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Kennady Diamonds completes plan of arrangement

Canadian junior Kennady Diamonds Inc. announced Tuesday the plan of arrangement between the company and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. is now complete, and KDI shares have commenced trading on the TSX Venture under the ticker symbol KDI.

MINING.com Editor | July 10, 2012 | 1:45 pm

Cooling equipment to help companies be more profitable and environmentally friendly

Ontario-based MFS Systems (2007) Inc. said its cooling equipment could help large companies such as Chile’s copper producer Codelco and molybdenum processor Molymet increase their profits while maintaining high environmental standards.

MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2012 | 5:57 pm

Video: Rolling out a ‘smart camp’ in Pilbara

A Youtube video shows how Australia's communications utility goes about deploying its hosted 'Smart Camp' entertainment system at a new BHP Billiton iron ore camp in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

MINING.com Editor | July 8, 2012 | 10:21 pm

Life at BHP: it’s a soup opera

The Australian Financial Review reports instructions for "nibble food" consumption and the display of work-related awards feature among "a bewildering array of dos and don'ts" for 3,000 BHP Billiton office workers who are moving into the miner's new Perth headquarters.

MINING.com Editor | July 8, 2012 | 8:30 pm

Iron ore price up on hopes of recovering steel production in China

Steel industry fears demand has plateaud

Sunday's Financial Times asks the question: Has the age of “peak steel” – in which world steel annual output and demand reaches a plateau at about its current level of 1.5bn-1.6bn tonnes – finally arrived?

MINING.com Editor | July 8, 2012 | 5:37 pm

Argentina’s glaciers law won’t affect Pascua Lama: Barrick

Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold company, said a new ruling outlawing mining near glaciers in Argentina will not interfere with its Pascua-Lama mine, one of the world’s largest new projects targeting the precious metal.

MINING.com Editor | July 6, 2012 | 6:53 am

Tata Steel confirms commitment to equipment makers with investment at IJmuiden plant

Demonstrating its commitment to delivering differentiated products to its customers, Tata Steel has recently completed a significant investment in upgrading one of the coilers on the Hot Strip Mill at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.

MINING.com Editor | July 5, 2012 | 2:10 pm

Namakwa Diamonds poised for next stage with new CEO and Kao mine progressing

The successful restructure of Namakwa Diamonds’ operations in Lesotho has turned the company's operations cash-flow positive, reduced costs and positioned the company for the next stage of development, said CEO Richard Collocott.

MINING.com Editor | July 3, 2012 | 3:44 pm

Commerzbank says gold will rise sharply in second half

Bargain hunters are supporting the price at current levels and renewed buying will boost the price towards the end of the year says Germany's second largest bank.

MINING.com Editor | June 29, 2012 | 4:32 pm