Berong Nickel not to reopen Philippines nickel mine until price rebounds

It is reported that Berong Nickel Corporation will not reopen its nickel mine in southwestern Philippines, suspended since February 2009, until nickel prices rebound to at least USD 18,000 per tonne.
Mr George Bujtor head of mining operations at Atlas Consolidated Mining said that “Nickel prices are still too low to restart operations. The figure you’re […]

British firm gets nod on $20-m nickel test project

By Othel V. Campos
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau has given the go-signal to European Nickel Plc of the United Kingdom to build a $20-million heap leach testing site in Zambales province that will determine the adaptability of local laterite nickel ore.
“It’s starting out as a research project. The firm is taking [nickel] ore samples from […]

British firm eyes $20-M venture

From: business.inquirer.net
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines–British mining firm European Nickel Plc is investing $20 million to put up a heap leaching facility in Zambales that will test the compatibility of this type of processing with Philippine nickel ore.
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Manila’s Berong nickel mine 2008 output seen flat to higher

From: uk.reuters.com
MANILA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Output at the Philippines’ Berong nickel mine is expected to be flat to higher this year at between 530,000 and 600,000 tonnes of laterite nickel ore, from last year’s 530,168 tonnes, a shareholder said on Monday.
London-listed Toledo Mining said in a statement the Berong mine, potentially the world’s fourth-largest […]

Manila’s Berong seeks to double nickel supply to BHP

From: www.reuters.com
MANILA, July 18 (Reuters) - The Philippines’ Berong Nickel Corp is in talks to double its long-term annual supply deal with BHP Billiton to 1 million tonnes of laterite nickel ore beginning March, a company official said on Friday.
Berong Nickel, in which Toledo Mining and Atlas Consolidated Mining Corp have stakes, currently has an […]

Toledo Mining in MoU with Jiangxi Rare Earth for nickel leach plant, Philippines

From: www.hemscott.com
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Toledo Mining Corporation Plc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Jiangxi Rare Earth & Rare Metals Tungsten Group Co. Ltd for the development of a nickel-cobalt leaching plant at the Ipilan/Celestial nickel laterite deposit on Palawan in the Philippines.
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European Nickel releases interim results

From: www.mineweb.com
24 June 2008 - London: European Nickel PLC (the “Company”)(AIM: ENK) is pleased to report its interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2008.
Revenue of US$4.2 million earned from direct ore sales in Turkey.
Philippines presence strengthened with acquisition of 19.3% in Toledo Mining Corporation and 18.7% in Berong Nickel Corporation, for a […]