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New Market Outlook Report on Rare Earths from Roskill

60 Minutes is an American television news programme that is broadcast on the CBS television network. Shares in Molycorp, the only North American producer of rare earths, leapt +22% pre-market the morning after this programme aired a 60 Minutes on rare earth elements on 22 March 2015. The news item highlighted US concerns about security of supply for rare earths, a set of 17 chemical elements that share similar properties and are often found together in geological deposits.

24 Mar 2015

Noront to Acquire 103 Claims Owned by Cliffs Chromite in the Ring of Fire

Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront") has entered into an agreement to acquire, among other things, the shares of Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc. ("CCOI") and Cliffs Chromite Far North Inc. ("CCFNI"), both indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. ("Cliffs"), which hold mining claims in the Ring of Fire mining district, for an acquisition price of US$20 million (the "Transaction").

From Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 24 Mar 2015

Peregrine Provides Update on Chidliak Diamond Project in Nunavut, Canada

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an update on its 100 percent-owned Chidliak diamond project ("Chidliak" or the "Project"). Chidliak is located 120 kilometres northeast of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada.

24 Mar 2015

Atlas Copco and Anglo American Announce JDA for Underground Mining Equipment

A joint development project involving two of the mining industry’s flagship companies – Atlas Copco and Anglo American – is well under way towards a potential milestone in future mining technology.

From Atlas Copco AB 23 Mar 2015

Skyharbour Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on Falcon Point Uranium Project

Skyharbour Resources Ltd. ("Skyharbour") confirms that it has filed a Technical Report and Mineral Resource Estimate prepared in accordance with Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101. The Report may be found on the Company website or under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.

From Skyharbour Resources Ltd. 23 Mar 2015

Levon Enters Agreement to Acquire SciVac

Levon Resources Ltd. ("Levon") and SciVac Ltd. ("SciVac") announced today that they have entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which Levon will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of SciVac by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").

From Discovery Silver Corp 23 Mar 2015

North Country and Auryn Execute Definitive Joint Exploration Agreement for Bay Project in Nunavut

North Country Gold Corp. ("North Country") and Auryn Resources Inc. ("Auryn") jointly announce the execution of a definitive Joint Exploration Agreement (the "JEA") whereby Auryn can earn a 51% interest in North Country's Committee Bay Project in Nunavut, Canada, under the terms of the Letter of Intent previously announced on February 5, 2015.

23 Mar 2015

San Marco Begins 2015 Exploration Program on Mexico Cuatro de Mayo Project

San Marco Resources Inc. ("San Marco" or "the Company") has commenced its 2015 exploration program on the Cuatro de Mayo project in Sonora State, Mexico. The Company's geological team is currently on site, conducting a systematic data and field review of gold targets in the El Valle and El Chunibas areas (see www.sanmarcocorp.com for news releases related to these targets and maps of the Cuatro de Mayo property area).

23 Mar 2015

Energy Fuels Files Updated Mineral Resource Estimates for Roca Honda, Wate and Sage Plain Uranium Projects

Energy Fuels Inc. is pleased to announce that it has filed an updated mineral resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment for its 60%-owned Roca Honda uranium project, a mineral resource estimate for its 50%-owned high-grade Wate breccia-pipe uranium project, and an updated mineral resource estimate for its 100%-owned Sage Plain uranium/vanadium project.

From Energy Fuels Inc. 20 Mar 2015

VMS Ventures Provides Update on Performance of Reed Mine

VMS Ventures Inc. is pleased to update shareholders on the performance of the Reed mine. VMS Ventures owns 30% and HudBay Minerals Inc. owns 70% and is the operator. Management has reviewed the Reed mine monthly report received from Hudbay.

20 Mar 2015