Vale Ontario Operations (Nickel)

Vale's Totten nickel-copper-precious metals mine in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Vale

Vale’s Q2 nickel production plunges in Sudbury

Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) companywide nickel production in the second quarter of 2014 was 61,600 tonnes, an 8.6% drop from the first quarter and 5.3% fall from the year-ago period. Vale says the decline mainly reflects the impact of four weeks…



Vale Inco, Alcoa And U.S. Steel Cutting Back

Responding to the ongoing slowdown in the nickel market, Vale Inco, the nickel division of Vale (RIO-N), has announced 900 job cuts worldwide. Most of the affected jobs are in the corporate, managemen…






Ontario exploration intensifies

Ontario exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures for 2001 are expected to continue the ascent started in 2000.Spending is expected to climb to $99 million in 2001, an increase of 10%. The upward…


Inco reaps PGM windfall, makes discoveries

Sky-high palladium and platinum prices are swelling what had been a little-mentioned byproduct credit into a major source of cash flow for Inco (N-T).For 2000, the nickel giant’s revenue from platinum…


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