July 18, 2011

Metal manufacturer moves to Ind. with 100 new jobs

Special Metals Corp. announced this weekend that it will relocate operations from Rockford, Ill., to Elkhart, Ind., creating up to 100 new jobs by 2014. The inventor and producer of…

July 17, 2011

LME will double metal deliveries to ease Detroit backlog

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will double the amount of metal required to be delivered from the biggest stockpiles to ease a backlog in Detroit, home to a quarter of…

July 15, 2011

Norilsk restarts Australia nickel mine mothballed during recession

Norilsk Nickel, world number one nickel and palladium producer and Russia's biggest miner, announced on Friday it is restarting operations at its Maggie Hays mine near Lake Johnston in West…

July 15, 2011

Nickel, Tin Spurts On Global Cues

Business Standard reports that tin and nickel saw a sudden jump in prices today in India after steady trading in London.

July 15, 2011

Commodity falls and fears for stress tests see FTSE decline

Falls among commodity issues sapped the strength of Britain’s top share index yesterday, as worries over global growth clouded the demand outlook for metals and oils. At the close, the…

July 14, 2011

Limited upside for nickel prices

Nickel prices rebounded from a sharp fall in June, but slow demand and concerns about an impending sharp rise in output will exert downward presure, or at least limit upside…

July 13, 2011

Japan Times: China raises spectre of undersea mining with world’s deepest diving submersible

The prospect of mining the ocean floor may seem far-fetched, but China, motivated by its insatiable hunger for resources, has opened its eyes to the idea. According to a story…

July 13, 2011

FLetcher Nickel Inc Warrant Exercise

Fletcher Nickel Inc. President Frank Smeenk, Suite 1000, 141 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario exercised a total of 1.4 million warrants, expiring July 13, 2011, to acquire Fletcher Nickel Inc.…

July 13, 2011

Pure Nickel Reports Settlement on Utah Property Litigation

Pure Nickel Inc. (TSE:NIC,OTC:PNCKF) reports it has reached an agreement with Skye Mineral Partners, LLC regarding a copper project in Utah.

July 13, 2011

Minara Resources trims full year guidance

Australia's no. 2 nickel miner Minara Resources , which is resuming full production runs following repair work at its Murrin Murrin ore processing plant, trimmed its full-year production guidance on…