February 12, 2017 Finland inks $266 million deal to revitalize Europe’s largest nickel mine A large but troubled nickel mine in Finland may be back on the road to profitability thanks to a recent deal that saw commodities trader Trafigura take a 15.5 percent…
February 6, 2017 Trevali invests in Caribou Mine future with new mining fleet Trevali has committed to an approximately Cdn$20-million investment through a new partnership with Sandvik Mining to supply and maintain a full fleet of mining equipment for Caribou Mine operations.
February 2, 2017 CHART: Mining rally continues into 2017 Seaborne coal, tin prices are the big exceptions.
February 2, 2017 South African judge clears path for Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef mine development Judge revoked an interim order that prevented the company from relocating graves present at its Platreef platinum group metals mine, in Limpopo Province.
February 1, 2017 Did this financier just call the end of the mining rally? Private equity firm Orion selling $1 billion worth of royalty, streaming and offtake assets covering gold, silver, base metals and diamonds.
February 1, 2017 Trevali invests in Caribou Mine future with new mining fleet Trevali Mining Corporation announces a new investment in the future of its Caribou Zinc Mine, located in the Bathurst Mining Camp of northeastern New Brunswick, Canada, through the decision to…
February 1, 2017 Zinc miner spends $20M on a new fleet Sandvik Mining will supply and maintain a full fleet of mining equipment for Caribou Mine operations.
January 31, 2017 Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
January 30, 2017 Nickel price picked as 2017 winner New report forecasts 20% improvement in nickel price by end-2017 – copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver to retreat.
January 30, 2017 Frank Holmes: Time to grab the commodity bull market by the horns Frank discusses the gold and bond markets and how they have been driven by global uncertainty.
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