Cliffs Natural Resources Inc

Adanac Moly — John Fisher appointed metallurgical consultant for the Ruby Creek molybdenum project, near Atlin, B.C….

Iron miner Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF-N) says workers at four operations it manages have ratified 4-year labour agreements that call for a 9% wage increase over the course of the deals. The contracts expire Sept. 1, 2008.

Vancouver — A revised plan of operation at PolyMet Mining‘s (POM-V) wholly owned NorthMet project in northeastern Minnesota is entering the permitting stage.

The May 5-11 report period was a rotten one for most shareholders in the U.S., as markets suffered a broad pullback in response to sharp setbacks in Iraq, oil-price shocks, and concerns that the Federal Reserve will finally begin to raise interest…