November 18, 2011 Minmetals extends Golden Grove’s mine life to 2019 The company plans to exploit an open pit deposit above its Golden Grove underground copper mine in Australia to extend the life of the operation by two more years. An…
November 18, 2011 Western Areas starts new nickel mine ahead of schedule Western Areas' Spotted Quoll underground mine in Australia delivered its first nickel ore on Friday, two months ahead of schedule. Western Areas, Australia's third-largest nickel producer, said on Friday a…
November 18, 2011 Shanghai Gold Exchange to raise silver forward margins If silver forward contracts hit limit up or down on settlement on Friday, the Chinese exchange said it will lift daily trade limits on silver forward contracts to 15%. The…
November 18, 2011 Plan for coal mine expansion near Bryce Canyon drives 21,000-name petition A major expansion to an existing coal mining operation near historic Bryce Canyon National Park is getting a frosty reception in tourism-friendly Utah, reports Steel Guru. Alton Coal Development LLC…
November 18, 2011 Expansion at Cerro Verde, BHP to develop Orebody 24, Stornoway Diamond completes Renard feasibility study, Kazakhmys developing Bozshakol copper project, Oracle Coalfields making progress in Pakistan and much, much more……. The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 23 Prefeasibility Studies, 17 Feasibility studies, 38 projects in development, four new mines that have gone into…
November 18, 2011 China’s rare-earth domination keeps wind industry on its toes Wind turbine manufacturers are scrambling to find alternatives to a key element used in direct-drive permanent magnet generators (PMGs), thanks to skyrocketing prices and diminishing supplies of crucial rare earths.…
November 18, 2011 Activist nun who fought Indian mining companies brutally murdered How an activist nun in eastern India lost her life while organizing impoverished aboriginals against mining company interests.
November 18, 2011 Keystone XL decision a reminder the customer is always right — governments and industry north of the border have learned from the opposition to the pipeline and the oilsands expansion that would be required to fill it. A remarkable couple…
November 18, 2011 Anglo American’s De Beers purchase explained Lawyers on the Anglo American/De Beers deal navigated third party pre-emptive equity rights and utilised an anti-embarrassment clause in the $5.1 billion acquisition.
November 18, 2011 Coal mine cave-in traps 12 miners in north China Twelve miners were trapped in a coal mine that caved in in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.
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