Cliffs moves Canadian chromite project to feasibility stage

US diversified miner Cliffs Natural Resources on Wednesday said its board decided to proceed with a feasibility study for a $3.3-billion chromite mine in northern Ontario, adding it selected Sudbury to host a planned ferrochrome smelter. The...

Noront enters into C$10m private placement with RCF V

Mining junior Noront Resouces on Tuesday said it had entered into a C$10-million private placement with Resource Capital Fund V (RCF V) to advance development of its flagship Eagle’s Nest nickel/copper/platinum/palladium project in north-western...

Noront triples chromite resource in Ring of Fire

Toronto-based Noront Resources said on Tuesday it increased the size of the measured and indicated chromite resources at the Blackbird project in northern Ontario 130% to 20.5-million tons. The company also said it planned to do an internal study...

The long walk to economic freedom

As is the case across the globe, Canadian mining firms face the challenge of ensuring greater participation in their activities by indigenous communities. In Canada the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) serves as the national political...

Canada chromite project costs triple - Cliffs

The cost of developing what may be the largest chromite deposit in North America has tripled from the original $1-billion estimate, a major participant, Cliffs Natural Resources, said on Thursday. "Initially we did go out with a billion-dollar...

Oliver pushes for Ring of Fire development

Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday continued his crusade to cut down on environmental approval timelines for major projects, to encourage the potential C$92-billion in mining investment the government sees over the next ten...

Cliffs Natural Resources to spend $1bn in 2012

Diversified miner Cliffs Natural Resources has budgeted $1-billion for capital expenditure in 2012, with more than half going into its Canadian iron-ore operations. While the amount is 12% more than what the Cleveland-based company spent last...

Eagle’s Nest nickel/copper/platinum-group element project, Canada

Noront Resources has published the results of a prefeasibility study on its Eagle’s Nest project.

Anglo American in thick of great Alaskan Pebble mine debate

That Anglo American is in the thick of a great Alaskan mining debate was quickly apparent upon my arrival here, with advertisements in Alaskan business magazines providing ready affirmation. At issue is whether or not the South African-created...

Anglo American in thick of great Alaskan Pebble mine debate

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – That Anglo American is in the thick of a great Alaskan mining debate was quickly apparent upon my arrival here, with advertisements in Alaskan business magazines providing ready affirmation. At issue is whether or not the...

Cliffs increases loan facility to $1.7bn

Cliffs Natural Resources, the top US iron-ore miner, has agreed with a group of lenders to bump up its revolving credit facility to $1.75-billion, with the option of expanding it by an additional $250-million, according to a regulatory filing on...

High carbon ferrochrome produced in KWG test melt

A test melt produced the first high carbon ferrochrome at TSX-listed KWG Resources’ Big Daddy chromite project in Canada on Thursday morning. The pilot plant test was conducted at the Xstrata Process Support facility in Falconbridge, which was...