News Archive

February 2009
10 Feb 2009
Developing an African gold mining industry to deliver lasting value
By working together, gold miners and their host country governments can build companies and industries...
10 Feb 2009
Japanese connection strengthens Uranium One
Uranium One has entered into a subscription agreement with a corporation formed by The Tokyo...
09 Feb 2009
Potential increased coal recovery from technology that addresses economic and environmental waste impoundment issues
A $13 million cooperative effort with America's Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory...
09 Feb 2009
Copper growth for Quadra through Centenario acquisition
Quadra Mining and Centenario CopperĀ have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Quadra is expected to...
08 Feb 2009
Xstrata Nickel to restructure Sudbury, Canada, operations
Xstrata Nickel has announced plans to restructure its Sudbury operations, following on fromĀ the announcement in...
06 Feb 2009
Fitch says Latin American metals & mining liquidity under pressure
According to Fitch Ratings' special report Latin American Metals and Mining Outlook - Bruised but...
06 Feb 2009
Analysis documents economic contributions of US mining
High-paying jobs and dynamic job creation are hallmarks of report that dramatises vital role of...
05 Feb 2009
PT Pamapersada extends efficiencies and equipment life with Immersive Technologies
As the deadline for IM's March issue comes close (including an article on maintenance), there...
05 Feb 2009
Gold to begin and end 2009 with a bang…but risk is in mid-year
RBC Capital Markets expects the gold price to remain firm through Q1/09, buoyed by a...
05 Feb 2009
Cilca 2009 – the life cycle approach: Chile hosts third international conference
The Life Cycle Approach brings an integrative vision to the production chain, including powerful engineering...
04 Feb 2009
Southern Copper to get Frontera’s Piedras Verdes copper operation?
Frontera Copper has entered into a support agreement with Southern Copper Corp (SCC) under which...
04 Feb 2009
Virtual Geoscience Workbench workshop, March 30, London
VGW (VIRTUAL GEOSCIENCE WORKBENCH) is a suite of Open Source tools for modelling discontinuous, particulate,...