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Aquila and Vale take a break on coal sales dispute
A legal clash between Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYX:VALE) and Australia's Aquila Resources (ASX: AQA) has taken a step towards resolution this morning after the companies announced they’ve reached an agreement on coal shipments from their co-owned Isaac Plains mine in Queensland.
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Investors give miners another kicking after China manufacturing shrinks
Frik Els | March 22, 2012
None of mining's top companies escaped the carnage on Thursday after a survey of manufacturing in China showed activity slowed for a fifth straight month.
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Big guns all on board for Beijing's new spot iron ore trading platform
Frik Els | March 22, 2012
Beijing launched the new spot price platform in January in a bid to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from the big three.
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Vale inaugurates Brazil's first ferronickel plant in Pará
mei online | May 19, 2011This month, Vale opened its first nickel operation in Brazil. Onça Puma, in Ourilândia do Norte, southeast Pará, is one of the largest ferronickel production plants in the world. The project, which covers the municipalities of Ourilândia do Norte, Tucumã and Parauapebas, has an annual production capacity of 220,000 tons of ferronickel, containing 53,000 tons of nickel, a highly valued product in the steel industry. Read more
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Vale, Xstrata still viewed as Baffinland buyers
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | November 11, 2010Baffinland Iron Mines shares are pushing well past the most recent offer price for the company on bets that a company such as Vale SA or Xstrata PLC will make a blockbuster bid to keep the big iron ore deposit …
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US firm's fleet management solution selected for Moz coal mine
mining weekly | October 18, 2010U.S. mining technology company Modular Mining Systems’ fleet management and machine guidance solutions have been selected by the Vale-owned Moatize coal mine, in Mozambique. Read more
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Vale commissions New Caledonia and Onça Puma projects
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | September 23, 2010Vale announces the successful commissioning of its two large nickel projects, Vale New Caledonia (VNC), formerly Goro, and Onça Puma. Read the full press release
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Tenova TAKRAF wins iron ore bulk handling equipment orders in Brazil and Mauritania
International Mining | September 22, 2010Tenova TAKRAF was recently awarded a new order by Vale for an iron ore stacker to be installed at Ponta de Madeira Terminal, Brazil. Read more
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Lokotrack & Lokolink – success of truckless system in Samarco
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | September 13, 2010Samarco is an iron ore mining company formed by a joint venture between two giants: Vale and BHP Billiton. Samarco's mine is located in the Southeast region of Brazil, in Minas Gerais State, approximately 600 kilometers from São Paulo city. …
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Vale to develop copper project in Zambia
Andrew Topf | August 31, 2010Vale S. A. announces that its strategic 50:50 joint venture with African Rainbow Minerals Limited (ARM), a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, will release the development of the Konkola North copper project in Zambia. Read more
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Vale signs railroad concession agreement for Rio Colorado
Andrew Topf | August 30, 2010Vale S.A. has signed an agreement with Ferrosur Roca S.A. a general cargo railroad operator in Argentina, for the transference of the concession of a 756-kilometer railroad stretch connecting Zapala, in the province of Neuquén, to General Cerri, in the …
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Immersive Technologies’ simulators play major role in MCC Contracts strategic training program to improve operator proficiency
International Mining | June 10, 2010Immersive Technologies’ Advanced Equipment simulators have recently come under high praise – in February they were awarded first prize in the category of Machines & Products Display at the International Mining Exhibition in India. Now MCC Contracts (MCC) has followed …
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Vale: finding King Solomon's mines?
mineweb - daily news headlines | May 3, 2010Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale), the dominant name in seaborne iron ore, has seemingly found Guinea's iron ore potential irresistible, following the announcement that it has agreed to pay USD 2.5bn for a 51% stake in BSG Resources …
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Gloomy picture for Chinese steel mills this year – CISA
mineweb - daily news headlines | March 19, 2010The mills, which already face excessive output, have been asked to accept a doubling of prices from their top supplier, Vale, a Chinese official said.
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Roof fall hits Vale results
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | February 16, 2010VALE’S Integra Underground operation lost more than half of its typical metallurgical coal production in the December quarter due to a large roof fall, while Carborough Downs is getting ready to go full steam into longwall production……more at International Longwall …
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Despite ongoing strike action Vale plans to restart Sudbury operation
mineweb - daily news headlines | February 4, 2010The company will use contract employees to restart a mine and boost production at another
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John Holland scoops up Isaac Plains contract
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | January 14, 2010JOHN Holland has won a $A260 million mining contract from Aquila Resources and Vale for the Isaac Plains open cut coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin……more at International Longwall News
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MIGS developing ground support methods and equipment for deep mines
mineweb - daily news headlines | January 6, 2010Ground support methods grouping MIGS now has Vale Inco and the Amberg Group as new members.
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ABB helping Vale Inco create the mine of the future
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | November 25, 2009Aglobal leader in power and automation technology, ABB is honoured to be Vale Inco’s electrification, hoisting and automation partner for the Totten Mine Project. Vale Inco’s reopening of Totten mine is a $400 million project and the first new Vale …
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Mining the renewable energy market
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | August 26, 2009Sudbury mining staff turn to green energy business By: Nick Stewart Gary Poxleitner and Brad Wright, partners in local green energy system installer 3e Solutions, stand next to Sudbury's first use of Cansolair technology. (Photo supplied) Young Sudbury entrepreneur Brad …
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ABB wins $19 million automation lifecycle support contract in South Pacific
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 17, 2009Houston, TX, July 16, 2009 – ABB, the world’s leading power and automation technology group announced it was recently awarded a three-year service contract worth approximately $19 million, by Vale Inco Nouvelle Caledonie. Under this contract, awarded during the second …
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Copper Cliff North Mine wins safety award
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | May 21, 2009By: Northern Ontario Business Staff Vale Inco’s Copper Cliff North Mine has been recognized as the safest metal mine in Canada for the third year in a row. Copper Cliff North Mine, located in the City of Greater Sudbury, was …
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Canadian miners reduce nickel production
MINING.com Editor | May 18, 2009Purchasing.com (May 15, 2009) – Vale Inco has extended a planned three-week scheduled maintenance shutdown at its Sudbury, Ont., mining and Port Colborne, Ont., refinery operations by an additional eight weeks through the end of July. Xstrata Nickel recently decided to shutter all former Falconbridge mining operations in Sudbury, except for a development mine that won't reach full production until 2010. Another producer, FNX, has suspended its nickel production after the sharp drop in the metal's price made operations uneconomical.
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MINERAL PROCESSING: Construction begins on Newfoundland hydromet plant
infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | April 22, 2009NEWFOUNDLAND — The four-year construction project that will culminate in completion of Vale Inco's new hydrometallurgical plant has begun at Long Harbour, 120 km west of St. John's. At its peak in 2011 the project will employ 1,600 workers…more at …
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Vale shutting Sudbury nickel operations for eight weeks starting June 1
mining news | April 16, 2009Vale Inco is shutting down its nickel mining and processing operations in Sudbury, Ont., for eight weeks starting June 1 due to weak demand for the metal used to make stainless steel, the company said Thursday.
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ABB wins $32 million order for coal handling plant in Mozambique
International Mining | March 18, 2009ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won a $32 million order from Vale in Mozambique for complete electrification and automation solutions to maximise productivity, monitor energy use and minimise energy consumption at a new coal mine. The new mine is, according to ABB, one of Vale's major investments in Africa and will [...]
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Orezone Completes the Sale of Sega to Cluff Gold for $26.5M
Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Sega Gold Project ("Sega") in Burkina Faso to Cluff Gold plc (Cluff) for total consideration of approximately US$26.5M.
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