Inco eyes summer wedding
Inco (N-T, N-N) has for a third time extended its friendly takeover bid for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N), this ti…
Nickel
Polymet testing works
Pilot-plant tests of the metallurgical design for the NorthMet copper-nickel project in northern Minnesota have met…
Mustang grows M2 zone at Mayville
Results from the six holes of a 35-hole drill program by Mustang Minerals (MUM-V, MSMGF-O) on the Mayville copper-n…
Brilliant to acquire 25% of Aussie nickel mine
Vancouver – Expanding its roots into Australia, Brilliant Mining (BMC-V) plans on acquiring a 25% interest in the K…
Scandinavian gets Keivitsa estimate
A new resource estimate on the Keivitsa nickel-copper deposit in Finnish Lapland will pave the way for a pre-feasib…
Shakespeare feasibility works at 4,500 tonnes per day (January 20, 2006)
A feasibility study for Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) gives a thumbs-up to a 4,500-tonne-per-day open-pit mine and mi…
Guatemala approves EIS for Fenix
Vancouver – The Guatemalan Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report f…
LionOre to go ahead with Maggie Hays expansion (January 18, 2006)
Suits at LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) have given final approval for the Maggie Hays Upgrade p…
Crowflight adds to Bucko resource
A consultant’s report for Crowflight Minerals (CML-V) has added an inferred resource to a previously defined indica…
Inspiration pulls long nickel intersection (January 11, 2006)
Drilling at the Langmuir nickel deposit, southeast of Timmins, Ont., has intersected several long intersections of …
Falconbridge fends off Eramet at Koniambo
The French government has ruled that partners Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) and Societe Miniere du Sud Pacifique (…
Inco bails on DFI
A season’s worth of drilling has led Inco (N-T, N-N) to drop its option on Diamond Fields International’s (DFI-T) A…