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Fortune Minerals Ltd. April 23 reported it has entered into an option to purchase an undisclosed alternative site to construct the proposed refinery that would process metal concentrates from the com... — Updated 4/26/2019 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. March 26 reported that the Rural Municipality of Corman Park near the town of Langham, Saskatchewan has rejected the company's application for rezoning required to construct... — Updated 3/29/2019 Full story

When it comes to attracting mining investment, Alaska, British Columbia and all three Canadian territories rank among the top 20 jurisdictions in the world on the Fraser Institute Survey of Mining... — Updated 3/15/2019 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. Feb. 14 reported that the Government of the Northwest Territories has signed an agreement with North Star Infrastructure GP to construct the Tlicho All-Season Road. Following... — Updated 2/22/2019 Full story

Fortune Minerals Jan. 30 announced that it has entered into a socioeconomic agreement with the Northwest Territories government for the proposed Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project about 160 kilo... — Updated 2/8/2019

New gold mines are expected to drive strong economic growth in Nunavut and Yukon over the next several years, according to the latest Territorial Outlook published by The Conference Board of Canada.... — Updated 11/30/2018 Full story

Explorers seeking new mineral discoveries in the Northwest Territories are expected to spend less in 2018 than the C$90 million they shelled out collectively last year. Natural Resources Canada... — Updated 3/1/2019 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. Sept. 17 reported successful results from metallurgical test work aimed at verifying an upgraded and essentially arsenic-free cobalt concentrate can be produced from the Nico... — Updated 9/28/2018

Northwest Territories may fall behind Canada's two other territories in mining activity in the near-future, but projects underway in the northern jurisdiction hold substantial promise for mid- to... — Updated 8/17/2018 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. July 11 is pleased to provide an update on the progress of environmental work and rezoning efforts needed to support construction of the Nico cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project... — Updated 7/20/2018 Full story

The Bornite deposit at Trilogy Metal Inc.'s Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in Northwest Alaska contains 77 million pounds of cobalt, according to a maiden resource estimate published by the company on... — Updated 6/15/2018 Full story

As the summer’s midnight sun gives way to aurora-filled winter night skies, seasons are once again changing in Canada’s Northwest Territories. And, much like the seasons, our resource industries... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

While most mining jurisdictions have seen sharp drops in mineral exploration spending, such investments in Northwest Territories has largely held steady at about C$100 million annually during the... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. April 18 announced the appointment of former Northwest Territories minister David Ramsay to its board of directors. Ramsay has more than 20 years of elected public office... — Updated 4/24/2016

Fortune Minerals Ltd. Jan. 8 reported that battery-grade cobalt sulfate heptahydrate has been produced from a cobalt sulfate product previously mined in a pilot plant from concentrates originating... — Updated 1/17/2016

Mineral exploration spending in Northwest Territories dipped sharply in 2015. While the final numbers are not in, Natural Resources Canada predicts exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in... — Updated 11/1/2015 Full story

Fortune Minerals Ltd. July 17 said it has reached a two-stage restructuring agreement with LRC-FRSM LLC (Lascaux) and its other secured creditors to settle its secured debt obligations. In early... — Updated 7/26/2015

Fortune Minerals Ltd. and POSCO Canada Ltd. May 5 announced the completion of an agreement with the British Columbia government, under which the British Columbia Railway Company has purchased 61... — Updated 5/10/2015

The nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away." As 2014 quickly slip-slides away, these normally melancholy lyrics by Paul Simon take on a surprisingly upbeat meaning for Alaska's... — Updated 12/21/2014 Full story