Industrial/Specialty Minerals






Editorial: AA+AL=Alcoan?

With U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa launching a hostile takeover bid for Alcan, Canada’s largest mining company, on May 7, it wasn’t hard coming up with the top mining story of the week ended May 12, the 1…


Alcoa Bids for Alcan

A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unveiled a cash-and-share bid for Canada’s largest mining company, Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in …


DRC Woes for Africo

Vancouver — A recent court decision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dealt a major blow to Africo Resources (ARL-T, AFCRF-O) concerning its recently announced 75% ownership in the Ka…




Alcoa bids for Alcan

A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unvei…


Moly found at NW Expo

Vancouver — With the acquisition of Lumina Copper under its belt, drilling at Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) North West Expo copper-gold-molybdenum project, on northern Vancouver Island, is confir…


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