Liberty Mines expects sharp production ramp-up at Ontario nickel mine

TSX-listed Liberty Mines, which is 51% owned by China's Jilin Jien Nickel Industry, expects to see a sharp increase in output at its McWatters nickel mine, in Ontario, CEO Gary Nash said on Monday. Has a second mine, Redstone, and it plans to...

Oz miner sees strong H1

Consolidated Minerals yesterday updated its business outlook for the first half of the 2005/6 financial year and announced the start of a feasibility study on a significant new underground nickel exploration and development program in the Kambalda...

Steel, nickel demand to stay strong - miner

Australian miner Consolidated Minerals yesterday said that it had achieved a continued strong performance by all its business divisions , with its manganese and chromite operations continued operation at full capacity reflecting strong levels of...