News Archive

February 2009
24 Feb 2009
Update on the eighth World Copper conference
Andres Velasco, the Chilean Minister of Finance, will inaugurate the second day of the eighth...
23 Feb 2009
Bucyrus Africa delivers world’s first 35M continuous miner
In November 2008 Bucyrus Africa, a manufacturer of high productivity mining equipment, delivered the world's...
23 Feb 2009
U209 uranium symposium to address issues on mining and processing
The U209 conference will touch on all the challenges, developments and phases related to uranium mining...
22 Feb 2009
Bukit Asam to raise coal production for increased power generation
Indonesia's PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) expects coal sales to increase by 13% for...
20 Feb 2009
Western Australia introduces A$80 million exploration incentive program
The North West Iron Ore Alliance (NWIOA), a cooperative of iron ore producers focused on...
20 Feb 2009
Donaldson study predicts diesel fuel injection systems will require even higher efficiency filtration by 2010
Following on from IM's report on ever more stringent diesel particulate emission standards in the...
19 Feb 2009
Uranium industry and indigenous leaders establish dialogue group in Australia
An initiative has been set up with uranium industry representatives and some of Australia's foremost...
19 Feb 2009
Demand for gold helped by “sustained investor interest over the course of 2008″
Sustained investor interest in gold over the course of 2008 helped push dollar demand for...
19 Feb 2009
New World finalises joint venture agreement for Bolivian lithium project
New World Resource Corp, a Canadian based mining exploration company, has finalised the letter of...
18 Feb 2009
US congress makes funding available for historic mine clean up
The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) has applauded the US congress' decision to pass the H.R.1...
18 Feb 2009
Olympus Pacific Minerals records highest gold production month
Olympus Pacific Minerals, a gold producer operating two mines in central Vietnam, recorded its highest...
17 Feb 2009
RBC Capital Markets reviews gold and diamond investment after Indaba
RBC Capital Markets, a global investment bank, recently attended the Indaba mining conference in South...