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The head frame at First Nickel's Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: First Nickel

First Nickel slashes jobs at Lockerby mine

First Nickel (TSX: FNI; US-OTC: FNKLF) is cutting 109 jobs at its Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Ontario’s Sudbury basin, as part of a restructuring plan to lower costs, resume exploration and extend the mine’s life. 


TSX continues winning streak, Nov. 3-7

The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained for the fourth straight week, up 77.51 points to close at 14,690.83. Gold and diversified miners both added 10 points, with the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ending at 144.86 and the S&P/TSX Capped…



A worker handles drill rods at Duluth Metals and Antofagasta's Twin Metals copper-nickel-PGM project in Minnesota. Credit: Duluth Metals

Price tag for Duluth’s Twin Metals nears US$3B

The release of a prefeasibility study estimating that its Twin Metals copper-nickel-platinum group metals joint-venture project would cost US$2.8 billion to build sent Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; USOTC: DULMF) shares tumbling by more than 25%.



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…


Fieldworkers at Wallbridge Mining's Broken Hammer copper-PGM project in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Wallbridge Mining

Wallbridge to put Broken Hammer into production

Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF) is building an open-pit mine in April at its Broken Hammer copper–platinum group metal project in Sudbury, Ont., and says production should start in June. Total capex is $1 million.



Duluth, Antofagasta go big on the South Kawishiwi

Toronto-based Duluth Metals (DM-T) and 40% joint-venture partner Antofagasta (ANTO-L) can claim to hold one of the largest pollymetallic sulphide deposits following a resource update on the Twin Metals project near Ely, Minn. Duluth announced…


At Wallbridge Mining's Broken Hammer copper-platinum-palladium-gold project near Sudbury, Ont., from left: manager of joint ventures Joshua Bailey; director Darryl Sittler; president and CEO Alar Soever; director Parviz Farsangi; and chairman Warren Holmes. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Wallbridge eyes producer status

It’s been a slow ride for Wallbridge Mining (WM-T), but one that has been picking up. With one spin out, another in the making and a project near production, the explorer is ready to change gears.