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…

January 30, 2011

Nickel Deficits To Be A Growing Concern

Nickel is your quintessential commodity – out of favor last year, in favor this year, meaning market deficits aplenty, with companies scrambling to fill the void left by dormant production…

January 30, 2011

Zinc, cobalt grabbing some ‘green’ traction

Zinc and cobalt often fall into that esoteric metals category called byproduct, meaning they are generally an afterthought for miners who are keen at getting at, say, nickel or copper…

January 28, 2011

RUSAL co-owner says he expects new Norilsk offer

RUSAL, the world’s top aluminium producer, expects a new offer from Norilsk Nickel for its 25 percent stake in the nickel giant, […]

January 20, 2011

European Nickel top two execs quit; Caldag ops doubtful

European Nickel  said its chairman and deputy chairman will step down, a month after the UK-based miner suspended work at its flagship […]

January 18, 2011

RusAl files lawsuit against Norilsk Nickel

The world’s top aluminum producer RusAl has filed three law suits against Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel producer, over its deals […]