April 15, 2010

Minmetals could restart Avebury nickel mine

The Chinese firm is conducting a review that could lead it to restart the Australian mine it shut because of the financial crisis.

April 8, 2010

Mincor looking to reopen Miitel nickel mine

The miner has started a study to reopen the nickel mine as prices for the steel alloying metal are on the up

April 1, 2010

Paul Moase: Investing in People First

Source: By Ellis Martin and Karen Roche of The Gold Report 3/31/10 http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/5958 Do the past successes of resource company principals portend […]

March 29, 2010

BMO reckons nickel and copper prices will rally and firm up this year

BMO Commodity Strategist Bart Melek says the new eurozone/IMF Greek debt plan and firming fundamentals are lending support to nickel, copper and the miners.

March 29, 2010

Zambia’s Munali nickel mine back in production

Albidon's now Chinese-controlled Munali nickel mine in Zambia is back in production after low nickel prices last year forced a halt to operations.

March 24, 2010

HPAL Process Crucial to Future Nickel Market Development

MEIOnline reports that the future of a number of new nickel projects hinges on the ability of operators to successfully implement the […]

March 5, 2010

MINERAL PROCESSING: Hydromet tested for Ferguson Lake ore

NUNAVUT – Starfield Resources of Montreal has asked SGS Lakefield Research to develop a hydrometallurgical process for recovering metal from the massive […]

March 4, 2010

The fortunes of iron ore and its many good bedmates

The broad, heavy, heave continues towards integrated steelmakers, and upstream to iron ore, coking coal, manganese, nickel, and even molybdenum and cobalt.

March 2, 2010

Rio Tinto Indonesian unit receives permit for nickel operation

The long-awaited permit for a nickel project in Sulawesi worth $2bn is the first to be issued under new Indonesian mining law

February 22, 2010

Teck positioned for growth in 2010

By Kevin Barker | # 022210 | Last year I said Teck Resources (TCK.NYSE, TSX) would get bigger or smaller, owing to […]