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Agnieszka Troszkiewicz
Shareholders of Rusina Mining, an Australian-based exploration company, have voted in favor of a merger with UK-based European Nickel, the two companies said Wednesday.
The companies said that an “overwhelming” majority of Rusina’s shareholders approved the arrangement at Wednesday’s court-ordered scheme meeting, a statement said.
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Rusina Mining (ASX: RML, AIM: RMLA) has announced the issuance of two additional Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs) for the Acoje nickel-chromite project on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
The company is developing the Acoje Heap Leach Project in partnership with European Nickel plc, which is earning a 40% project interest by spending US$10m on the feasibility […]

European Nickel PLC (AIM, PLUS: ENK) and Rusina Mining (AIM: RMLA, ASX: RML) have announced that the due diligence conditions contained in their Merger Implementation Agreement have been satisfied and accordingly the Scheme of Arrangement transaction is no longer subject to these conditions.
Commenting on this milestone, Simon Purkiss, Managing Director of European Nickel, said, “we […]

Rusina Mining NL (AIM: RMLA, ASX: RML) issued an activities report for the quarter to December 31 2009, saying that at the end of the period, the company’s cash on hand was A$4.95 million. In addition, receivables owed by its joint venture partner on the Acoje nickel heap leach project totaled US$0.8 million.
Rusina and joint […]

Australian nickel laterite producer Rusina Mining has concluded talks with its local partner in the Philippines that should see the re-start of limited Direct Shipping Ore operations by the end of January.
Rusina has been in discussions with DMCI Mining Corporation for some weeks over the possibility of resuming some selective shipments of nickel laterite ore […]

Esmarie Swanepoel
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Perth-based nickel explorer Rusina Mining and its joint-venture (JV) partner, European Nickel, officially opened the Acoje nickel heap-leach trial pad and pilot plant on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.
This was the first pilot plant in the Philippines to trial heap leaching technology on nickel laterites.
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Proactive Investors reported that Rusina Mining’s heap leach pad and pilot plant is now complete at its Acoje nickel laterite heap leach project on Luzon Island.
As per report, JV partner European Nickels’ rolls crusher has been transferred from its Caldag operation in Turkey and has now arrived on site at Acoje and is in the […]

Philippines nickel miner Rusina Mining (ASX: RML; AIM: RMLA) has reported the heap leach pad and pilot plant is now complete at its Acoje nickel laterite heap leach project on Luzon Island.
JV partner European Nickels’ rolls crusher has been transferred from its Caldag operation in Turkey, and has now arrived on site at Acoje and […]

Rusina Mining NL (ASX: RMA; AIM: RMLA) said the heap leach trial (HLT) at the Acoje nickel project in the Philippines is now mechanically complete, and 3,000 tonnes of laterite ore is in the process of being crushed for the pad.
Construction continues on a steel roof structure to house the downstream Resin in Pulp / […]

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 […]