News Archive

June 2008
29 Jun 2008
Technology world first for Chinese alumina producer
Just ahead of the Automated Mineralogy conference in Australia and IM's July issue special on...
27 Jun 2008
Boost for germanium consumption
Materials technology group Umicore is to increase significantly its production capacity for germanium semi-conductor substrates...
27 Jun 2008
Fortescue’s iron ore development continues apace
Fortescue Metals Group continued its successful and meteoric progress (IM,  April 2008) in May. The...
26 Jun 2008
World energy use projected to grow 50% between 2005 and 2030
World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 50% between 2005 and 2030, driven by...
26 Jun 2008
Inaugural ESRI remote sensing and GIS summit
 This inaugural meeting is to explore integrated management and use of vector, image, and other...
25 Jun 2008
Kloof Gold Mine achieves a million fatality-free shifts
In a stark reminder of the dangerous nature of deep level gold mining in South...
25 Jun 2008
Anglo American defends its position in Zimbabwe
Following media pressure in the UK and elsewhere, Anglo American has defended its investment in...
25 Jun 2008
Rio Tinto prices $5 billion of fixed rate bonds
Rio Tinto today priced $2.5 billion of five-year, $1.75 billion of ten-year and $750 million...
24 Jun 2008
Gold Reserve and Crystallex meet with venezuelan environment ministry
Gold Reserve reports that it was invited to a meeting held on June 18, 2008...
24 Jun 2008
Major blow to Frontier with PNG refusal on exploration lease
Peter McNeil Managing Director of Frontier Resources says the company "is disappointed to announce that EL...
23 Jun 2008
MetroCoal – coal, fuels and energy in Australia
Queensland resources group Metallica Minerals has successfully raised A$1.5 million in seed capital for its...
23 Jun 2008
HudBay Minerals takes on Fenix nickel
HudBay Minerals and Skye Resources have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their respective businesses....