Mining

Nickel prices could reach an average price of US$10.75 per pound by 2015 according to a Scotiabank commodity market specialist.

The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) has appointed a new director for its Rio Tinto Centre for Underground Mine Construction (RTC-UMC) in Sudbury. Dr. Matthew Pierce, a principal engineer with U.S.-based Itasca Consulting Group Inc.

Lalita Krishna has no intention of following the same contrived script that’s evident in the mining reality shows currently being embraced by network television.

Program seeks women who have experienced personal hardship

UPDATE: The worker killed at North American Palladium 's Lac des Iles Mine in Thunder Bay on July 10 has been identified as Pascal Goulet. The 38-year-old miner was outside of the loader he was operating when he was struck by a piece of broken ore.

If yours is a company that serves the mining industry — whether it manufactures equipment components or analyzes drill core — Timmins wants you.

Bloomberg News is reporting that Essar Steel Algoma may be heading for restructuring later this month. The publication reported that KKR & Co. and two other investors have purchased debt in the struggling Sault Ste.

Kirkland Lake Gold announced July 3 of the closing of its flow-through financing of $7.5 million. The company intends to use the net proceeds to advance its surface exploration program.

Howard Bird has been named Rubicon Mineral’s vice-president of exploration. "We would like to welcome Howard Bird to the management team," said Mr. Lalonde.

Superior Copper Corp. has discovered a new zone of copper-silver-gold mineralization at its project near Sault Ste. Marie.