Industrial/Specialty Minerals


Gold isn’t all that glitters

While investors buzz about the possibility of gold breaking the US$1,000 per oz. plateau in the coming year, Patricia Mohr, vice-president of industry and commodity research at Scotiabank, says the ho…





All that glitters is not gold

While investors buzz about gold breaking the US$1,000 an oz. plateau in the coming year, Patricia Mohr, vice-presid…


RIO TINTOA truck is filled with iron ore at Rio Tinto's Hamersley Iron mine in Australia. If BHP Billiton's offer for Rio is accepted, the combined company would control 27% of the world's iron.

Ironing out possible mega merger

Spurned by the board of Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) in a friendly approach, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) has made its proposal for a US$138-billion all-share bid public in an attempt to brin…


NA Tungsten launches Mactung study

Vancouver — Strongly bullish on tungsten’s outlook, North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-O) has begun a feasibility study on its large Mactung project, near MacMillan Pass on the Yukon-Northwest Ter…





LOS ANDES COPPERA location map of Vizcachitas.

Los Andes studies Las Vizcachitas

SITE VISIT Santiago, Chile — Vancouver-based Los Andes Copper (LA-V, LSANF-O) plans to begin a prefeasibility study at its Las Vizcachitas copper project in central Chile by the middle of…


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