Vale Voisey's Bay Operations (Nickel)

Mining Millennium 2000 was every bit the grand convention and trade show that its organizers — the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallur…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index slipped 31.65 points during the March 8-14 report period to end the week at 9,393.83.With gold taking another tumble, the TSE’s gold and precious metals sub-index …

To hear the Aussies talk, the Northern Hemisphere is yesterday’s news in the nickel business. It’s all happening Down Under, where laterite producers are pushing hard to leave their northern competito…

Base metals ahead of market in response to better commodity prices The base metals led the winning sectors as the Toronto Stock Exchange advanced slightly over the five trading days ended June 8. The …

My grandfather purchased some stock in Monpre Mining Company, Ltd., in 1957. The company changed its name in the 1960s to Monpre Iron Mines Ltd. One of the stockholders’ reports in my possession refer…

The pressure to expand is prompting senior mining companies to seek out huge, low-cost orebodies that will give them a leg up on their competitors.Around the world, Canadian miners are pumping hundred…

To no one’s benefit except overseas nickel producers, the past year saw the Newfoundland government square off against Inco (N-T) in an increasingly bitter dispute over development of the Voisey’s Bay…

Billiton, the world’s fourth-largest nickel producer, has gained access to about 1,000 sq. km in the Buchans area of central Newfoundland following an aggressive round of deal-making with several juni…

In a move clearly aimed at heading off any challenges by Voisey’s Bay developer Inco (N-T), the government of Newfoundland has tabled a bill to amend the province’s Mineral Act.The bill, introduced in…

Falling U.S. and Canadian interest rates translated into significant gains for the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index, with the broad market rising 5.9% over the report period Oct. 14-20 to end at 5,870…

In the poisoned atmosphere of political controversy, court-ordered delays and rock-bottom metal prices that has left Inco (N-T) gasping for air, it is easy to forget that Voisey’s Bay represents one o…

First Australia and Indonesia, then New Caledonia, and now China. The list of countries vying to lure North American companies to explore and develop nickel deposits continues to grow, adding to fears…