Red Chris back on front burner
The week ended June 21, the 25th trading week of 2008, was highlighted by a court victory that is broadly encouraging for all juniors actively developing mines in Canada.
Nickel
Vale has big money to spend
Almir Rezende has a problem that most of us would love to have: How to spend US$1 billion a month over the next five years.
Next M&A deal could be an Anglo American takeover by either Vale or Xstrata, Citigroup says
Just months after Vale (RIO-N) declared that the deal to buy Swiss-based rival Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) was dead,…
HudBay Minerals to merge with Skye Resources
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) and aspiring nickel producer Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) are combining forces, expand…
Liberty plans scoping study for Hart deposit
Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has released the first resource estimate for its Hart nickel project near Timmins, Ont. which…
Aura set to redo Arapiraca resource
Vancouver – After a long delay at the lab, the final set of assay results before a resource calculation for Aura Mi…
Vale has big money to spend on mining equipment and supplies and it’s sourcing it now
Almir Rezende has a problem that most of us would love to have: How to spend US$1 billion a month over the next fiv…
Nickel for Diamonds North
Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) is in the nickel.The company that is making its name via diamond explor…
Asian Mineral quietly opens new frontier in Vietnam
Diplaying a different philosophy than most juniors, Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V, AIERF-O) decided to keep quiet when it finished its feasibility study for the Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel proje…
Aluminum and nickel prices to rise: Daiwa Research
Aluminum prices will rise significantly in the medium term, with nickel seeing more modest gains, but a supply glut will drive zinc prices lower, according to a new report from the Tokyo-based Daiwa I…
Western Areas to fast-track Spotted Quoll
Seven months after discovering the shallow Spotted Quoll nickel deposit, Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) has completed a scoping study and plans to fast-track the project into production next year.
Duluth Metals boosts resource in Minnesota
Duluth Metals (DM-T) has added some heft to its resource estimate for the Nokomis deposit in northeastern Minnesota’s Duluth base metals complex.