ONTARIO – Iamgold Corp. of Toronto and Sumitomo Metal Mining of Tokyo have created a joint venture to develop the Cote gold project near Gogama, halfway between Timmins and Sudbury. The Japanese company has agreed to pay a total of…
MADAGASCAR – The cost of developing the Ambatovy nickel project go only one way, up. Forty-per-cent owner Sherritt International of Toronto said this week that costs have risen another US$740 million or 16%. The escalation was due to inaccurate…
I’ve recently visited British Columbia and the Yukon to learn about two new mines. What struck me as noteworthy is …
SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL CORP. is getting a big boost to its nickel production by acquiring DYNATEC CORP. in a friend…
MADAGASCAR – The Ambatovy project has received certification under Madagascars Large Mining Investment Act (LGIM),…
MADAGASCAR – Richmond Hill, Ontario-based DYNATEC now has the environmental permit required for the development and…
MADAGASCAR – Two new partners have been found for the large Ambatovy nickel laterite project in Madagascar. One is …
MADAGASCAR – Japan’s SUMITOMO CORP. is acquiring a 25% interest in the Ambatovy nickel project from DYNATEC CORP. o…
NEW CALEDONIA – Toronto-based INCO LTD. has sold a 21% ownership interest in its Goro nickel project to Japanese in…
NEW CALEDONIA – The on-again, off-again development of the Goro nickel/cobalt project is going ahead, announced Tor…
ONTARIO AMEC of Oakville has been awarded the engineering and project management services (EPMS) contract for the…