Western Areas Ltd., Australia announced that the takeover contract was concluded between a subsidiary of Glencore International AG and Cosmos Nickel Complex (CNC) at the end of last week.

Capital injections into state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have experienced delays this year, potentially hampering growth-generating projects that had been expected to have multiplier effects on the economy.

Royal Nickel Corp. (RNX-T) stock jumped 11% on Thursday after announcing it has received the green light for its Dumont nickel project in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.

The junior mining and exploration sector always swings in the breeze, but the latest slump is unprecedented.

Western Areas acquired Glencore's Cosmos Nickel Complex, a project that will sit nicely alongside Western Area's existing Forrestania Nickel Operation in Western Australia.

Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola has officially launched the construction of a Rp 5.5 trillion (US$412 million) nickel smelting plant in Gandaganda subdistrict, Petasia district, North Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to Manny Samson, chief financial officer of Nickel Asia Corp., the Philippines is not capable of completely meeting the demands for nickel coming from China. The Philippines, despite being the world's largest nickel ore producer, is...

Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation said the nickel output for the Ambatovy Joint Venture totaled 3,874 tons (100% basis) in May, up by 24.6% compared to the last month.