Teck targets Inco, minus Falco
$17.8 billion – Amount of the hostile bid for Inco…
Nickel
First Nickel, Jaguar Nickel to merge (May 15, 2006)
Junior Canadian nickel producer First Nickel (FNI-T, FNKLF-O) and failed Guatemalan nickel explorer Jaguar Nickel (jni-t, jgnkf-o) have struck a friendly deal to merge under the First Nickel banner….
Chinese eager for Redstone concentrate
With encouragement from its Chinese partner, Liberty Mines (LBE-V) is fast-tracking production at its wholly-owned Redstone mine southeast of Timmins, Ont….
Royalties tables scoping study for Raglan South (May 10, 2006)
Royalties tables scoping study for Raglan SouthQuebec-based nickel explorer Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O)…
Falconbridge soars on buoyant base metals
Higher metal prices helped Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) more than double its earnings during the first three months of 2006….
Inco strengthens Chinese steel ties
Inco (N-T, N-N) will begin building a US$63-million nickel refinery in China’s Liaoning province in the third quart…
First Nickel, Jaguar Nickel to merge (May 02, 2006)
Junior Canadian nickel producer First Nickel (FNI-T) and failed Guatemalan nickel explorer Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) ha…
Consmin to take Titan private
Just as in Canada, the nickel industry in Australia is seeing the emergence of small and middle-tier producers growing through consolidation. In the latest move, Consolidated Minerals (CSMBF-O, CNM-L,…
Rio Tinto to build Hope Downs iron mine in Western Australia
Vancouver – Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is commencing mine construction at the massive Hope Downs iron ore project in …
Falconbridge soars on buoyant metals
Higher metal prices helped Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) more than double its earnings during the first three mont…
Protesters paralyze Goro
Weeks after angry protesters at Inco’s (N-T, N-N) Goro site in New Caledonia caused upwards of $10 million in damages and forced a shutdown of operations, the nickel company is still tallying the bill…
Inco’s earnings shrink
Higher production costs helped take a big bite out of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) first-quarter earnings, despite higher nick…