News Archive

May 2007
31 May 2007
World Mining Investment Congress – the verdict is success!
IM, lead media partner of the World Mining Investment Congress, has already reported on some...
31 May 2007
Marius Kloppers will succeed Chip Goodyear as Chief Executive Officer of BHP Billiton from October 1, 2007
In February the company announced that Goodyear would retire by the end of the year and...
30 May 2007
URS to Acquire Washington Group International
A deal that will combines leaders in engineering, construction and management services to create...
30 May 2007
Women’s importance in mining being recognized
In a world first, the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and Australian Federal Government held the...
29 May 2007
Solid Energy hits back at illegal environmental activist actions
Around the world it is reassuring to see mining companies and mining executives taking positive...
29 May 2007
More GEMS from Gemcom
Gemcom Software International, which claims to be "the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity...
25 May 2007
Canada continues to lead project development
Speaking at the World Mining Investment Congress in London last week, for which International Mining...
25 May 2007
Major backing for MEI events in Brisbane
The Stamford Plaza Hotel, Brisbane, Australia, is the venue for a week of conferences in...
24 May 2007
The rising anti-mining lobby worldwide
In his presentation to the World Mining Investment Congress in London last week, Steve Kay...
24 May 2007
P&V rewarded for its tenacity in Munich
Padley & Venables, the manufacturer of tools for use in construction, rock drilling and mining...
24 May 2007
NovaGold and Teck Cominco form partnership to build Galore Creek mine
NovaGold Resources and Teck Cominco have formed a partnership that will invest $2 billion to...
23 May 2007
Green clash over new Hunter Valley coal mine
On May 9, Greens MP and self-styled mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today called on Premier...