May 10, 2012 The commodity megatrend Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the 20thcentury. The new and long-term upward trend began with most commodities in late…
May 10, 2012 Qatar plonks $4 billion on Xstrata and hands Glasenberg another victory The oil and natural gas rich nation's stake in the coal giant is now 8% with a target of over 10%, providing crucial back for Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg to…
May 9, 2012 Wall vs Mulcair: Saskatchewan premier defends mining, oilsands Trading barbs over the allocation of resource revenues is a blood sport in Canada, and the latest contenders are newly minted NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall.
May 9, 2012 Mesa Exploration Bounty Potash update Mesa Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MSA)(PINKSHEETS:MSAJF) ("Mesa") announces an update on progress at the 100% owned Bounty Potash Project in the Great Salt Lake Desert of western Utah.
May 8, 2012 Potash is a diamond in the rough for the Republic of Congo Australian junior Elemental Minerals (ASX, TSX: ELM), which is developing a potash project in the Republic of Congo, announced it has increased measured and indicated resources at its Kola deposit…
May 8, 2012 Sirius Minerals lights up UK mining hopes with Yorkshire potash plan Last week saw plans unveiled for what would be Britain's biggest mining venture since the days of coal.
May 3, 2012 ‘We’ll believe it when we see it’: PotashCorp CEO on BHP’s Jansen mine PotashCorp chief executive Bill Doyle threw down a challenge to rival BHP Billiton today, saying in an interview with The Financial Post that he doesn't believe the world's biggest miner…
May 1, 2012 Allana’s optimistic Danakil Depression resource estimate lifts stock 9.8% Allana Potash (TSX:AAA) surged 9.8% on Tuesday on higher than usual trading volumes, after upping the resource at its Danakhil project by 90%.
May 1, 2012 Mining blamed for Canadian economy unexpected dip in February Canada's gross domestic product surprisingly dropped 0.2% in February, with all fingers pointing at the manufacturing and mining sectors, particularly potash and nickel producers, as the main responsible, says the…
April 30, 2012 Allana Announces Mineral Resource Update: Measured+Indicated Mineral Resources Increase by Over 90% The measured and indicated mineral resource estimate totals 1,297,529,000 tonnes with an average grade of 19.32 % KCl, representing approximately 250 million tonnes of KCl.
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am