Brilliant grows new nickel zone at Lanfranchi
Vancouver – Further wide, high-grade nickel intercepts at the recently discovered Deacon zone has Brilliant Mining …
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Inco slows production in Indonesia
Dry weather has forced Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) subsidiary CVRD Inco to cut weekly nickel output by about 130 tonnes at its Indonesia unit because the reservoir levels at its hydroelectric p…
Arrow options properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern Ontario’s Atikokan area.
Norilsk CEO freed from jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police in early January after being held in jail for three days for his role in a suspected prostitution ring.
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins, Ont., gave Starfire Minerals (SFR-V, STFMF-O) a major market boost recently, as investors leapt on the junior explorer…
High flying metals face turbulence: BMO Financial
Vancouver – High flying metal prices are in for some turbulence this year, in spite of healthy global demand and re…
Blackstone buys Xstrata stake in Norwegian nickel projects
Vancouver Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has struck a deal with Xstrata Nickel (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) to buy a basket of p…
Norilsk CEO held in prostitution ring
Often described as Russia’s most eligible bachelor, Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was amon…
Magma Metals drills PGEs at Thunder Bay project
Drill holes by Australian junior Magma Metals (MMB-A) have confirmed mineralization at depth on its Thunder Bay Nor…
Kennecott gets Eagle permits
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has advised Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott E…
Nuinsco nickel spinout ready for vote
Management of Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) has set a meeting of shareholders for Jan. 26 to consider a spinof…
Brilliant Sees New Nickel Zone Develop at Lanfranchi
Vancouver — Underground drilling on the newly discovered Deacon zone at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi mine joint venture in Western Australia’s Kambalda region has cut additional high-grade n…