August 5, 2011 Cape Lambert’s Marampa iron ore IPO plan boosted by China interest Australian mining explorer Cape Lambert Resources is seeking to list its Marampa iron ore project in Sierra Leone by the end of 2011 to raise as much as $500 million,…
August 5, 2011 Western Areas considering nickel off take tender – CEO The board of Western Areas has announced that due to continuing high levels of production from the Forrestania Nickel Project, shipments of nickel concentrate to Jinchuan Group in China are…
August 5, 2011 Albidon cuts nickel output forecast by 21pct at Munali mine Reuters reported that Australia's Albidon Limited has cut its 2011 nickel concentrate output forecast by 21% at Zambia's Munali mine due to lower than projected ore production and quality.
August 5, 2011 Crash: It’s carnage across the board Australian shares have fallen to levels not seen since the GFC as investors reacted to the carnage on Wall St and European markets overnight. The local market shed more than…
August 5, 2011 Macarthur Coal lures bidders as Peabody rouses China Peabody Energy Corp. is leaving the door open for a rival bidder to step in for Macarthur Coal Ltd. by offering less for the Australian mining company than it did…
August 4, 2011 BHPB approves GEMCO expansion BHP Billiton announced on July 29 that the partners in Samancor Manganese have approved the second expansion of the GEMCO operation in Australia’s Northern Territory. This follows the successful commissioning…
August 4, 2011 ERA counts costs of Ranger suspension Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has published half-year losses thanks to an extended suspension of production at the Ranger uranium mine. It has also cancelled a heap-leach project and slashed…
August 4, 2011 Rio Tinto investors wake up Thursday $10 billion poorer Rio Tinto reported a surge in profits due to strong demand in Asia and higher metals prices on Thursday but shares in the company spiked lower in New York, opening…
August 4, 2011 New Gold profit jumps, keeps cash costs at $400/oz New Gold, which owns mines in Mexico, the US and Australia, and is also developing projects in Canada and Chile said second-quarter earnings rose to $49.8 million from a year-earlier…
August 3, 2011 New $3.9 billion Australia coal export terminal faces more delays, ballooning costs A new coal terminal proposed for Gladstone port's Wiggins Island in Queensland has met with delays for the third time this year, as the project's 16 coal company shareholders including…
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