Base metal prices rising
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has revised its base metal price forecasts for the year saying prices have risen…
Nickel
Noront Resources announces $20 million financing
The Ring of Fire multi-metals district in the James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario is getting hotter for sha…
Crowflight’s Bucko mine back online
Vancouver – It has been a rough ride for Crowflight Minerals (CML-T, CMLGF-O) during the first couple months o…
Mirabela starts mining nickel at Santa Rita
Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) has become the first Australian company to mine nickel in Brazil with the start…
Strongbow Exploration surges on Nickel King study
A metallurgical study on the main zone of Strongbow Exploration’s (SBW-V) Nickel King project in Canada’s Northwest…
Continental Nickel reports first resource at Nachingwea
The Nachingwea nickel sulphide project about 400 km south of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, contains an estimated 89 mi…
Belvedere Resources’ nickel subsidiary starts bankruptcy proceedings
Finn Nickel, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Vancouver-based junior Belvedere Resources (BEL-V), has started bankruptcy …
Starfield To Acquire Nevoro In Friendly Deal
Explorer Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O), which is advancing the Ferguson Lake base metal and platinum group metal (PGM) project in Nunavut, is taking over fellow junior Nevoro (NVR-T, NEVIF-O), …
Western Areas signs offtake agreement with Jinchuan Group
China’s largest nickel company has signed a two-year offtake agreement with Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) that will …
Crowflight Hits High-Grade Nickel At Bucko Lake
VANCOUVER — Expansion drilling at the new Bucko Lake nickel mine in Manitoba is proving up a new high-grade zone just 100 metres from current underground operations for owner Crowflight Minerals (CML…
Starfield acquires Nevoro
Starfield Resources (SRU-T), an explorer which is advancing the Ferguson Lake base metal and PGM (platinum group me…
Big Iron’s Gamesmanship
The tectonic shift in the iron ore business dominated headlines during the 22nd trading week of the year, as Rio Tinto ripped up its US$19.5-billion proposed financing with Chinalco and struck a new d…