Victory pushes Minago closer to development
After spending four years proving up one of Canada’s largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits, Victory Nickel (NI-T) has received a licence to start building a mine at its Minago project in Manitoba.
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Prophecy Platinum gains on drill results
Shares of Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V, PNIKF-O) shot up 10.24% or 43¢ to $4.63 on drill results from its flagship Wellgreen deposit in the Yukon Territory, about 317 km northwest of Whitehorse.
Russia’s Solway Group buys HudBay’s Fenix
Russia’s Solway Group, which owns a ferrno-nickel plant in the Ukraine, has bought HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T, HBM-N) Fenix ferro-nickel project in Guatemala for US$140 million in cash at closing and an additional US$30 million if certain…
Metallurgical breakthrough lifts Hard Creek’s Turnagain
“There’s a lot of moose pasture up here,” Mark Jarvis, president and CEO of Hard Creek Nickel (HNC-T), jokes while looking out at the gently rolling hills littered with pines aboard a short flight to the company’s Turnagain nickel project in…
Glencore ups ante on PolyMet
Glencore International (GLEN-L) is betting that PolyMet Mining’s (POM-T, PLM-X) NorthMet polymetallic project in Minnesota has the stuff that profitable mines are made of.
Mindoro working to expand Agata nickel project
Philippines-focused junior Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) continues to advance its Agata nickel project in the country, with an updated resource and prefeasibility study in the works.
Metallurgical breakthrough lifts Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Dease Lake, B.C. – “There’s a lot of moose pasture up here,” jokes Mark Jarvis, president and CEO of Hard Creek Nickel (HNC-T), while looking out at the gently rolling hills littered with pines aboard a short flight to the company’s Turnagain…
Anfield gets hard numbers for Mayaniquel project
Two years after making a bet on Guatemalan nickel laterite, Anfield Nickel (ANF-V) has some hard numbers regarding the wisdom of the venture with its first preliminary economic assessment on the Mayaniquel project.
Goldbrook keeps 25% of Nunavik
Vancouver – A potentially lucrative partnership that turned sour and then to the courts is a step closer to resolution after an arbitration panel ruled that Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) has the right to a 25% stake in Jilin Canada’s Nunavik…
Positive results for First Point’s Decar
Concept is slowly becoming reality at First Point Minerals’ (FPX-V) unusual nickel project in central B.C., with encouraging metallurgical results giving the company its latest boost.
Barclays Capital weighs in on base metals
Commodities research analysts at Barclays Capital believe lead prices will move higher in the second half of this year, are most bullish on copper and tin next year, and have revised their 2012 price forecasts lower for nickel and zinc.
Glencore increases its bet on PolyMet
Glencore International (GLEN-L) is betting that PolyMet Mining’s (POM-T, PLM-X) NorthMet project in Minnesota has the stuff that profitable mines are made of. The giant metal trader and miner closed the latest round of a private placement that…