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Potash Corp. reports a solid Q3
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) has more than doubled its third-quarter profits compared to one year earlier, on the back of rising demand for fertilizer products despite global economic concerns.
Argex completes PEA on titanium dioxide project
The economic viability of Argex Mining’s (RGX-V) La Blache titanium dioxide project in Quebec has now received validation with the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA), the company says.
High grades for Eagle Hill
Eagle Hill Exploration (EAG-V) has received a first resource estimate for the Windfall Lake project in Quebec’s Abitibi region, and found better grades than it expected.
Auriga looks to put Maverick back in the saddle
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) is looking to reanimate the Maverick Gold project 65 km northeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
NMC doubles resource at moly mine
South Korea-focused NMC Resource (NRC-V) has substantially increased contained resources at its high-grade Moland molybdenum mine.
Centerra flaunts a strong quarter
Centerra Gold (CG-T) posted solid third-quarter results, with profits soaring nearly 400%.
Pretium’s Quartermain a gold bug all along
Many people often think of me as a silver-focused individual,” Pretium Resources (PVG-T) president and CEO Robert Quartermain told a crowd of around 150 in his opening remarks at a recent Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia…
Commentary: Traversing the Far North’s legal landscape
Mining companies investing for the first time in Canada’s Far North may find the experience unlike any other. This holds true not only for foreign corporations, but also for companies familiar with mining in Southern Canada.
Newmont’s Hope Bay nears construction decision
When you’re 685 km northeast of Yellowknife, or 160 km above the Arctic Circle, just about everything costs more than it does down south.
Xstrata funds Raglan expansion
Raglan at Quebec’s northern limit in Nunavik is one of the world’s highest grading nickel mines. In August, Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata’s (XTA-L) global business units, approved a US$530-million extension project at that will develop the…