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BHP eyes nickel prospect in Manitoba

Vancouver — BHP Billiton Diamonds, a unit of mega-miner BHP Billiton (BHP-N), has secured rights to earn up to 70% of the so-called Big claims, held by ValGold Resources (VAL-V) in northern Manitoba.






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La Pitarilla boosts Silver Standard’s resources

Vancouver — Drill results from the Pitarilla and Maverick Springs properties, in Mexico and Nevada respectively, have enabled Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) to boost its overall silver resource.


Xstrata mothballs Windimurra

Despite high vanadium prices, London-listed diversified miner Xstrata has decided to close the Windimurra vanadium pentoxide operation permanently. The site is 500 km northeast of Perth, Australia.



Teck back at Pogo

An agreement with the Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) has allowed construction to resume at Teck Cominco‘s (TEK-T) Pogo gold project, 145 km southeast of Fairbanks.



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