Nickel



At the West Raglan nickel sulphide exploration project in northern Quebec's Cape Smith belt, from left: True North Nickel's Phil Smerchanski, vice-president of exploration; Donald McInnes, co-chair and CEO; Sean Tetzlaff, chief financial officer; and Alex Holmes, vice-president of business development. Credit: True North Nickel

Royal Nickel strikes again with True North

Less than two months after Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) acquired a strategic 25% stake in Sudbury Platinum, which is advancing the Aer-Kidd nickel–cobalt–platinum group metals project in the Sudbury basin, the junior has…


An aerial view of KWG Resources' mining camp at the Big Daddy project, located in the McFaulds Lake area, in the Ring of Fire. Credit: KWG Resources

Editorial: Ring of Fire funding – A Wynne-win?

In a rare turn, mining has emerged as an issue in a provincial election campaign in Ontario: the ruling Liberal party is promising to unilaterally pump up to $1 billion into infrastructure development in the remote Ring of Fire chromite camp in…


Duluth Metals senior vice-president of exploration Dean Peterson at the Twin Metals polymetallic project in Minnesota. Credit: Duluth Metals

Duluth sees nickel upside at Twin Metals

VANCOUVER — It’s been a long road for junior Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) on the northern edge of Minnesota’s prolific Iron Range, but it looks like development at the company’s Twin Metals joint venture…



[Update] Two drillers dead at First Nickel’s Lockerby mine

At First Nickel’s (TSX:FNI) underground Lockerby nickel-copper mine southwest of Sudbury, Ont., seismic activity that apparently preceded a fall in ground claimed the lives of two contract drillers: Marc Methe, 34, and Norm Bissaillon, 49.


An outcrop at Sudbury Platinum's Aer-Kidd nickel-copper-PGM project in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Transition Metals

Royal Nickel buys 25% of Sudbury Platinum for $1.5M

Toronto-based explorer Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) has seen its shares climb more than 50% since April, when it gave an upbeat outlook on nickel prices and announced acquiring a minority interest in a private company that’s…


The upgrade plant at Anfield Nickel's  Mayaniquel nickel project in Guatemala. Credit: Anfield Nickel

Anfield sells Mayaniquel to Cunico

VANCOUVER — Despite a resurgence in nickel prices — which hit a 14-month high on April 18 — it looked like junior Anfield Nickel (TSXV: ANF; US-OTC: ANCKF) was going to have trouble footing the US$950-million development…


The Crimean nickel effect

Where gold was once the key barometer for geopolitical bad news, lately nickel has been hogging the stage.


A drill site at Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef PGM project, 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe unveils Platreef PEA as drills hit Ga-Madiba

VANCOUVER — Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) is sitting on an impressive platinum group metals (PGM) resource at its Platreef property, situated 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa,. And the…


Activist shareholder criticizes Sherritt International

A Halifax-based investment company that owns shares in Sherritt International (TSX: S) is calling for a change at the Toronto-based company, which it accuses of making “ill-considered acquisitions” and dishing out…


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