September 10, 2011

French miner Eramet to invest $450m in Halmahera Nickel project

10-SEP-2011 Intellasia | Jakarta Globe Free newsletter - click here In a move expected to give eastern Indonesia an economic boost, a French mining group plans to invest in a…

September 9, 2011

HudBay Minerals completes the sale of the Fenix project for US$170 million to the Solway Group

HudBay Minerals (TSX: HBM)(NYSE: HBM) announced on Friday that it had completed the sale of the Fenix ferro-nickel project in Guatemala to the […]

September 9, 2011

Mustang Minerals Corp.: Corporate Update

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - Mustang Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MUM)(FRANKFURT:NJF) ("Mustang") today released a corporate, exploration and project development update. The Company is progressing with a feasibility stud...

September 9, 2011

Sama Resources resumes drilling at its Samapleu poly-metallic project and announces new results at its Samapleu Ni-Cu deposit and Sipilou south Ni laterite project

Sama Resources Inc. ("Sama" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling has resumed at the Samapleu property in Côte d'Ivoire using 2 drill rigs. The current drilling campaign…

September 7, 2011

PolyMet reports second quarter fiscal 2012 results

HOYT LAKES, MINNESOTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX:POM)(NYSE Amex:PLM) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2011,…

September 7, 2011

Indonesia plans tax or quota on ore exports

Reuters reports Indonesia may impose a tax or quota on mineral ore exports ahead of a planned regulation to ban all exports of raw minerals by 2014, the industry ministry…

September 7, 2011

Norilsk considers $4.5 billion buyback after Rusal deal collapse

Dow Jones reports Norilsk Nickel's (PINK:NILSY) board will consider a buyback at $306 a share next Tuesday, a source close to the company's board said Wednesday. Norilsk may spend up…

September 7, 2011

St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd.: New Mineralized Zone Expanding to the West at Villebon

St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd. (CNSX:SX)(BERLIN:85G) is pleased to provide updates on the second phase of its drilling program carried out on the Villebon property located 45 km southeast…

September 5, 2011

Russia RUSAL rejects Norilsk buyback offer

The board of the world's top aluminium producer UC RUSAL said on Monday it had unanimously rejected a $8.75 billion offer by mining giant Norilsk Nickel to buy back its…

September 3, 2011

Commodities rocked as US economy creates zero jobs

Commodity markets were hit this week by shock news that the United States created no jobs in August, sparking speculation that the world's biggest economy could be heading for a…