Quadra FNX releases initial Victoria resource
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) Victoria project has established a new high-grade, deep polymetallic project in the Sudbury district.
Nickel
Ursa Major Minerals hits milestones
Since resuming mining a year ago from the West pit at its Shakespeare nickel-copper-PGM mine, which was closed in 2008 due to weak metal prices, Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has regained its momentum.
Mirabela raising US$375M
Australia-based Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) plans to raise US$375 million in senior notes to pay debt, end its hedges and continue ramping up its sizable Santa Rita nickel mine in eastern Brazil.
Mirabela continues Santa Rita ramp-up with US$375m raise
Vancouver – Australia-based Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) is planning to raise US$375 million in senior notes to pay debt, end hedges and continue with ramp up of its sizable Santa Rita nickel mine in eastern Brazil.
Royal Nickel to build ‘monster’ nickel project
On paper, Royal Nickel (RNX-T) looks like a winning combination: A management and advisory team stacked with former Inco guys and seven billion pounds of nickel in the ground in Quebec’s Abitibi region, one of the friendliest mining…
PDAC: base metals and potash prices set to consolidate gains in 2011
The outlook for base metals prices looked equally bright to the next set of speakers at the opening technical session “Commodities and Market Outlook” of the Prospectors and Developers of Canada convention in Toronto.
Royal Nickel to develop “monster” nickel project in the Abitibi
On paper Royal Nickel (RNX-T) looks like a winning combination: A management and advisory team stacked with former Inco guys and seven billion pounds of nickel in the ground in the Abitibi region of Quebec, one of the friendliest mining…
Inmet, Lundin to merge
The proposed merger of Inmet Mining (imn-t, iemf-o) and Lundin Mining (lun-t), which both companies describe as a “merger of equals,” would create a large base-metal producer in Canada that would replace the likes of those that Canada has lost…
Gov’t steps into Voisey’s strike
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland and Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
Antofagasta helps Duluth Metals bid for Franconia
In a significant land consolidation move, Duluth Metals (dm-t) has agreed to buy Franconia Minerals (fra-t) for $77 million.A map of the two companies’ claims shows obvious synergies, with Franconia’s land package filling the holes between…
Editorial: Gov’t stepping slowly into Voisey’s strike
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland & Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
Western Areas to mine underground at Spotted Quoll
After starting nickel production last April at the Tim King open-pit mine, part of Western Areas’ (wsa-t, wsa-a) Spotted Quoll deposit about 400 km east of Perth, the company has decided to mine underground, too. The nickel sulphide explorer…