Aluminum giant Rusal obtained permission by a London court on Friday to add Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his firm Crispian Investments Ltd as defendants in the case against Vladimir Potanin, CEO of Nornickel.

Friday, February 16, 2024 - 21:26:21

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A major nickel operation backed by Trafigura Group will need support from a new investor after the trading giant declined to contribute more funds as part of a French government rescue package for the struggling New Caledonian mining industry.

Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 23:07:24

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Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd., the private nickel producer owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, is shutting down its Western Australian mines due to a sharp slump in prices for the key transition metal.

Monday, January 22, 2024 - 22:49:01

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Mining News Pro - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. started production at what is set to turn into Africa’s biggest nickel mine, furthering Zambia’s aim of becoming a key supplier of battery metals for the electric vehicle revolution.

Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 17:00:12

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Mining News Pro - The troubled Goro nickel mine — one of the world’s largest deposits, which is part-owned by Trafigura Group and backed by Tesla Inc. — has been forced to reduce production to address a leak from its tailings dam.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 10:30:15

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Mining News Pro - Tartisan Nickel has announced results of a positive preliminary economic assessment for its flagship Kenbridge nickel project, adjusting the mine plan to focus solely on mining resources from underground. Located in the Kenora mining district of northwestern Ontario, the Kenbridge project currently has an existing shaft to a depth of 622 metres.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 14:27:20

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Mining News Pro - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dealt a fresh blow to PolyMet Mining’s plans to build an open pit copper-nickel mine in Minnesota, by recommending the US Army Corps of Engineers not re-issue a key water-related permit.

Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 13:33:35

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Mining News Pro - Australia’s Nickel Mines Ltd dropped its A$18 million ($13.24 million) share purchase plan (SPP) on Friday, in the wake of market volatility caused mainly by Tsingshan Holding Group’s short squeeze.

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 13:29:27

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Mining News Pro - BHP, the world’s largest mining company, has signed an agreement with researchers at the University of Leicester, the University of Western Australia and Macquarie University to identify new areas for the discovery of metals critical to the electric vehicle revolution.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 12:37:08

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Mining News Pro - Sherritt International (TSX: S) is making plans to expand production and lengthen the life of the Moa nickel-cobalt mine in Cuba. Moa is a joint venture of Sherritt (50%) and General Nickel Co. of Cuba (50%).

Friday, November 5, 2021 - 13:48:42

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Mining News Pro - The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday proposed a 20-year ban on mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters region, a step that would block Antofagasta Plc’s Twin Metals copper and nickel mine project.

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 13:17:36

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Mining News Pro - A bidding war for a small Canadian nickel miner is showing no signs of cooling as its largest shareholder, Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, took a formal step to increase ownership.

Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 13:18:30

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Mining News Pro - Vale is investing C$150 million ($122 million) to extend its mining activities in the Canadian province of Manitoba by ten years.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 13:01:16

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Mining News Pro - Members of a union representing striking workers from Vale SA’s Sudbury, Canada, nickel mine have rejected the Brazilian company’s latest offer, urging it to commit to “good-faith” talks to settle the strike.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 14:49:20

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Mining News Pro - Vale, the biggest producer of mined nickel, closed a deal to divest its underperforming New Caledonian mine to a group that includes the operation’s managers and workers.

Friday, April 2, 2021 - 2:03:35 PM

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Mining News Pro - Political leaders in New Caledonia have agreed new terms for the sale of Vale’s nickel business, including a majority stakeholding for local interests, seeking to resolve unrest over the planned sale.

Monday, March 8, 2021 - 1:03:29 PM

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Mining News Pro - Mincor Resources has completed the first blasts at the Cassini nickel project and Northern Operations in Western Australia after mining contractor Pit N Portal mobilised at both sites.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 12:52:15 PM

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Mining News Pro - Nickel Mines has successfully completed the institutional component of its A$364-million equity raising.

Friday, December 4, 2020 - 5:13:13 PM

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Mining News Pro - Nickel Mines is set to expand its foothold in Indonesia by acquiring an interest in the Angel Nickel development project for a total consideration of $US490 million ($671.6 million).

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 1:23:20 PM

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Mining News Pro - Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is pushing miners to produce more nickel as an ingredient of lithium-ion batteries used in its electronic vehicles (EVs) with the incentive of a “giant” contract.

Monday, July 27, 2020 - 12:39:05 PM

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Mining News Pro - Nickel Mines has completed the institutional component of its entitlement offer, raising an initial A$179-million.

Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 12:09:26 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Philippines’ top nickel ore producers, Nickel Asia Corp and Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc, are suspending mining and export operations in a southern province to comply with coronavirus-containment measures.

Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 7:43:04 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Philippines` top nickel ore producers, Nickel Asia and Global Ferronickel Holdings, are suspending mining and export operations in a southern province to comply with coronavirus-containment measures.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 4:44:00 PM

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Mining News Pro - Indonesia should allow exports of nickel ore to help offset the impact of the fall in exports of processed nickel caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Indonesian nickel miners’ association (APNI) said.

Friday, April 3, 2020 - 12:31:09 PM

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Mining News Pro - Brazil’s Vale will begin applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify new drilling targets at its Coleman nickel mine, which is part of base metals operations in Ontario, Canada.

Friday, October 25, 2019 - 12:07:10 PM

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