CaNickel cuts production at Bucko Lake
CaNickel Mining (CML-T) is scaling back operations at its Bucko Lake nickel mine near Wabowden, Man. owing to “unfavourable” nickel prices, the company has announced.
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Anglo American meets organic growth milestones
Over the last year Anglo American (AAL-L) has commissioned three of its four major growth projects in three different metals: iron ore, nickel and copper.
Prophecy Platinum starts winter drill program at Wellgreen
Burwash Landing, Yukon – Fifteen km off the paved Alaska Highway in southwestern Yukon, the Wellgreen nickel-copper-PGM project sits largely as it has since 1973, when Hudson-Yukon Mining abandoned underground mining there after one year of…
Xstrata works to expand Canadian footprint
After a decade of expansion through mergers and acquisitions, diversified Swiss miner Xstrata (XTA-L) is turning to organic growth to provide its next generation of mines and to increase production through the expansion of others.
First Point’s Decar takes shape
First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has released encouraging assays from the first nine of 36 holes from the 2011 drill program at its flagship Decar nickel-iron alloy project in central B.C.
CaNickel cuts back operations
CaNickel Mining (CML-T) is scaling back operations at its Bucko Lake mine near Wabowden in Manitoba due to “unfavourable” nickel prices, the company has announced.
First Point’s Decar starts to take shape
Vancouver – First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has released assays from the first 9 of 36 holes from the 2011 drill program at its flagship Decar nickel-iron alloy project in central British Columbia. Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) managed the…
Xstrata to expand Canadian footprint through organic growth
London, U.K. – After a decade of expansion through M&A, diversified Swiss miner Xstrata (XTA-L) is turning to organic growth to provide its next generation of mines and to increase production through the expansion of others.
First Point stakes new nickel prospects
Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to drill both…
First Point stakes new awaruite prospects in Australia, Yukon
Vancouver – Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to…
Xstrata funds Raglan expansion
Raglan at Quebec’s northern limit in Nunavik is one of the world’s highest grading nickel mines. In August, Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata’s (XTA-L) global business units, approved a US$530-million extension project at that will develop the…
Xstrata funds Raglan extension project
The Raglan mine at the extreme limit of northern Quebec in Nunavik is one of the richest base metal mines in the world. In August, Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata’s (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) global commodity businesses, approved a US$530 million…