December 3, 2011

Groups urged pullout of Norwegian mining firm for violating OECD guidelines

Environmental groups are calling for the withdrawal of a Norwegian firm seeking to mine for nickel in Mindoro after it was found in violation of guidelines for multinational enterprises established…

December 2, 2011

Continental Nickel kicks off diamond drilling in New Brunswick

Continental Nickel Limited (TSX VENTURE:CNI) ("Continental" or "CNI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a diamond drilling program on the St. Stephen nickel-copper sulphide project…

December 2, 2011

Boosting nickel recovery for Vale’s Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury

Construction is under way on Vale's Challenging Ore Recovery (CORe) project. The CORe project is a brownfield integration within the Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, which also includes a…

December 1, 2011

Rockland completes Blue Lake PGM deal

Rockland Minerals Corp has completed the definitive agreement for the Blue Lake copper-nickel-platinum group metals project.

November 29, 2011

Michigan copper mine moving forward

A potential copper-nickel mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula had a roadblock removed recently with a judge's decision to uphold the mine permits. Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company, a subsidiary of Rio…

November 28, 2011

Xstrata stops Sudbury mine production over safety concerns

A rash of injuries at two mines in Sudbury forced Xstrata management to temporarily stop operations and send its 300-employee workforce home, Nov. 21.

November 28, 2011

Pathe to replace Delaney as Sherritt’s retiring chief

David V. Pathe will take over as Sherritt International Corp.’s chief executive officer from the retiring Ian W. Delaney effective Jan. 1, the company said in a statement.

November 27, 2011

Filipino tribe protests against nickel mining venture

Members of a Filipino tribe are protesting after the country’s second richest businessman agreed to enter a nickel joint mining venture with a Chinese concern on the island of Palawan.…

November 25, 2011

Samsung considering $2.2 billion investment in Australian nickel/cobalt mine

Powerful Korean conglomerate Samsung Group is said to be considering a $2.2 billion investment in an Australian nickel and cobalt mine, The Australian is reporting.

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.