Nickel

Rio Narcea profitable in 2006

Buoyed by nickel revenues, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) made US$70.7 million in 2006, its first annual prof…


LionOre makes $1B in 2006

Year-end results from LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LOR-L, LIM-A) show revenue of US$968 million, more than double that of 2005.


Editorial: Nickel Zooms to All-Time High

The trading week ended March 16, the eleventh of the year, was highlighted by record nickel prices, which have jumped six-fold in the past five years in response to nagging supply constraints and surg…




Benton, Teck in Voisey’s search

Vancouver — Benton Resources (BTC-V) is teaming up with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to explore for nickel on a package of Labrador claims located about 60 km north of the Voisey’s Bay mine.


Shining Tree drilling suggests extension

Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…


Deacon resource boosts Lanfranchi

Vancouver — Initial resource estimates for Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) recently discovered Deacon deposit significantly boosts the overall nickel inventory on its Lanfranchi mine joint venture in West…




GLOBESTAR MININGAn airborne geophysical survey gets under way at the Cerro de Maimon copper project. GlobeStar is also surveying its Bayaguana exploration concessions.

GlobeStar sees opportunity in DR

SITE VISIT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — When Bill Fisher, chief executive of GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T), first arrived on the tropical shores of the Dominican Republic, the weather may have…


BY JOHN CUMMINGTaking a 400-tonne bulk sample from a 10- to 12-metre deep pit excavated at the Kevitsa deposit. The work generated material for an ongoing metallurgical pilot program being carried out by the Geological Survey of Finland.

Site visit: Sizing up Finland’s Kevitsa

SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works hard to develop its Kevitsa…


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