June 27, 2011 Man survives being hit by coal train A 26-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was struck by a train at Murphys Creek early yesterday morning. He […]
June 27, 2011 Kimberley Metals restarting NSW copper mine Precious and base metals developer Kimberley Metals on Monday said that it was on track to deliver first copper production from its Mineral Hill mine, in New South Wales, by…
June 27, 2011 Jupiter starts WA magnetite study, S Africa project ‘on track’ ASX-listed explorer Jupiter Mines has started a feasibility study on its A$1.6-billion Mount Ida magnetite project, in Western Australia, the company said on Monday. The feasibility study would be based…
June 27, 2011 Oakland Resources – Diamond drilling commences at Spion Kop gold prospect Oakland Resources (ASX: OKL) has commenced a 700m diamond core programme at Spion Kop Gold Prospect (EL 7412, Boorowa Project) where previously reported significant and anomalous gold mineralisation has been…
June 27, 2011 New dust suppression products for the mines aimex-tecpro.jpg Tecpro Australia will unveil innovative new dust suppression products for the mining industry on Stand R176 during AIMEX - Asia-Pacific’s mining exhibition 2011, to be held at Sydney Olympic…
June 26, 2011 The Australian: Rio Tinto racing ahead at Simandou project in West Africa Rio Tinto's $US10 billion-plus Simandou iron ore project in Guinea is rapidly pressing ahead, but not like a typical giant development by the Anglo-Australian mining giant. By the end of…
June 26, 2011 Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett suing Rio Tinto for $136m Two of the world's richest women are seeking another $136 million by suing Rio Tinto. According to a story in The Daily Telegraph, Gina Reinhart and Angela Bennett, who are…
June 25, 2011 Western Australia Labor Party would ban uranium mining West Australia's Labor Party says it will ban uranium mining if it gets elected in 2013. The announcement came Friday in the form of a motion by state AMWU secretary…
June 24, 2011 Capital Mining drilling detects uranium and vanadium at Mundaerno South Project Capital Mining (ASX:CMY) announced that initial drilling at the Mundaerno South project in South Australia has indicated uranium and vanadium mineralization. The press release is quoted as saying: Capital Mining…
June 24, 2011 Foggy forecasts for Australia’s coal mining industry Australia continues to struggle to recover from some of the worst flooding on record, which has had knock-on effects to the mining industry as coal export forecasts have been cut…
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