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Verde Potash president and CEO Cristiano Veloso (left) and geologist Mario Viegas at the Cerrado Verde potash project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo by Ian Bickis

Verde Potash heats up on Brazilian Thermopotash

There is a whole lot of verdete slate at Verde Potash’s (NPK-V) unconventional potash play in Brazil. Standing atop a hill of the chalky green rocks, you can see the same rocks poking conspicuously from the many grass-covered hillsides in the…


Peabody Energy among those picked to develop Tavan Tolgoi

Shares of Peabody Energy (BTU-N) jumped US$1.30, or 2.2%, to US$60.69 following reports on July 5 that Mongolia had chosen it as part of a global energy consortium including China Shenhua Energy and a Russian-Mongolian group to develop its…


At Wallbridge Mining's Broken Hammer copper-platinum-palladium-gold project near Sudbury, Ont., from left: manager of joint ventures Joshua Bailey; director Darryl Sittler; president and CEO Alar Soever; director Parviz Farsangi; and chairman Warren Holmes. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Wallbridge eyes producer status

It’s been a slow ride for Wallbridge Mining (WM-T), but one that has been picking up. With one spin out, another in the making and a project near production, the explorer is ready to change gears. 




Drillers at Rio Novo Gold's Almas gold project in Tocantins state, Brazil. Photo by Rio Novo Gold

Rio Novo Gold marches towards production

Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) hopes to become a gold producer by bringing its two advanced-stage Brazilian properties into production: The Almas gold project in the southeastern part of Tocantins State, and the Guaranta gold project in the northern part…


Two workers killed at Vale’s Stobie mine in Sudbury

The two workers killed June 8 from falling debris at Vale’s (VALE-N) Stobie underground mine in Sudbury, Ont., had worked for the company for many years. Jason Chenier, 35, and Jordan Fram, 26, were working 900 metres underground near an ore…


Majors pour billions into Eastern Canada

It’s not quite as exciting as a new mine built from scratch on a substantial mineral discovery but, in dollar terms, the recent expansions announced by majors active in eastern Canada all add up significant economic activity.


Workers on an outcrop at Royal Nickel's Dumont nickel project, about 25 km northwest of Amos in Quebec's  Abitibi region. Photo by Royal Nickel

Royal Nickel ‘de-risks’ Dumont

Results of an optimization study and additional metallurgical tests have further de-risked Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec, president and CEO Tyler Mitchelson says.



Colossus’ best-ever intercept

Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) has cut a monster intercept from its 75%-owned Serra Pelada polymetallic project in Brazil’s Para state.



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