HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE PREMIUM SUBSCRIBE SITE MAP HELP CONTACT VIDEO SURVEYS   Friday 3 September 2010 Make MNN my HomePage    NICKEL STORIES [ 3734 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Two plaintiffs pull out of Ramu tailings injunction (Thursday, 2 September 2010) TWO of the five plaintiffs involved in an injunction to stop the construction and operation of a deepsea tailings placement system at the $US1.4 billion Ramu nickel development in Papua New Guinea, have pulled out of the court action. Full Story... Minara back in black (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) MINARA Resources has posted another solid half of profits for the first half of the year, announcing a first half after-tax profit this morning of $A39.3 million this morning. Full Story... Independence posts 78% profit lift (Friday, 27 August 2010) NICKEL producer Independence Group has posted a 78% boost in its after-tax profit on the back of sustained higher nickel prices over the last 12 months. Full Story... First profit for Western Areas (Thursday, 26 August 2010) WESTERN Areas has delivered its first full-year profit of $A14.2 million as the nickel miner ramps up its Forrestania operations in Western Australia. Full Story... Nickel drops (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) NICKEL recorded the biggest drop in prices on the London Metal Exchange overnight with its price slashed by $US600 to $20,600 a tonne. This is a far cry from its peak price set on May 4, 2007, when $51,600/t was reached, and down on the $21,950/t received a week ago. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Integra, Bendigo, Hillgrove and more (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) EXPLORATION success for Integra Mining, Bendigo Mining and Hillgrove Resources, a new joint venture for Fox Resources, a reserve update for Norseman Gold and a court update for Highlands Pacific are the main leads in Mining Briefs today. Full Story... Metallica adds to resource (Friday, 20 August 2010) METALLICA Minerals has boosted resources at its flagship NORNICO nickel-cobalt-scandium project with the addition of a maiden scandium resource for the Lucknow deposit. Full Story... Mincor turnaround delivers $28M profit (Thursday, 19 August 2010) A $A44.8 million turnaround from a loss of $16.7 million last year, has seen Kambalda nickel miner Mincor Resources post a $28.1 million net profit after tax for 2009-2010. Full Story... Minara sends $111M to shareholders (Tuesday, 17 August 2010) MINARA Resources shares rose today after shareholders approved a capital return of A9.5c per share, which will see the company return $111 million to holders. Full Story... Forex leads to loss for Mirabela (Friday, 13 August 2010) MIRABELA Nickel has filed its first half-yearly report as a producer with unfavourable foreign exchange movements leading to a $A19.27 million loss. Full Story... Palmer launches Gladstone Pacific takeover (Friday, 13 August 2010) LONDON-listed Gladstone Pacific Nickel has received a takeover proposal from Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel Resources, which already owns 50.4% of the company. Full Story... Multi-metal miner on smooth running (Wednesday, 11 August 2010) WITH the Long nickel mine going strong and Tropicana on the horizon, a multi-metallic mid-tier miner is emerging. By Noel Dyson - RESOURCESTOCKS* Full Story... Moore to Mincor than meets the eye (Thursday, 5 August 2010) MINCOR’S David Moore was awarded the GJ Stokes Memorial Award in front of a packed house at the Diggers & Dealers gala dinner last night. Full Story... Western Areas sticking to the plan (Tuesday, 3 August 2010) FORRESTANIA nickel producer Western Areas said it remains committed to having five operating mines and prefers to grow the company through exploration rather than acquisitions. Full Story... Chinese market helps drive nickel (Monday, 2 August 2010) A HEALTHY Chinese stock market helped push base metals higher overnight on the London Metal Exchange, with nickel up 47.5c to $US21,150 a tonne. Full Story... Woodie Woodie offers ready-made water solution Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (Monday, 2 August 2010) RISING production and a $A45 million capital investment since taking over the Woodie Woodie manganese mine for $1.3 billion in 2007 has put to bed any suggestions its Ukrainian billionaire owner Gennadiy Bogolyubov is winding back activities on the Pilbara site. Full Story... Panoramic grows overseas exposure (Monday, 2 August 2010) NICKEL producer Panoramic Resources has made no secret of the fact it is keen to diversify beyond its Western Australian base, and investments in two explorers in the June quarter have now given it exposure to west Africa and Canada. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Panoramic, Western Kingfish, Intermin and more (Thursday, 29 July 2010) AUSTRALIAN nickel producer Panoramic Resources has formed an alliance with Drake Resources to explore precious metal opportunities in Scandinavia. Full Story... Reserve growth continues for Mincor (Thursday, 29 July 2010) KAMBALDA nickel miner Mincor continues to chalk up reserve growth at its Western Australian operations after posting a 37% jump in numbers as part of its annual update. Full Story... Independence beats output budget (Thursday, 29 July 2010) INDEPENDENCE Group has beaten its nickel production guidance for both the June quarter and 2010 financial year from its Long nickel mine. Full Story... Base metals, coal up for Xstrata (Tuesday, 27 July 2010) SWISS mining giant Xstrata has seen increases in coal, refined nickel, lead and zinc concentrates, platinum group metals and ferrochrome production for the first six months of 2010. Full Story... Mincor eyes output jump (Thursday, 22 July 2010) KAMBALDA nickel miner Mincor Resources is targeting an up to 36% jump in nickel production over the next two years from its operations after posting a 33% year-on-year fall in output for 2009-10. Full Story... Long nickel exceeds guidance (Wednesday, 21 July 2010) INDEPENDENCE Group has revealed better than expected nickel production and grades from its Long nickel mine for the 2010 financial year, with payable costs including royalties only just falling outside of forecasts. Full Story... Records tumble at Western Areas (Thursday, 15 July 2010) WESTERN Areas has delivered a major ramp up in production at its Forrestania operations in the June quarter with a doubling in nickel production from its Flying Fox and Spotted Quoll mines during the quarter compared to the previous quarter. Full Story... Ravensthorpe’s new dawn? Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (Tuesday, 13 July 2010) FIVE months after buying BHP Billiton’s failed Ravensthorpe project, Canada’s First Quantum Minerals is looking for 600 workers to operate the complex nickel laterite venture. The Metal Detective by Stephen Bell Full Story... Pipeline failure hits Minara production (Tuesday, 13 July 2010) A PIPELINE failure in May has hit Minara’s nickel production figures for the quarter. The company’s 60%-owned Murrin Murrin mine produced only 6680 tonnes of nickel for the three months to the end of June, down from 7832t in the March quarter. Full Story... Mining Briefs: West African Resources, Wild Acre, Centrex and more (Wednesday, 7 July 2010) HIGH-grade results have been returned from West African Resources’ Fatmatenga prospect in Burkina Faso. Full Story... New laterite nickel process moves closer to reality Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (Tuesday, 6 July 2010) A SYDNEY-based nickel company is set to revolutionise the laterite space once it has proven on a commercial scale the success of its direct nickel process (DNi) in conjunction with its cornerstone technical partner Canadian outfit Teck Resources. Full Story... Production record for Western Areas (Thursday, 1 July 2010) WESTERN Areas remains confident it will reach its production target of 20,000 tonnes of nickel for 2010 after posting record output in the June quarter. Full Story... Mincor confirms new discoveries (Wednesday, 16 June 2010) KAMBALDA nickel miner Mincor Resources is looking to a major resource upgrade at its recently reopened Miitel operation after drilling confirmed an extension to the mineralised channel structure that hosts the newly discovered N29 orebody. Full Story... 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