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Editorial: China stock market crash hits commodities
While the year-long bubble in the Chinese stock market didn’t translate into higher commodity prices, the spectacular bursting of the bubble over the past month has slammed a wide swath of commodities — including iron ore, copper,…
Silver Standard management talks success at Marigold
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) is off to a hot start at its Marigold gold mine in Humboldt County, Nev., along the northern reaches of the Battle Mountain–Eureka trend. The company has not…
Denison, Fission join forces in the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Lukas Lundin’s Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) and exploration powerhouse Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) have agreed on a deal that could create the second-largest pure uranium…
Bathurst geologist Baldwin celebrated
A plaque honouring geologist Ben Baldwin was unveiled in May at the Promenade Waterfront in Bathurst, N.B. Baldwin discovered zinc-lead mineralization in rocks near Austin Brook as he prepared his thesis while studying at the University of New…
Suppliers news: Canpotex, Galaxy, Timetric, Pacific Coast Terminals
Canpotex hires National Steel Car to build railcars
[Update] PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer business….
US stocks drop, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
U.S. equities tumbled on the back of lower precious and base metal prices and a mixed jobs report, which raised the question of whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.9% to 1,947.76, while the…
Integra turns to crowdsourcing to find more gold
Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) is getting creative with the treasure trove of data it acquired last year when it bought the past-producing Sigma-Lamaque mine and mill, near its Lamaque South gold project in Val-d’Or, Que.
Royal Nickel receives main environmental permit for Dumont
Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) says it will build what will be one of the largest nickel sulphide mines in the world at its Dumont project early next year, after securing a key environmental permit from the Quebec government.
GoviEx pushes Madaouela on the permitting front
GoviEx Uranium (CSE: GXU) is quietly advancing its large Madaouela uranium project, and expects to receive a mining permit by year-end, or early 2016.
Molycorp strikes restructuring deal with creditors
In the first quarter of 2015, Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) reported higher production volumes from its Mountain Pass rare earth facility in California, and yet posted negative cash flow from operating activities of US$73 million and a loss attributable…