Another push came from news that Japan's Sumitomo Corp halted output at Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel mine, one of the world's largest nickel projects, on January 4 before Cyclone Ava hit the area. Still, production is currently closed since part of the facility was damaged by the cyclone and repairs are
Vale's Coleman mine will remain idle until mid-February while maintenance work is completed. (Image: CBC News). ONTARIO - The Coleman nickel-copper mine near Sudbury, owned by Vale Canada, will remain closed until the middle of next month. The owner suspended operations on Nov. 13, 2017
RNC president and CEO Mark Selby said, "Dumont is the only deposit of this scale that is not currently in operation and not owned by a major mining ... Given market concern regarding future cobalt and nickel supply for electric vehicles, and nickel prices at the $12,000-$13,000/t ($5.50-$6/lb) level, RNC
Legend Mining Limited's (ASX:LEG) best nickel-copper-cobalt results to date from the Rockford Project are supporting an improvement in share prices. The company reached a 12-month high of $0.03 from 28 December 2017 to 2 January 2018 after the results. Legend's quarterly results have also provided
MADAGASCAR: Sumitomo said on Thursday the company and its partners Sherritt International Corp and Korea Resources Corp halted output at the Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar on Jan. 4, the day before Cyclone Ava hit the area. * ALUMINIUM: The most-traded aluminium contract on the ShFE
Perth, WA / January 15, 2018 / JMN Wire / Metals X Limited (ASX: MLX) (Metals X or the Company) is pleased to advise that it has successfully completed an infill RC drill program at its 100%-owned Wingellina Nickel-Cobalt Project in Western Australia (Wingellina). Initial assays from the first 14 holes have provided further
RNC's principal assets are the producing Beta Hunt gold and nickel mine in Western Australia, a 50% interest in a nickel joint venture with Waterton that holds the Dumont Nickel Project in the Abitibi region of Quebec, and a 30% stake in the producing Reed Mine in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake region of
The nickel mine is on temporary shutdown but some laid-off maintenance employees have been recalled to support the repair work. "Based on our most recent inspections," said company spokeswoman Danica Pagnutti, "we estimate the mine will return to production in mid-February." The mine was shut
Alex Kelso found sulphides east of Nighthawk Lake and started the Alexo Nickel Mine. It produced nickel until after the First World War when it could no longer compete with the cheaply mined nickel in Sudbury. "Hardrock" Smith, Joe Vipond and Bill Davidson all worked claims, started small operations but
"No extraction, no new mining activities. What's only allowed is hauling of ores from their stockpiles." * MADAGASCAR: Sumitomo said on Thursday its partner firms in Madagascar halted output at the Ambatovy nickel mine on Jan. 4, the day before Cyclone Ava hit the area. * NICKEL STOCKS: Deliverable
Talon and Kennecott Exploration Company ("KEX") have made certain amendments to the Exploration and Option Agreement and the Mining Venture Agreement to allow for a 2018 winter exploration program at the Tamarack Project. In order to allow for the 2018 winter exploration program to proceed,
"The release of the draft Permit to Mine is a historic achievement for the NorthMet Project and the state. It builds on our rich iron mining heritage and is a catalyst for a new era of responsible mining. Copper-nickel mining offers substantial private investment and long-term economic returns that will sustain
The Montcalm Property is contiguous and surrounds the western portion of the former Montcalm Mine, which had historical production of 3,931,610 tonnes of ore grading 1.25% nickel (Ni), 0.67% copper (Cu), and 0.051% cobalt (Co), and which produced in excess of 4 million pounds of Cobalt (Ontario
Norwood, SA / January 11, 2018 / JMN Wire / Mithril Resources Ltd (ASX: MTH) is pleased to advise that follow-up exploration activities at its 100%-owned high-grade nickel-cobalt Kurnalpi target (located approximately 70 kms east of Kalgoorlie, WA - Figure 1) will commence next week. EM geophysical surveying will be
The Toronto-based firm restructured its Ambatovy mining joint venture in Madagascar last month, cutting debt by about $1.3-billion and ceding most of its stake in the money-losing business. But the nickel mine has never met production goals, and meanwhile an oil and gas venture with the Cuban state oil
The prolonged slump in metals as well as the steel glut that's existed since early 2015 has eased significantly over the last year. This pushed the price of the raw materials used in the production of steel, including steel-making or coking coal, and nickel higher. That gave many miners' earnings a solid bump,
Minnesota never has had a copper-nickel mine before, so how state regulators handle PolyMet could set precedent for future proposals. The other major copper-nickel mine plan in Minnesota comes from Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Santiago, Chile-based Antofagasta. The Trump administration gave that
(TSX: NCP) is a Canadian mining exploration and development company focused on advancing its 100%-owned Nickel Sh??w project with a view to creating Canada's next world-class nickel sulphide mine. The project has exceptional access to infrastructure, located three hours west of Whitehorse via the
The lawsuit and the latest letter follow a December decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior to renew exploratory leases for Twin Metals Mining, which is planning a major copper-nickel mining operation on the Kawishiwi River on the edge of the Boundary Waters. The leases had been denied a year
A byproduct of copper and nickel mining used to harden steel, cobalt stepped into the global spotlight last year as prices surged. The metal's efficiency in conducting electricity has made it essential for rechargeable batteries used in electric cars produced by companies including Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen