Vale taken to court over royalties
International Royalty Corp. and minority partner Altius have launched a court challenge against mining giant Vale Inco over alleged underpayment of royalties on the sale of nickel concentrates from the Voisey's Bay mine in northern Labrador, Canada. Nickel stockpiled despite strikes
A strike by Steelworkers in Sudbury and other parts of Canada have done little to eat into stocks of nickel sitting in London Metal Exchange warehouses. ArcelorMittal divests interest in Wabush Mines
ArcelorMittal has signed a definitive agreement to divest its minority interest in Wabush Mines, Canada. Allegheny to acquire
Allegheny Technologies Inc., whose products include titanium and titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys and super-alloys grain oriented electrical steel, stainless and speciality steels, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tungsten materials and forgings and Jien Canada extends offer
Jilin Jien Nickel Industry and Canadian Goldbrook Ventures Inc. have extended their offer to acquire Canadian Royalties Inc. by a month to 15 October 2009. 
Arc Energy Resources has delivered 24 tubular components for the main circulating sea-water system that cools the nuclear reactors on numbers four and five in the Astute submarine series. 
Anfield Nickel (formerly Anfield Ventures) of Vancouver, Canada, has announced that it has appointed David Strang as its chairman. 
Canadian Royalties Inc. has rejected the unsolicited takeover offer from a joint venture led by China-based Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., saying the offer did not recognize the strategic value of its Nunavik nickel project. 
Liberty Mines Inc. plans to re-commence production from the Redstone nickel mine near Timmins Ontario by 24 August 2009.