News Archive

December 2007
17 Dec 2007
Copper bottomed in Saudi Arabia
Citadel Resource Group started trading on the Australian stock exchange on December 17 with a 50%...
17 Dec 2007
US coal use predicted to rise slower than earlier thought
International Mining's leader in the January issue will examine, in the light of latest Kyoto...
17 Dec 2007
WAI reviews and supports Hambro’s gold projects
The Technical Audit of Peter Hambro Mining's mining and mining related assets, which it...
14 Dec 2007
China’s falling fluorspar, tungsten and tin shakes up Molna
A multi-product scenario looks promising at Minemakers Moina project in Tasmania. The company has...
14 Dec 2007
Postgraduate studies in mining community relations
The Minerals Council of Australia, in partnership with the University of Queensland, has established a...
13 Dec 2007
Mentoring to stimulate metallurgical/process engineers
Continuing the discussions about initiatives to overcome the Australian mineral industry skill shortages, METS (Minerals Engineering...
13 Dec 2007
Innovative carbon monoxide removal for underground refuges
Within sealed environments designed to sustain human life, such as a mine refuge, rapid removal...
12 Dec 2007
HudBay plans C$42.8 million for 2008 exploration
Continuing its aggressive exploration, HudBay Minerals has announced plans to spend C$42.8 million on its 2008 exploration...
12 Dec 2007
Mine safety under the spotlight
The latest approaches to safe and economical management of rock dumps will be the focus...
11 Dec 2007
Discovery having great success at Maun
Discovery Metals has announced a further 46% increase in the total Inferred resource within the...
11 Dec 2007
Exploration investment around the Pacific
A new research report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) focuses...
11 Dec 2007
More gold in auto catalysts – bad news for PGM’s?
It may be that a breakthrough catalyst formulation could see a dramatic increase in...