Another fatality at Vale’s Sudbury mines
Vale (vale-n) has temporarily halted all of its underground mining activity at its five nickel-copper mines in Sudbury, Ont., following the death of a miner at the Coleman mine on Jan. 29.
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Quadra FNX ups Victoria resource
Infill drilling at Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) polymetallic Victoria project in Sudbury, Ont., has increased inferred resource tonnage by 16% and raised by 32%, 26% and 4% its contained nickel, copper and total precious metals, respectively,…
Prophecy Platinum starts winter drill program at Wellgreen
Fifteen kilometres off the paved Alaska Highway in southwestern Yukon, the Wellgreen nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) project sits largely as it has since 1973, when Hudson-Yukon Mining abandoned underground mining there after one year…
Goldbrook likes Jilin Jien’s offer
Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) is being taken out by its Chinese partner in the famed Raglan mining district.
Quadra FNX boosts resource at Victoria
Infill drilling at Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) polymetalic Victoria project in Sudbury, Ontario has increased tonnes of inferred resources by 16% and raised by 32%, 26% and 4% its contained nickel, copper and total precious metals,…
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.
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…