake Gold

Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) has come quite a way since its board set up a special committee in January to launch a strategic review of the company that included a potential sale.




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