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BHP Billiton to sell Ravensthorpe nickel mine

Monday, November 23, 2009

BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) is reported to sell its Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Australia. The news release is quoted as saying: A sale could yield BHP $850 million-$1 billion, according to several banking sources with knowledge of the sale process, while others put the figure at no more than $500 million. Click here to access the [...]

Australia To Protect Its Nickel

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Nickel Investing News A crisis of sorts appears to be playing out in Australia, which is the third largest nickel producer, after Canada and Russia. Mining experts have woken up to the fact that Australia needs to protect against potential loss of market overseas. “Two years ago, we had nickel [...]

Introduction to Nickel Investing

Friday, July 11, 2008

Nickel is high lustre, silver-white coloured material that early civilizations confused with silver. Unlike “fools gold” this imposter is in no way worthless. The element has valuable applications that have enabled it to carve its own niche in the precious metals market. Nickel is primarily used as a refined metal with two thirds of global [...]

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