Xstrata to process ore from Ursa Major’s Shakespeare project

Dec 17, 2007 | 08:13 AM | Meghann McDonell

Xstrata Plc's Strathcona mill in Sudbury, Ontario, is expected to process about 185,000 tonnes of ore next year from the nearby Shakespeare nickel deposit being developed by Ursa Major Minerals Inc.

Ursa Major plans to begin shipping ore from Shakespeare, which is located 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) west of Sudbury, to the Strathcona mill in January. Xstrata Nickel will process an initial batch of 50,000 tonnes of ore....





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