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…
Nickel
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…
Ravensthorpe to Cost US$2.2 Billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives the project a price tag of US$2.2 billion.
Canadian Royalties drills Tootoo deep
Down-dip drilling by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) at the Tootoo nickel-copper prospect in Ungava, northern Quebec, ha…
Arrow options four nickel-copper properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern…
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 02, 2007)
Vancouver – A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins has given Starfire Minerals (SFR-V,…
Inco slows nickel production in Indonesia
Dry weather has forced Inco (N-T, N-N) to cut weekly nickel output by about 130 tonnes at its Indonesia unit becaus…