Junior goes it alone in South Korea
Why Vancouver’s Oriental Minerals (OTL-V, OMNLF-O) is the only foreign mining company in South Korea right now is anyone’s guess, but director and co-chair Damien Reynolds says he’s not looking for th…
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
Kenyan courts dismiss Kwale suit
A Kenyan court has ruled the government is entitled to expropriate land held by seven farmers for the Kwale titaniu…
Iamgold sells bauxite mine to China’s Bosai Minerals
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N, IGD-A) has sold its bauxite assets in Guyana to China’s Bosai Minerals for about US$46 milli…
Phelps OK’s DRC copper mine
US$650 million Cost to build Tenke Fungurume
Tiomin hits bump at Kwale
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) said it will hold off further construction at the Kwale mineral sands project in southeast…
New Cantech more than doubles Lucky Ship moly resource
Vancouver – An updated resource estimate on New Cantech Ventures’ (NCV-V, NCTVF-O) Lucky Ship molybdenum deposit, l…
Rubicon to spin off African and Newfoundland assets
It’s been a long time coming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), whic…
Canadian junior drilling alone in South Korea
Oriental Minerals (OTL-V), the only foreign mining company in South Korea, has started drilling at its newly acquir…
Baja completes infill drilling program at Boleo
Vancouver — Baja Mining (BAJ-V, BAJFF-O) has completed the first 20,000 metres of an ongoing infill drill program at its Boleo copper-cobalt-manganese-zinc project despite delays caused by Hurricane…
Rusal to eclipse Alcoa
Russian aluminum giant Rusal is poised to become the world’s largest aluminum producer, having coordinated a deal t…
New Cantech courts potential Asian partner for Lucky Ship
Vancouver – Subject to completion of a due diligence review, New Cantech Ventures (NCV-V) has signed a non-binding…
Rubicon arranges financing for African spin-off vehicle
Vancouver – A newly arranged financing agreement paves the way for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) to proceed with…