Crowflight prepares to take off at Bucko Lake (April 22, 2008)
The next Canadian junior nickel producer could be Crowflight Minerals (CML-V). The company is moving forward aggres…
Nickel
First Quantum hopes to acquire Scandinavian Minerals
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) plans to pick up Scandinavian Minerals (SGL-T) and its giant nickel deposit in…
GobiMin posts 2007 results; dividends up 150%
It was a big year in China for Gobi- Min (GMN-V). The Canadian junior’s two operating nickel sulphide mines in northwestern Xinjiang province, which borders Tibet, drove revenues up nearly 100%.
Schulich hikes Starfield stake (April 18, 2008)
Famed mining entrepreneur Seymour Schulich has increased his holdings in Starfield Resources (SRU-T).In a news re…
Canadian Royalties signs impact/benefits agreement with local Inuit
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) is one step closer to development for its Nunavik Nickel project in Northern Qu…
Canadian Royalties adds to Nunavik Nickel resource
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) says it will revise its mine plan for the Nunavik Nickel project in Northern Qu…
Proposed mines showing robust economics
The week ended April 5, the fourteenth trading week of 2008, started off on a high note, with a positive new economic study of the top Canadian gold play of the past year: Osisko Exploration’s wholly …
GobiMin posts solid 2007 results; dividends up 150%
It was a big year in China for GobiMin (GMN-V). The Canadian junior’s two operating mines in northwestern Xinjian…
Wallbridge inks deal with Vale Inco and Xstrata Nickel
Wallbridge Mining (WM-T, WLBMF-O) is teaming up with heavyweight nickel producers Vale Inco and Xstrata Nickel in a joint venture to find the next big deposit in the Sudbury mining camp.
Liberty Mines plans for 9.6 million lbs. nickel at McWatters
A new feasibility study for Liberty Mines’ McWatters nickel deposit southeast of Timmins, Ont. has outlined a produ…
Belvedere hikes reserves at Hitura mine in Finland
When Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) acquired its 100%-owned Hitura nickel mine in Finland six months ago, it had about…
Starfield likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project, in Nunavut, will likely post an internal rate of return of 27% based on current nickel and copper prices, Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O) says.