Northcliff forges ahead with NB tungsten-moly project

TSX V-listed Northcliff Resources plans to complete a feasibility and environment impact study into its Sission tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick by the third quarter of next year, the company said on Tuesday. Northcliff will invest...

Tungsten in same boat as rare earths - Malaga CEO

Prices for tungsten are rising “almost weekly” and the metal finds itself in almost an identical economic situation to rare earth elements, with burgeoning demand and shrinking exports from China, the biggest producer, Malaga chairperson and...

Malaga appoints president, CFO

Tungsten-miner Malaga has appointed Pierre Monet to the position of president and named Joey Trombino as vice-president and CFO, the company announced on Wednesday. Malaga's flagship asset is the Pasto Bueno tungsten operation in Peru.

Malaga plans ramp up to 750 t/d at Peru tungsten mine

Montreal-based tungsten producer Malaga has received the last milling equipment it needs to ramp up throughput to 500 t/d at the Pasto Bueno operation, in Peru, the company announced on Wednesday. The firm also said it plans to increase...

Malaga ramps up mill at Peru tungsten mine

TSX-listed Malaga has ramped up the mill at its Pasto Bueno operation, in Peru, to 450 t/d, and expects to reach 500 t/d by the end of this month. The news could not have come at a better time, as the APT tungsten price reached a new high of...

Malaga expects $1m from Q1 tailings concentrate sales

Malaga Inc, the only operating tungsten miner in the Americas, expects to generate a total of $1-million in the first quarter by selling copper/silver concentrate extracted from the mine tailings at its Pasto Bueno operation, in Peru. The company...

Tungsten-miner Malaga mulls 2nd mill, acquisitions

Malaga Inc, the only operating tungsten miner in the Americas, could start considering a second, “much bigger” mill at its Pasto Bueno mine, in Peru, by 2012 and is looking reasonably seriously at potential acquisitions in North America and...

Cat expert helps improve productivity

Bearing in mind that the operator is key to getting the best out of any earthmoving machine, Barloworld Equipment flew in an international Caterpillar demonstrator and application specialist when long-time customer SPH bought a new Cat 365B-II...