Rio Tinto cuts more aluminum output
Rio Tinto’s (RTP-n, RIO-L) aluminium unit, Alcan, is permanently closing its Beauharnois smelter in Quebec by the…
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Potash One gets cashed up for ’09
As many juniors deliberate over doing financings amidst the market turmoil, Potash One (KCL-T) president and CEO Pa…
Positive pre-feasibility for Golden Band’s La Ronge
Vancouver – Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) has taken another step towards production with a positive pre-feasib…
Bank of Canada drops overnight rate to 1%
The Bank of Canada today lowered its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to an all-time record low of …
Ring of Fire strong in silver and zinc too
Since 2007 when Noront Resources (NOT-V) discovered a high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium deposit in the Ja…
More gold for Osisko
With a feasibility study and a 6.3 million oz. reserve already done on its main orebody Osisko Mining (OSK-T) wants…
Regent takes reins at Barrick
It is not every day that the world’s largest gold company changes leaders at the helm, but such a rare day occurr…
Woodjam Shaping Up For Fjordland And Cariboo
VANCOUVER — Drill intercepts showing long intervals with consistent grades of copper, molybdenum and gold on the Woodjam property, 50 km east of Williams Lake, B. C., buoyed the share prices of 60/40…
Selkirk Sees Solid Results At Ruddock Creek
Underground drilling in the E zone at the Ruddock Creek property, 100 km northwest of Revelstoke in southeastern British Columbia, is yielding some solid zinc intercepts for Selkirk Metals (SLK-V, SKR…
Moon Dust And Hairy Rocks
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto has opened the doors to its Earth’s Treasures exhibit located in the Teck Suite of Galleries, sponsored by Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N).
Polaris Closes $25M Financing
VANCOUVER — Quarry operator Polaris Minerals (PLS-T, POLMF-O) will eliminate a $20-million bridge loan and add about $5 million to its treasury with a bought-deal financing that closed in January, th…
Sprott’s Moly Fund Is Done
Falling molybdenum prices have ended the Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corp. (MLY-T) fund.