Nickel

Prophecy Platinum sees promising signs at Wellgreen

VANCOUVER — Things keep rolling along for Vancouver-based exploration outfit Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) at its flagship Wellgreen platinum group metals (PGM) and nickel project in the Yukon Territories. The company released a flurry of…


A hilltop at First Point Minerals' Decar nickel project in northern British Columbia. Photo by The Northern Miner

First resource for Cliffs’ and First Point’s Decar

A maiden resource estimate on Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) and First Point Minerals’ (FPX-V) Decar nickel-iron alloy project in northern B.C. has delineated almost 3 billion lbs. nickel in the ground. The inferred resource on…





Confusion lingers over Indonesian export taxes

Earlier this month Reuters reported that Indonesia is mulling plans to slap export taxes of 25% on coal and base metals this year and as much as 50% in 2013. The measures are being contemplated as part of an effort to prevent miners from trying…




First Quantum preps Sentinel for production

First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L), which has several copper projects in its development pipeline, has provided a maiden reserve and resource for its Sentinel copper project in Zambia.


Wood Mackenzie ponders nickel outlook

The nickel sector was caught a little off guard last month when an Indonesian press report claimed the Southeast Asian nation intends to bring forward its proposed ban on nickel exports by as much as two years, from January 2014 to as early as…


Geologist Rory Calhoun leads an analyst into an adit at Prophecy Platinum's Wellgreen PGM-nickel-copper project in the Yukon. Photo by The Northern Miner

Prophecy Platinum and Ursa Major to merge

Looking to add near-term production potential, Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) has entered a binding letter of agreement to merge with Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) in an all-share deal.


Prophecy Platinum and Ursa Major to merge

Vancouver — Looking to add near-term production potential, Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) has entered a binding letter of agreement to merge with Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) in an all-share deal.


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