December 1, 2009 NICKEL-COPPER MINING: Operations to resume at Shakespeare ONTARIO — Ursa Major Minerals of Toronto will resume mining in January 2010 at its Shakespeare nickel-copper mine 70 km west of […]
November 24, 2009 Savannah Mineral Processing Plant in Action Thundelarra Exploration says 12,000 tonnes of Copernicus nickel sulphide ore has been processed at Panoramic Resources’ Savannah plant…..more at MEIOnline
November 3, 2009 PolyMet paves the way on big Minnesota copper-nickel-pgm-gold projects As the first of the prospective polymetallic miners on the Duluth Complex, PolyMet's publication of its draft EIS is a major step on the way for perhaps three or four…
July 21, 2009 New technology to recover nickel and cobalt: the Shanshan process Heron Resources reports that a feasibility study is investigating the potential to process 1 Mt/y of nickel laterite ore from the Yerilla project, producing 80,000 t/y of nickel concentrate, containing…
July 17, 2009 Project News paints a diverse metals and minerals picture Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (July 17): This issue we cover a wide variety of minerals and metals ranging from the usual batch of iron ore, cobalt,…
June 19, 2009 Taking refuge – the case for safety chambers MINEARC’S safety refuge chamber was put to the test last week at BHP Billiton’s Perseverance nickel mine after a rock fall trapped […]
May 18, 2009 Canadian miners reduce nickel production Purchasing.com (May 15, 2009) - Vale Inco has extended a planned three-week scheduled maintenance shutdown at its Sudbury, Ont., mining and Port Colborne, Ont., refinery operations by an additional eight…
April 23, 2009 Gebr. Pfeiffer, Inc. awarded a contract for Koniambo Project Koniambo Nickel SAS, a joint venture between Xstrata Nickel (49%) and Société Minière du Sud Pacifique (“SMSP”) (51%), recently awarded Gebr. Pfeiffer, […]
April 16, 2009 Vale shutting Sudbury nickel operations for eight weeks starting June 1 Vale Inco is shutting down its nickel mining and processing operations in Sudbury, Ont., for eight weeks starting June 1 due to weak demand for the metal used to make…
December 12, 2008 Intertek Opens New Modern Mineral Testing Laboratory in Queensland Intertek Genalysis has opened a new mineral testing laboratory in Queensland, Australia. The state-of-the-art laboratory serves the region’s mining and exploration sector. […]
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
