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Allana pumps up potash resource at Dallol

Toronto-based explorer Allana Potash (AAA-T) took a step closer to -releasing a bankable feasibility study on its  Dallol potash project in Ethiopia when it released an updated resource estimate to kick off May.


Will cost inflation challenge supply growth?

Capex costs in the copper mining industry rose 33% on average in the fourth quarter of last year leaving in their wake “no shortage of examples of cost blow outs this year,” Barclay’s commodities research team pens in a new…


A drill rig at Karnalyte Resources' flagship potash project near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. Photo by Karnalyte Resources

Potash a hot commodity on the Canadian prairies

With the world’s  population marching upward, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating this year we’ll see the largest U.S. corn crop in 75 years, it may be no surprise that potash exploration and project development…



Allana pumps up potash resources at Dallol

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based explorer Allana Potash (AAA-T) took a step closer to releasing a bankable feasibility study on its Ethiopia-based Dallol potash project when it released an updated resource estimate to kick-off May.


Potash remains a hot commodity on the Canadian prairies

VANCOUVER — With world populations marching ever upward, and an updated forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating the largest U.S. corn crop in 75 years through 2012, it comes as no surprise that potash exploration…


Rio may sell its diamond assets

Rio Tinto (RIO-N) is pondering whether its diamond assets have lost their sparkle. The world’s third-largest miner has launched a strategic review of three diamond mines and one advanced diamond project to determine if they fit its…




Lundin’s NGEx targets copper-gold in Chile

VANCOUVER — NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group…


Australia imposes 30% mining tax

The Australian Parliament has passed a bill for a 30% mining tax on iron ore and coal mine profits in the country, leaving some miners and state governments threatening to fight back. 



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