As demand for agro-mineral projects in Brazil continues, Eagle Star Minerals Corp., (CVE:EGE) has been working to bulk up its position as a provider of agro-minerals ever since announcing a strategic shift in focus to phosphate exploration in February.

Junior explorer Eagle Star Minerals (CVE:EGE) has changed its focus from iron ore after seeing opportunistic trends in the agro-minerals space.

Junior explorer Eagle Star Minerals (CVE:EGE) last week refocused its strategy on phosphate exploration in Brazil - a plan CEO Eran Friedlander said gives the company a "competitive edge", and puts it on the path for a "very successful" year ahead.

Eagle Star Minerals (CVE:EGE) said Monday it will acquire the Samba phosphate project, located in the western portion of Piaui state in Brazil, prompting a shift in the company's strategic focus.

Treasury Metals (TSE:TML) has unveiled additional drill results from its Goliath gold project in northwestern Ontario, with results showing near-surface intersections as high as 4.18 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. 

Largo Resources (CVE:LGO) is on path to becoming the lowest cost producer of vanadium in the world from a primary source, according to CEO Mark Brennan, with the company's Maracás project in Brazil on pace for commissioning in the fourth quarter.

Canadian shares rallied for a third day on Tuesday, sending the benchmark gauge to its highest level in two months, as producers of raw materials and energy climbed following upbeat economic data from Europe. The commodity-heavy Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index (TSE:OSPTX) gained 1.3 percent to 12,780.46 at 12:37 p.m. on Tuesday. More than four stocks advanced for every share that dropped.

Canadian shares gained a second day as energy producers climbed after positive economic reports from the U.S., the country's largest trading partner, indicated economic growth is gaining momentum, outweighing declines in mining stocks. The resource-heavy benchmark Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index (TSE:OSPTX) added 0.4 percent to 12,557.31 at 12:33 p.m. in Toronto on Friday. Nine of ten groups gained.