PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Swiss-listed diversified miner Xstrata on Tuesday reported record yearly thermal coal and refined nickel volumes for the year ended December, as well as the second consecutive quarter of record Australian zinc production.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/record-thermal-coal-and-nickel-production-for-xstrata-2013-02-12
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A team of experts from the U.N. on Tuesday began evaluating a proposed nickel mine expansion in the Dominican Republic that has been halted by a court over environmental concerns.
Western Areas managing director Dan Lougher says the Glencore-Xstrata merger could be the catalyst for a wave of acquisition activity in the WA nickel sector this year, with the new global giant primed to gobble up a number of local assets.
Santo Domingo. – The mining company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo will shutter Dominican Republic operations in less than five years if it doesn’t get the go ahead to exploit Loma Miranda, in central La Vega province, senior executives warned Thursday.
A Blog for Browsing Mining, Mineral Processing, and Metals Info 