News Archive

October 2008
13 Oct 2008
Diamond exploration needs new thinking
Australia's gemstone industry has been told that the diamond exploration and mining sector is far from...
12 Oct 2008
Diamond supply pressures globally offset by firming prices – for now
There may be an easing in global demand for diamonds to "slow growth" levels of...
10 Oct 2008
Bucyrus wins prestigious management award
Bucyrus International is the recipient of this year's Baird Management Excellence Award. Baird is an...
09 Oct 2008
The state of North American mining
Research and Markets has released a new report North America Mining Sectors: A Company and...
09 Oct 2008
Newmont/Fresnillo buy Noche Buena
Seabridge Gold has signed a letter of intent to sell its 100% owned Noche Buena project...
08 Oct 2008
Chile’s copper production closes on 7 Mt as investment booms
Chile should be producing some 6.8 Mt of fine copper towards the year 2012, representing...
08 Oct 2008
The plight of the junior
Junior mining and exploration companies the world over are in melt down. Yet the fundamentals...
07 Oct 2008
China: AREVA strengthens its partnership with CGNPC
During a recent visit to China, Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of AREVA, signed two agreements in the...
07 Oct 2008
ERPM withdraws from South West Vertical shaft – what happens to the water?
DRDGOLD has announced that the ERPM mine of its 74% held subsidiary, DRDGOLD South African...
07 Oct 2008
Metso to supply rotary railcar unloader systems to Pilbara Infrastructure
Metso will supply two twin-cell rotary railcar unloader systems to Pilbara Infrastructure, a subsidiary of...
06 Oct 2008
Safe and rapid underground development
For the Ist International Seminar on Safe and Rapid Development Mining, the abstracts deadline has...
04 Oct 2008
Sharp fall in copper and base metals driven by the fundamentals
Base metals prices, as measured by the LME Index, have fallen by 35% since their...