Iron ore prices set to go through the roof[12-21-2007]
NERVES are frayed at the world’s steelmakers in the wake of proposals to merge BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto ?a combination that would see it control up to 40% of world iron ore seaborne trade.
Iron ore is a crucial ingredient in steelmaking and, after four consecutive annual ......
Iron ore quality in doubt to Midwest Corporation[12-21-2007]
The 58 per cent increase takes the estimated size of the resource, in the Mid-West region of Western Australia, to 153 million tonnes.
Of this, 69.9 million tonnes or 45.6 per cent of the total resource is direct shipping ore, the most prized iron ore as it can be mined a......
PT International Nickel Indonesia to resume Karebbe build[12-21-2007]
The construction of the 90MW Karebbe hydro scheme has been resumed after receipt of a forestry permit enabled the board of PT International Nickel Indonesia (PT Inco) to approve the continuance of works.
Karebbe was suspended early 2006 pending the outcome of the assessmen......
Nickel intersections continue to turn up at Liberty Mines' Redstone[12-21-2007]
Additional drill results have been released from ongoing diamond drilling at Liberty Mines Inc.'s Redstone Nickel Mine, 24 kilometers southeast of Timmins.These include an 8.17-metre interval grading 1.62 per cent nickel, which also contains a 0.35-metre interval grading 13.8......
Mirabela Nickel announces more Southern Deeps results at Santa Rita[12-21-2007]
PERTH, Australia, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - Mirabela Nickel Limited (TSX: MNB, ASX:MBN) is pleased to announce the Southern Deeps drilling continues to exceedexpectations. Drill holes MBS 428 and MBS 429 have returned compositeintersections of 130m at 0.72% Ni and 121m at 0.79% Ni respecti......
