Russia nickel exports fall by 14% in 2011

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:42:00 GMT
According to customs' data, both copper and nickel export and sales from Russia to other countries (except Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS)) fall over the previous year. Russian export of ni...
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MMC Norilsk Nickel continues implementation of its project in Chita

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:29:00 GMT
OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) announces the start of design works on Bugdainskiy Mining and Concentration Plant (Bugdainskiy MCP). The contract with designing company ...
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Brazil Vale's employees return to Sudbury nickel mine

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:13:00 GMT
Brazilian miner Vale SA said Monday that about 1,500 employees are starting to return to the company's Sudbury nickel mines in Ontario, Canada, after a fatal accident Jan. 29 at one of the five min...
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Stainless steelmaker Aperam forecast improved Q1 earnings after second straight loss

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:08:00 GMT
Stainless steelmaker Aperam forecast improved first-quarter earnings, helped by a market rebound and its own cost-savings drive, when reporting a second consecutive quarterly net loss at the end of...
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Worldwide stainless steel output to see continued growth

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:53:00 GMT
The global stainless steel industry will continue to grow as it has in previous years, Pascal Payet-Gaspard, secretary general of the International Stainless Steel Forum said Monday. In 2012 we are...
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Approvement of the Inoxum-Outokumpu tie-up

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:24:00 GMT
EU regulators might consider approving the Inoxum-Outokumpu tie-up to protect European stainless steel producers from the threat of growing stainless imports. The concept of Outokumpu is to consoli...
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Billionaire Palmer cuts 2011 nickel refinery bonuses as prices fall

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:57:00 GMT
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer cut 2011 bonuses for workers at his nickel refinery in Queensland, who received cars and overseas holidays the previous year, because of falling prices and the risin...
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URSA Major Minerals has temporarily suspends operations at Shakespeare nickel mine

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:47:00 GMT
URSA Major Minerals Inc. said Friday it has temporarily suspended operations at its Shakespeare nickel Mine near Sudbury, Ont. after being unable to secure a new processing agreement for its ore. T...
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EU average stainless steel transaction values increased for all grades in January 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:26:00 GMT
As previously predicted by MEPS, EU average stainless steel transaction values increased for all grades in January 2012. These advances were mainly due to increases in basis numbers. Most of the gr...
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PRW Proto Resources & Investments plans to re-open first iron ore mine

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:24:00 GMT
PRW Proto Resources Investments Ltd is preparing plans to re-open Australia's first iron ore mine as part of the Barnes Hill mining project development. The Barnes Hill development has an iron ore ...
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