Exiro Nickel has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Thompson operations in Manitoba, Canada, from Vale Base Metals. This includes the producing Thompson nickel mine, plus exploration assets in the Thompson Nickel Belt. “Today marks the launch of a new Canadian nickel company. Our team is honored and excited to be acquiring such…
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Vale, Glencore Canada to evaluate copper deposit developments
Vale Base Metals (VBM) recently announced a new agreement with Glencore Canada to jointly evaluate a potential brownfield copper development project at their adjacent properties in the Sudbury Basin in Canada. The agreement provides a framework to explore the significant synergies of mining both companies’ underground deposits via the existing shaft and infrastructure at Glencore’s Nickel Rim South mine. When…
Read MoreHudbay, Vale, Alamos team for wildfire relief
Top Canadian miners Hudbay Minerals, Vale Base Metals and Alamos Gold have joined together to support wildfire relief efforts in the Manitoba area with a combined C$1.25 million donation to the Canadian Red Cross. The funds, targeted to support emergency relief and rebuilding efforts, will help residents and Indigenous communities in which the three companies operate and that have been…
Read MoreSecond life for scooptram
Representatives from Vale Base Metals visited Collège Boréal to witness firsthand the impact of our recently donated scooptram on the college’s School of Trades. This equipment, previously used at VBM’s Coleman mine in Sudbury, Ontario, was donated to help students learn to assemble, troubleshoot, and operate this important piece of machinery commonly used in today’s mining operations. The scooptram arrived…
Read MoreThiess selected as partner for Stobie project
Vale Base Metals has signed an agreement with Thiess, where the mining services company will work closely with the United Steelworkers and local Indigenous businesses to extract critical minerals from Vale’s Stobie open-pit mining project in Ontario, Canada. “This is a first-of-its-kind contract for Vale,” said Gord Gilpin, director of Ontario Operations for Vale Base Metals. “It delivers on our…
Read MoreEpiroc, Vale to strengthen mine safety
Epiroc Canada and Vale Canada, a Vale Base Metals subsidiary, have entered into a non-binding agreement to develop, test and utilize groundbreaking mining techniques and equipment to bolster safety processes and drive innovative solutions. “We are excited about our shared commitment with Vale Base Metals to accelerate the transformation of the mining industry through innovation that will keep pushing the…
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