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. […]
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 […]
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to Ar Rjum mine The order includes process electrification, field instrumentation and automation. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
