News Archive

December 2007
24 Dec 2007
UraniumSA makes unusual uranium discovery near Whyalla, South Australia
UraniumSA has discovered a unique uranium deposit in South Australia. The find, near Whyalla on South Australia's...
24 Dec 2007
SARL completes acquisition of big Indonesian coal mine
Straits Asia Resources Ltd (SARL) has completed the agreements to acquire the shares of PT Separi...
24 Dec 2007
Industrial Research Chair in Mine Water Remediation and Management
Cape Breton University (CBU), in collaboration with its industrial partner Cape Breton Development Corporation...
21 Dec 2007
Boliden to substantially reduce copper and zinc output from its Boliden area mines
The Environmental Court in Umeå, Sweden, has provided Boliden with the conditions for operating and reclaiming...
21 Dec 2007
Vincent Calarco elected to chair Newmont Mining
Vincent A. Calarco has been elected non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Newmont...
20 Dec 2007
Cameco updates on Cigar and Rabbit Lakes
At Cigar Lake, Cameco says it is maintaining the previously announced expected production restart date....
20 Dec 2007
Hawthorne and Cusac Gold to merge
Hawthorne Gold and Cusac Gold Mines have signed a Definitive Agreement on the Plan...
19 Dec 2007
Profitable Australian minerals industry gears up for continued boom
Investment in the Australian industry expansion rocketed by 93% over the past year reflecting positive...
19 Dec 2007
Big plans for Global Geoscience in copper/gold/silver exploration
Global Geoscience started trading on the Australain stock exchange on December 19, following the Sydney-based company's successful...
18 Dec 2007
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (23rd December ‘07′)
A number of ridiculous NGOs, not least Alburnus Maior have, ignoring science and best practice...
18 Dec 2007
Diamond world to meet in Tel Aviv
Israel's Third International Rough Diamond Conference, to be held on February 11 - 12,...
18 Dec 2007
The AusIMM’s new CEO – Michael Catchpole
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy's (The AusIMM) new Chief Executive Officer is Michael Catchpole,...