Rocket explosion a fresh blow to asteroid mining ambitions

When an unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station disintegrated over the Florida coast just two minutes after lift-off Sunday, the pieces not only fell on billionaire Elon Musk's aerospace venture image, but they also clouded a f...

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Glencore to Sell Nickel Complex in Australia

Western Areas Ltd., Australia announced that the takeover contract was concluded between a subsidiary of Glencore International AG and Cosmos Nickel Complex (CNC) at the end of last week.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Capital injections into SOEs delayed, growth may suffer

Capital injections into state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have experienced delays this year, potentially hampering growth-generating projects that had been expected to have multiplier effects on the economy.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Royal Nickel shares jump after Dumont permit

Royal Nickel Corp. (RNX-T) stock jumped 11% on Thursday after announcing it has received the green light for its Dumont nickel project in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Dismal state of TSX-V in two crushing graphs

The junior mining and exploration sector always swings in the breeze, but the latest slump is unprecedented.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Western Areas buys Glencore's Cosmos Nickel Complex for A$24.5 million

Western Areas acquired Glencore's Cosmos Nickel Complex, a project that will sit nicely alongside Western Area's existing Forrestania Nickel Operation in Western Australia.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Chinese joint venture builds nickel smelter in Morowali

Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola has officially launched the construction of a Rp 5.5 trillion (US$412 million) nickel smelting plant in Gandaganda subdistrict, Petasia district, North Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Nickel Asia Corp.: The Philippines Will Fail to Satisfy China’s Nickel Ore Demand

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to Manny Samson, chief financial officer of Nickel Asia Corp., the Philippines is not capable of completely meeting the demands for nickel coming from China. The Philippines, despite being the world's largest nickel ore producer, is...

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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