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From: www.abs-cbnnews.com
MCCI Corp., the holding company for the smelting operations of nickel miner Platinum Group Metals Corp. (PGMC), said Wednesday it would export P25.2 billion worth of ferronickel in five years starting 2009.
The company expects to start commercial operations of its P2-billion ferronickel smelting projects early next year. These are located in Manticao, Misamis Oriental; […]

From: business.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines–Mining firm Platinum Group Metals Corp. is set to ship 450,000 metric tons of nickel ore to Australia from its mine sites in Surigao del Norte and Isabela in the third quarter.
In a statement, PGMC said that of the total, 300,000 MT of nickel ore would come from its Cagdianao, Surigao del Norte […]

From: Philippine Daily Inquirer
By Conrado Banal III
Platinum Group Metals Corp. can actually source enough nickel ore from its own mines — at least for now — to feed its ferronickel smelting plant in Mindanao.
Okay, that was part of the rejoinder of Platinum Metals chairman Ramon Atayde to our report last week, in which we talked […]

Australian mining company Rusina Mining NL could invest in projects worth up to $714.3 million in the Philippines, chief executive Robert Gregory told an industry conference today.
“We are looking at different strategies and approaches to accelerate our mining interests in the Philippines,” Gregory said at the 7th Asia Pacific Mining Conference in Manila.

MANILA (XFN-ASIA) - Rusina Mining NL plans to invest up to 600 mln usd in the next four years for the development of various mine sites and the construction of a nickel processing plant in the Philippines, chief executive
Robert Gregory said.
‘We are looking at different strategies and approaches to accelerate our mining interests in the […]

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Australian-listed Rusina Mining announced Monday it would initiate exploration for nickel and plutonium at the Acoje mining area in Zambales, northwest of the Philippines capital of Manila, starting this year.
Robert Gregory, managing director of Rusina said in a statement, “We are very excited about the Acoje project. The property is quite […]

Adelaide, Feb 15, 2007 (ACN Newswire) - A maiden JORC resource of 33 million tonnes of nickel laterite grading 0.95% nickel and 0.07% cobalt has been announced for the Acoje project in the Philippines being developed by Australia’s Rusina Mining Limited (ASX: RML)(AIM: RMLA).
The resource represents 315,000 tonnes of contained nickel and includes both Indicated […]

West Perth-based nickel company Rusina Mining NL has announced plans to explore and develop its Acoje project in the Philippines with Geograce Resources Philippines Inc, after due diligence.
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The full text of a Rusina announcement is pasted below

GeoGrace Resources Philippines Inc., formerly Global Equities Inc., has formed a joint venture with Australia’s Rusina Mining N.L. to develop mining projects in the Philippines.
GeoGrace, in a disclosure to the stock exchange, said the partnership with Rusina Mining, which is listed in the Australian Stock Exchange, involves a share swap between the two companies.