July 25, 2011 Canada makes a deal a day as mining M&A head towards $200 billion The value of mergers and acquisitions in the mining sector more than doubled to $96.3 billion in the first six months of the year and could top $200 billion for…
July 25, 2011 Grizzly adds to 2.4 million acres of land for Alberta potash project Grizzly Discoveries Inc. announced on Monday it has applied for a new metallic and industrial mineral permit in Alberta along the Saskatchewan border covering approximately 4,672 hectares to add to…
July 23, 2011 CVRD in Santos joint venture CVRD has formed a joint venture with Vale Fertilizantes to operate the Ultrafertil concession in the port of Santos. It paid $95m for 51% stake in the business and will…
July 22, 2011 Canadian exploration and deposit expenditure expected to increase Canada’s mining industry continues to rally from the recent global recession, with this year’s production currently exceeding that of 2010, reports government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
July 22, 2011 EIS for Jansen potash project gets okay The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) filed by BHP Billiton for the Jansen potash project near Lanigan. The EIS was submitted for technical review…
July 22, 2011 Lithium Americas could produce potash by 2014 Mining Weekly reported that Lithium Americas Corp. (TSE:LAC) may be ready to produce potash at its Argentina project by 2014: In an April preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Cauchari-Olaroz, WorleyParsons…
July 22, 2011 Lithium One Inc.- Low cost lithium at the Sal de Vida brine project, Argentina Lithium One Inc. (CVE:LI) is a mineral exploration and development company positioned to be a near-term producer of low-cost lithium and potash. Its flagship property is the Sal de Vida…
July 21, 2011 Investors pick up potash juniors as majors put up sold out signs Stocks of Canadian potash juniors Allana, Passport and Western Potash all showed double digit gains for the week to Thursday as the heavyweight producers all announce significant contract price gains…
July 21, 2011 Commodities rise after Greek plan details emerge Financial markets — including commodities — surged after details from the highly-anticipated EU Summit were released. Germany's demand that private investors be a part of any Greek bailout, which will…
July 20, 2011 Environmental impact statement approval for the Jansen potash project BHP Billiton has received notice from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment that ministerial approval has been granted for the development of the Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan. BHP Billiton submitted…
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
