April 6, 2012

Brunswick scientist Joe Iannicelli wins mining industry award

Years after he invented it, scientist Joseph Iannicelli figured the magnetic separator he produced for the mining industry was simply something in his past.

April 5, 2012

FT: ‘Inbred’ miners may admire Hannam, but many not ‘too sad’ to see him go

"Resources groups and the bankers who promote them merit close scrutiny since minerals have been linked in the past with financial scandals and market manipulation, from the nickel bubble that…

April 5, 2012

Vale seeks nickel near Repulse Bay

Vale — the second largest nickel producer in the world — plans to begin looking for nickel this year on the Melville Peninsula near Repulse Bay, Nunavut.

April 2, 2012

Liberty restarts operations

Liberty Mines Inc. (LBE:TSX) ("Liberty" or the "Company") today announced that its mining and milling operations have restarted in Timmins, consistent with the timelines announced previously by the Company.

March 29, 2012

“Underground city” copper mine in Minnesota inches forward

A proposal for a large underground copper mine in Minnesota reached a milestone last week.

March 27, 2012

Riding the graphite bull

Chris Berry, founder of Mountain Partners asset management company, provided an interesting summary of the graphite space while speaking at the recent Graphite Express Conference in Vancouver.

March 26, 2012

Nickel mining in Philippines: provincial governor to be charged with murder of anti-mining activist

In January last year local radio broadcaster Gerry Ortega, who fought hard for a ban on mining on Palawan was slain and now the Philippines' Department of Justice asked for…

March 26, 2012

Deripaska ready to buy RUSAL’s stake in Norilsk – source

A source close to the matter says billionaire Oleg Deripaska is prepared to buy RUSAL's 25% blocking stake in Norilsk Nickel to resolve the shareholder row at the company.

March 25, 2012

ORE to triple nickel production

Publicly-listed Oriental Peninsula Resources Group Inc. (ORE) will triple production of its nickel mining unit this year as tight supply in the region has upped demand for this prized metal.

March 23, 2012

China Development Bank has $1 trillion to lend: Its investment arm is ‘very actively seeking’ nickel assets

Chinese firms have been snapping up copper, uranium, iron ore and coking coal assets around the world, but have yet to make a big splash in nickel.