November 17, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata looks like a done deal But Xstrata management may lose out on $220 million in retention bonuses.
November 16, 2012 Nickel mining like its 1864 Nickel is present in over 3000 different alloys that are used in over 300,000 products for consumer, industrial, military, transport/aerospace, marine and architectural applications.
November 15, 2012 New report says civil unrest threatens Dominican Republic mining Environmental protests are increasingly likely to cause delays and increase contract cancellation risks to nickel and gold mining.
November 13, 2012 Nautilus cancels underwater equipment construction on flagship Solwara project No longer willing to foot the Papua New Guinea government's bill, Nautilus says it will terminate contracts with equipment suppliers.
November 9, 2012 Nickel miner Talvivaara falls on radioactive leak worries Shares of nickel producer Talvivaara (LON:TALV) dropped down over 10% on Friday over reports the firm had failed to solve a waste water leak at a nickel and zinc mine…
November 8, 2012 Norilsk Nickel’s board approves share cancellation The board of directors of Norilsk Nickel has approved the cancellation of 9.96% of its shares held by the subsidiary NN Investment, top officials of Interros and UC RUSAL told…
November 5, 2012 New support for Glencore-Xstrata deal Institutional advisor ISS now says tie-up is a good thing for Xstrata, but they still don't like the $200 million retention package.
November 5, 2012 Mining’s new age of austerity will hurt consumers Shareholders will celebrate as lower supply boosts prices and profits, but consumers of metal and minerals will be hard hit.
November 5, 2012 Vale applies to build homes at its Canadian mining sites The company is requesting the Canadian city of Sudbury to allow the housing of hundreds of temporary construction workers at its mine, mill and smelter sites in the community.
November 4, 2012 Physicist claims China’s mysterious desert grids most likely mining related An immense chessboard-like grid which mysteriously appeared in the deserts of China's Xinjiang province several years ago could be the result of exploratory surveys for nickel.
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