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Glencore could be looking at First Quantum takeover

Reliance puts the record straight on new Indonesia mining law, but not before investors take it down 11%

Reliance Resources on Friday issued an update in relation to the recently announced Indonesian Government Regulation No. 24 of 2012, regarding foreign ownership of mining projects after its share price took an 11% knock.

MINING.com Editor | March 9, 2012 | 11:00 pm

Change at the top of Voith Turbo: Matthias Grawe to head Business Division Industry

On 1 March 2012, Matthias Grawe (52) took over at the helm of the Division Industry at Voith Turbo. The graduate engineer has been working for Voith Turbo for ten years, most recently as Head of the Product Group Variable-Speed Drives at the location Crailsheim.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 11:36 pm

Continental Gold gets higher than expected grade gold hits in Colombia

Continental Gold (TSX: CNL) stocks were up almost 8% to C$7.97 this morning as the company reported drilling and underground sampling results from its Buriticá gold-silver project in Antioquia state, Colombia.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 5:56 pm

UK lets China to buy its nuclear power stations

Positive stress test results rebuilds confidence in nuclear power – GlobalData

Positive stress test results have been successful in calming anti-nuclear sentiments, following protests against nuclear energy that stemmed from the Fukushima disaster in March 2011, according to a new report by English energy research company GlobalData.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 5:01 pm

Oxford Instruments announces the new handheld XRF analyser X-MET7500 for professional materials analysis of light elements

Oxford Instruments is proud to launch a new member of its handheld XRF analyser X-MET7000 series, the X-MET7500. The X-MET7500 delivers fast and accurate analysis of the widest variety of materials, including trace elements and light elements (from magnesium) analysis, without the need for helium purge or vacuum pump.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 3:48 pm

Hudbay’s cash grows 42% in fourth quarter

Hudbay Minerals (TSE:HBM) rang in the fourth quarter with a $34.3 million profit or 21 cents per share, compared to $7.9 million or seven cents a share at the end of 2010.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2012 | 6:42 am

ATCO tapped to build 2,586-person village in north Saskatchewan for potash project

ATCO announced on Monday that it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to design, build and operate a 2,586-person turnkey workforce housing lodge for BHP Billiton’s Jansen Potash Project, 100 km north of Regina.

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2012 | 7:26 pm

Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases Application Note Highlighting Use of Portable XRF Analysis in Geochemical Exploration and Delineation of Ore Zone

Thermo Fisher Scientific released an application note highlighting use of portable XRF analysis in geochemical exploration and delineation of ore zones.

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2012 | 5:34 pm

Patagonia Gold announces exercise of options

Patagonia Gold Plc (TSX:PAT, AIM:PGD) ("the Company") yesterday was notified that William Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, acquired 300,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on March 6, 2012 at an average price of 35.67 pence per Ordinary Share. Mr. Humphries is now interested in 15,393,857 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 2.09 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2012 | 7:50 am

ABB awarded electrical equipment contract by Masan Resources’ Nui Phao mine in Vietnam

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded a contract to supply the majority of the electrical equipment for Masan Resources’ Nui Phao mine. The Nui Phao mine is located approximately 80km northwest of Hanoi in the Dai Tu District of Thai Nguyen Province in Northern Vietnam.

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2012 | 7:45 am

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