Ormonde Mining plc (ISE:ORQ), an Irish junior mining company, is positive that Barruecopardo tungsten project, in Spain will more than double its operations before 2011. Ormonde MD Kerr Anderson is quoted saying: “We are now working to quantify precisely the benefits this new resource will have for mine designs and economic projections at Barruecopardo, as [...]
King Island Scheelite (KIS) has announced an underground tungsten reserve at its Dolphin project, Tasmania, Australia. The reserve totals 1.63 million tonnes grading 11.30% WO3 for 21,150 tonnes at a 0.70% WO3 cut-off. This Dolphin reserve estimate is based on post-pillar, cut-and-fill underground mining per historic production. Click here to access the entire news
Geodex Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V:GXM), Canadian based resource company with a focus on the exploration and development of tungsten and molybdenum, has announced that they have started the second stage metallurgical program on the tungsten-molybdenum Sisson Brook deposit located in New Brunswick. Press release is quoted saying: “This additional metallurgical work is the next important step [...]
North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. (TSX-V: NTC) has announced an the closing of an accumulated offering of CDN$3,250,000 by Convertible Debentures. This was previously announced on May 19, 2010. Stephen M. Leahy, Chairman & CEO of NTC is quoted saying: “The financing is subject to regulatory approval. It is anticipated that insiders of the Company [...]
Hazelwood Resources Ltd (HAZ), focused on becoming Australia’s only Tungsten producer with 2 to 3% of world production, will raise US $7.5-million through a share placement to fund the construction of a ferrotungsten processing plant in Vietnam. Hazelwood’s Managing Director Terry Butler-Blaxell is quoted saying: “Hazelwood is pleased by the strong support received from investors [...]
Adex Mining Inc.(ADE.V) has announced its partnership with Lakefield, Ontario’s SGS Lakefield Research Limited to test the hydrometallurgical treatment of Molybdenum concentrate from the Fire Tower Zone at Adex’s Mount Pleasant Mine Property. If the test work is positive, it will lead to the colick here to acmpany’s upgrade related to its production of tungsten [...]
China Minmetals Corporation, a Chinese metals and mineral trading company, has signed an agreement with the Chenzhou city government to pursue its plan to spend $659 million for a five year exploration of rare earth minerals like Tungsten, Tin, and Bismuth in Hunan province. According to Xinhua, Chenzhou which is located in southern Hunan and [...]
Thermal Technology was selected to operate a tungsten and molybdenum sintering furnace which can operate with pure hydrogen or high vacuum environment. Matt Mede, president and CEO of Thermal Technology is quoted saying: “Thermal Technology was selected over Japanese and European suppliers due to our ability to meet the customer’s unique, large-scale design requirements. We [...]
Tungsten explorer Vital Metals revealed that it will team up with Aragon Resources to take advantage of opportunities in tungsten mining in North Queensland. For full story, click here
The project, located in the historic tungsten mining district of Inyo county, consists of 13 granted patented lode mining claims. For full story, click here
Thursday, May 27, 2010