Radisson Mining announced it had entered into a Conditional Sale/Purchase Agreement for the purchase of 48 mining claims located in the township of Beauchastel in the Province of Quebec. This property was identified as the RM Nickel Property. Results of metallurgical tests recently received from SGS Lakefield Research Limited of samples generated from Radisson’s drill [...]

Norilsk Nickel is targeting a supplementary listing on the London Stock Exchange for the beginning of July, said the Russian metals giant’s chief executive, Denis Morozov.
“The listing will broaden the base for investors, give us more liquidity and, in time, a higher capitalization,” Interfax quoted Morozov as saying.
Norilsk initially had intended to list in London [...]

Mengold Resources Inc. has closed a private placement through the sale of 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.25 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000.
Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable share warrant (each share purchase warrant a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles its holder thereof to [...]

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (“Sterlite”), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, the London-based FTSE 100 metal and mining group, and ASARCO LLC (“Asarco”), a Tucson based mining, smelting and refining company, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for the sale to Sterlite of substantially all the operating assets of Asarco for $2.6 [...]

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. has completed its initial feasibility study on a gold-copper mine in Benguet province owned by Far Southeast Gold Resources Inc. (FSGRI).
China’s second largest gold miner is in the process of negotiating a final agreement, it said in a disclosure filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Listed local miner Lepanto Consolidated Mining [...]

Lundin Mining Corporation (”Lundin Mining” or the “Company”) would like to cordially invite all to attend the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 5, 2008 in Toronto. Mr. Phil Wright, President and CEO, will present a corporate update on the Company. We hope you can join us!
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A Saskatchewan mineral exploration company and Japan’s government-owned natural resource corporation are teaming up to look for uranium in the Athabasca River basin.
Under the terms of an agreement signed Friday, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. will invest $9 million in exploration projects managed by Saskatoon-based Titan Uranium Inc. (TSXV:TUE) over the next three [...]

Mengold Resources Inc. has finalized a Joint Venture Agreement with X-Ore Resources Inc. for the Greenwater Ni-PGE Property (Greenwater). Since the first announcement of this joint venture on March 3, 2008 (see news release NR-08-07), the partners have staked additional claims increasing the size of the property to 9,088 hectares (22,456 acres). This Property, located [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Metals & Mining in Belgium” to their offering.
Our Metals & Mining in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the metals & mining industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key [...]

Demand from China and India has pushed the value of metals up - tin reached an all-time high last week of more than $25,000 (£12,792) a tonne.
That is four times the value of tin when South Crofty mine near Camborne closed 10 years ago.
The mine’s owners want to re-open it next year and there are [...]