November 24, 2011 Exploration budgets up 50%- surging to new all-time high According to Metals Economics Group’s (MEG) 22nd edition of Corporate Exploration Strategies (CES), the estimated total 2011 budget for nonferrous metals exploration surged to $18.2 billion.
November 24, 2011 Quebec mining investment at an all-time high, up 43% from 2009 The mining industry in Quebec is roaring, with $2.92 billion in investment in 2010, up from 43% in 2009. The Institut de la statistique du Québec, which released the findings…
November 24, 2011 Try keeping a poker face while bidding on this $150,000 diamond and meteorite slice gambling set One of the more unique lots at Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction on November 29 in Hong Kong is likely to be a set of poker chips made by the Swedish…
November 24, 2011 Cadillac Closes $2.5 Million Financing Cadillac Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CDC) ("Cadillac" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of a private placement financing led by NCP Northland Capital Partners…
November 21, 2011 Mindoro Arranges Private Placement to Raise up to C$4 million for Gold Program Mindoro Resources Ltd (TSX VENTURE:MIO) (ASX:MDO.AX - News) (FRANKFURT:WKN 906167) today announced it is undertaking a capital raising through the sale of up to 33,400,000 Common Shares and CDIs on…
November 21, 2011 Fieldex Exploration announces maximum $2 million private placement Fieldex Exploration Inc. (TSXV: FLX) (Frankfurt: F7E) announces that it has entered into an engagement letter with Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. for a best-efforts private placement of "flow-through" units and…
November 20, 2011 World’s lightest material is made out of nickel Scientists have succeeded in making the world's lightest material, so light it can float on top of dandeloin fluff, and they made it out of nickel. The metal used matters…
November 18, 2011 Great Lakes Nickel signs option agreement with Rio Tinto TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2011 /CNW/ - Great Lakes Nickel Limited ("GLN" or the Corporation") is pleased to announce that it signed an agreement today with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.…
November 18, 2011 Western Areas starts new nickel mine ahead of schedule Western Areas' Spotted Quoll underground mine in Australia delivered its first nickel ore on Friday, two months ahead of schedule. Western Areas, Australia's third-largest nickel producer, said on Friday a…
November 14, 2011 Nickel surplus likely to jump, says top Japanese producer Japan's top nickel producer, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., is predicting a glut in the supply of the metal. Bloomberg reports a global nickel surplus may soar in 2012 to the…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
