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Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited was a Canadian mining company with operations in 18 countries, involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metal and mineral products, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. In 1982 the company was renamed Falconbridge Limited.
Falconbridge Ltd. was taken over by Swiss mining company Xstrata in 2006. In 2007, Xstrata donated the Edison Building to the city to serve as the new home of the municipal archives. Falconbridge was incorporated as a town in 1957. The town's first and only reeve, John Franklin, served until the creation of Nickel Centre in 1973.
Pages in category "Defunct mining companies of Canada" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Falconbridge Nickel Mines; G. General Mining ...
Two major mining companies were created, Inco in 1902 and Falconbridge in 1928. They became two of the city's major employers and two of the world's leading producers of nickel. Copper converter in Sudbury, c. 1920. Through the decades that followed, Sudbury's economy went through boom and bust cycles as world demand for nickel fluctuated.
Sudbury was once a major lumber center and a world leader in nickel mining. Mining and related industries dominated the economy for much of the 20th century. The two major mining companies which shaped the history of Sudbury were Inco, now Vale Limited, which employed more than 25% of the population by the 1970s, and Falconbridge, now Glencore ...
have changed. For example, Rio Tinto, Vale and Xstrata, Brasil’s and London’s largest mining companies, not only ended negotiations on their buyout deal, but have strategically refused to engage in traditional long term supply contracts due to lucrative spot market opportunities. This
Investing in nickel is a bet on the prospects of the industrial and manufacturing sectors, both of which use lots of this base metal. Nickel investing, and investing in other base metals like zinc ...
1. Vale S.A. (VALE) Vale S.A. is a mining conglomerate headquartered in Brazil. The company is the world’s largest producer of nickel, making it a great place to start for those looking for ...