Rio Narcea profitable in 2006
Buoyed by nickel revenues, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) made US$70.7 million in 2006, its first annual prof…
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LionOre makes $1B in 2006
Year-end results from LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LOR-L, LIM-A) show revenue of US$968 million, more than double that of 2005.
Editorial: Nickel Zooms to All-Time High
The trading week ended March 16, the eleventh of the year, was highlighted by record nickel prices, which have jumped six-fold in the past five years in response to nagging supply constraints and surg…
Updated Crowflight study rosier on nickel price
Higher nickel prices and an increase in resources combined to increase the value of the Bucko nickel project in Man…
Duluth hits big in stepout hole (March 21, 2007)
While infill holes confirm mineralization drilled by previous operators, Duluth Metals (DM-T) has cut a long interv…
Benton, Teck in Voisey’s search
Vancouver — Benton Resources (BTC-V) is teaming up with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to explore for nickel on a package of Labrador claims located about 60 km north of the Voisey’s Bay mine.
Shining Tree drilling suggests extension
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…
Deacon resource boosts Lanfranchi
Vancouver — Initial resource estimates for Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) recently discovered Deacon deposit significantly boosts the overall nickel inventory on its Lanfranchi mine joint venture in West…
Skye exercises final option on Fenix nickel
Vancouver – Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) has exercised the final terms in its option to acquire Companhia Vale d…
Deacon resource thrills Brilliant
Vancouver – Initial resource estimates for Brilliant Minings (BMC-V) recently discovered Deacon deposit significan…
GlobeStar sees opportunity in DR
SITE VISIT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — When Bill Fisher, chief executive of GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T), first arrived on the tropical shores of the Dominican Republic, the weather may have…
Site visit: Sizing up Finland’s Kevitsa
SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works hard to develop its Kevitsa…