Nickel

TSX falls, Sept. 21-25

Anxiety about global growth soured investor appetite for risk, with data showing Chinese factory activity shrank to a six-and-a-half-year low in September, while U.S. manufacturing growth in the same month stayed at a two-year low. 




Wallbridge Mining's Broken Hammer copper-nickel-PGM mine near Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Wallbridge Mining

Wallbridge lures Lonmin to Parkin project

South Africa-based Lonmin (LSE: LMI), one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum group metals (PGMs), has signed an option agreement to earn a 50% initial interest in Wallbridge Mining’s (TSX: WM) four Parkin…


Three geologists look toward the Voisey's Bay  open pit mine. Photo by Joshua Duggan (CC 2.0).

Vale green-lights underground mine at Voisey’s Bay

The natural resources industry of Newfoundland and Labrador — beaten down as it is by the steep decline in iron ore and oil prices — has received a most welcome board-level confirmation from Vale that it will indeed pursue…



Looking west along a trans-lithospheric fault of the Garder-Voisey's Bay system on Equitas Resources' Garland nickel property in Labrador. Source: Equitas Resources

Equitas hunts next Voisey’s Bay

Junior Equitas Resources (TSXV: EQT; US-OTC: EQTRF) has kicked off a second phase of exploration at its Garland nickel-copper-cobalt property in Newfoundland and Labrador, with the hope of discovering deeper Voisey’s Bay-style…



TSX inches up, June 22-26

Canada’s benchmark index added 1% to finish at 14,808.09, despite concerns rising over the Greek debt crisis. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, slipped 0.8% to 695.56. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index…


A map showing assets that have been spun of out BHP Billiton into the new company South32.  Credit: South32

Analysts weigh in on BHP spinoff South32

In April BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage of BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT) spin-off South32, (LSE: S32; US-OTCBB: SOUHY)commenting that the shares of the newly created mining company “represent a more compelling investment than BHP…


Processing facilities at Sherritt International's 40%-owned Ambatovy nickel-cobalt mine in Madagascar. Credit:  Sherritt International

Sherritt brings discipline to the business

At its annual general meeting on May 12 in Toronto, Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) chairman Harold (Hap) Stephen dismissed a disgruntled shareholder’s criticism about the nickel producer’s languishing share price and…



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