GGL soars on nickel find during diamond hunt
Vancouver – Sounding somewhat reminiscent of the mid-1990s Voiseys Bay nickel discovery in Labrador, GGL Diamonds …
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Lundin enters hot nickel market with Rio Narcea bid
Vancouver Aiming to add nickel to its metal production mix, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is snapping up Rio Narce…
Skye exercises final option on Fenix
Vancouver — Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) has exercised the final terms in its option to acquire Companhia Vale do Rio Doce’s (rio-n) interest in the Fenix nickel project in Guatemala.
Xstrata offers $4.6B for LionOre
Nickel prices may not have hit the roof yet, but LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is urging its shareholders to agree to a $4.6-billion friendly takeover bid by Xstrata (XTA-L, XSR…
Crowflight study aloft on better nickel price
Higher nickel prices and an increase in resources combined to increase the value of the Bucko nickel project in northern Manitoba, an updated feasibility study says.
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 13
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the …
FNX reserves up along with earnings (March 30, 2007)
Year-end reserve estimates at FNX Mining (FNX-T) show the company replaced its reserves at the operating McCreedy W…
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…
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…