Vale Pulls Out of Kalgoorlie Nickel Project
Brazil-based Vale has withdrawn from its joint feasibility study with Heron Resources for the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project (KNP), located in the Kalgoorlie Goldfield in Western Australia. Vale’s...
View ArticleCoAL Moves Forward on Vele Colliery Project
CoAL of Africa has submitted its environmental impact assessment and management plan for a new mining license for the Vele Colliery project. The project, located 48km west of Musina on the Limpopo...
View ArticleGold Fields Asked to Close After Fatalities
Gold Fields has been asked by authorities to close its Kloof mine, located west of Johannesburg in South Africa, after three workers died in separate seismic events. Two people died at the mine's...
View ArticleDowner EDI Raises A$222m to Fund Debt
Australian mining services and construction company Downer EDI has raised A$222m from diversified funding sources to pay for its 2010 debt obligations. The sourcing is part of its ongoing capital...
View ArticleCSIRO Teams with Corvette for Albany-Fraser Exploration
Gold developer Corvette Resources has partnered with the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to explore the Albany-Fraser gold belt, the site of Corvette’s...
View ArticleAzumah Raises A$5.25m For Ghana Gold Project
Australia's Azumah Resources has raised A$5.25m through share placements to advance gold projects in north-west Ghana. The money will be used to speed up exploration, resource definition and project...
View ArticleSouth Africa Mining Needs Infrastructure Focus, says Top Economist
South Africa’s mining industry needs to have the right infrastructure in place to tap the next commodities boom, the country’s top mining economist said during the Steel and Engineering Industries...
View ArticleEyre Peninsula Lease Secured by Centrex
Centrex Metals has secured a ten-year mining lease for the Wilgerup iron ore project on the central Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Centrex will invest $50m in the hematite project which is due to...
View ArticleHudBay to Sell Lundin Shares
Lundin Mining has consented to the sale of HudBay’s shares in the company, ending a bitter shareholder dispute. The agreement will come into effect on 26 May. The decision follows the ousting of the...
View ArticleChina Launches Stimulus Plan for Nonferrous Metals Industry
The sagging Chinese nonferrous metals industry could be revitalised under a three-year plan that aims to help it overcome the effects of the global economic downturn. The plan, released by the Chinese...
View ArticleKagara’s Lounge Lizard Seals Nickel Mining Deal
Australian resources group Kagara has signed an agreement with Western Areas to mine its Lounge Lizard Nickel deposit in Australia by accessing ore from Western Areas’ Flying Fox mine. The agreement...
View ArticleKingsgate Discovers High Gold Grades in Thailand
Australian gold miner Kingsgate has found high gold grades during resource development drilling around the northern Q pits at Chatree North, Thailand. Drill hole 7101RC returned high grades including...
View ArticlePacific Rim Mining Take El Salvador Government to Court
Canadian mining company Pacific Rim will take the Salvadoran Government to international arbitration court over losses caused by government inaction that has lead to damaging permit delays. Pacific Rim...
View ArticleNewmont Mine to Reopen
Newmont Mining’s Midas Mine in Elko County has reopened following improvement work after a ground failure collapse caused its closure in March. The underground gold mine was shut on 10 March after...
View ArticleVale Halts Canadian Nickel Mines
Brazil miner Vale has announced it is shutting down its Sudbury mines and smelters in the Canadian province of Ontario for eight weeks. Vale parent Companhia Vale do Rio Doce said it will close its...
View ArticleGoldplat Kilimapesa Mine on Target
Goldplat said its Kilimapesa gold project in Kenya, a joint venture with International Gold Exploration, is performing well. The refurbished plant at Kilimapesa suffered from initial downtime when it...
View ArticleFarallon Mexico Metal Mine Hits Full Production
The G-9 Mine in Guerrero State, Mexico, has reached full commercial production, Canadian operator Farallon has announced. The mine reached full design production capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day on a...
View ArticleCameco to Start Drilling at Kintyre Uranium Mine
Canadian uranium company Cameco Corp is to start an exploration programme at its Kintyre uranium mine in Western Australia this summer, the company has announced. The site, which was acquired from Rio...
View ArticleShelby Fined for Mine Safety
Shelby Mining has been fined $280,000 by the US Government after two of its miners were seriously burned in an incident last year. The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) said that worn...
View ArticleBehind Australia’s Mining Market Growth
Mining Technology: What unprecedented trends will the global mining industry see in 2008? Mike Elliott: Demand is expected to remain strong in 2008 despite any slow-down in the US. However, increased...
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