March 2, 2011 West African iron-ore miner completes US$133 million placement Bellzone Mining announced on Tuesday that it had completed a US$133 million placement of 102 million ordinary shares. Canaccord Genuity Limited was the lead manager. Bellzone, an AIM-listed company, is…
February 28, 2011 Michael Moore spotlights Vale for shutting down operations in Manitoba Michael Moore, political activist and academy-award winner, took sides in the labour fight between Vale and the workers in Thompson, Manitoba. On […]
February 24, 2011 Sherritt expecting production declines in Cuba this year Canadian mining and energy company Sherritt is expecting production declines in Cuba in 2011, Cuba Standard reported: Sherritt, Cuba’s largest foreign investor, […]
February 14, 2011 Russia to build $3bn nickel smelter in Indonesia Indonesia’s chief economic minister said a group of Russian investors plan to invest $3bn in a nickel smelter on Halmahera island with […]
February 8, 2011 Fund flows pushing commodities prices higher, but at what cost? Citigroup’s Metals and Mining team issued a note Monday talking about how fund flows - not global economic growth - are driving commodities prices higher.
February 7, 2011 Zimbabwe: Mwana Africa’s Bindura Nickel in off-take deal with Glencore Bindura Nickel signs output off-take agreement with Glencore International. Bindura predicts yearly nickel output at7,000 tonnes.
February 3, 2011 Talvivaara’s Primary Crushing Capacity Boosted by Crusher Cavity Optimization Talvivaara mine, located in Northern Finland, is today the biggest sulfide nickel ore mine in Europe. In close cooperation with Metso, and […]
February 1, 2011 Bucko mine restart grows closer Crowflight Minerals of Vancouver is making a $30-million private placement, part of which is earmarked for acquiring mining equipment and restarting the […]
January 31, 2011 Deal reached in Labrador nickel strike Brazilian mining giant Vale has reached a tentative settlement in an 18-month-long strike with workers at its Voisey’s Bay nickel mine in […]
January 30, 2011 Philippines hoping for a Colombia-like repeat in its mining sector There are more than a few explorations companies drilling holes in the Philippines these days, all with the quiet hope that the country soon finds favour with serious resource investors…
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
