December 4, 2008 Early retirement packages go out to Xstrata workers By: Ian Ross Crumbling world financial markets and declining commodity prices are forcing Xstrata Nickel in Sudbury and the union to cut 250 […]
October 26, 2008 Outokumpu cuts 3Q loss to €74 million HELSINKI, Finland : Finnish metals group Outokumpu Oyj said Thursday that it narrowed its losses by two thirds in the third quarter, to 74 million , mainly because of lower…
October 17, 2008 Sumitomo Considers US$1.7 Billion Nickel Processing Plant in Philippines Japan`s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co is considering building a US$1.7 billion nickel processing plant in the southern Philippines, despite global financial market […]
July 31, 2008 Sandvik DPi success at Talvivaara The first of Sandvik’s new, revolutionary surface top hammer drill rig series are working at the first customer sites, one of which […]
July 24, 2008 BioteQ Commences Water Treatment Operations at Raglan and Expands Commercial Contract with Xstrata Nickel BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc., has announced that it has commenced water treatment operations for the 2008 season at its Raglan plant, located […]
June 20, 2008 Minara runs nickel mine at two-thirds capacity Minara Resources Ltd , said on Wednesday it was running its nickel operations at two-thirds of full production levels due to a […]
June 19, 2008 Minara runs nickel mine at two-thirds capacity Minara Resources Ltd , said on Wednesday it was running its nickel operations at two-thirds of full production levels due to a […]
June 13, 2008 BHP hopes to export more nickel concentrate BHP Billiton Ltd hopes to export more nickel concentrates to other processing plants over the next four months while its Australian nickel […]
June 12, 2008 BHP to rebuild Australia nickel furnace Global miner BHP Billiton Ltd said on Thursday it has brought forward the rebuilding of a furnace at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter […]
June 6, 2008 Gas crisis hits WA Mining Industry with Gold and Nickel Operations badly affected Western Australian Premier Allan Carpenter has called an urgent conference between industry, power utilities and the government for this Sunday to resolve the near-term problems that hit the State on…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
