News Archive

May 2010
11 May 2010
Xstrata Copper rethinks exploration program in light of Australian resource tax plan
Xstrata Copper's North Queensland Division has suspended its regional exploration program in light of the...
11 May 2010
Vedanta Resources acquires Anglo American’s zinc portfolio
Anglo American has agreed to sell its portfolio of zinc assets to Vedanta Resources for...
11 May 2010
Funding the next generation of miners in Australia’s Mid West region
Karara Mining (KM) has launched an exciting new local scholarship program aimed at encouraging Morawa...
11 May 2010
CIM launches new “cutting edge” journal at this year’s conference
The CIM Journal - a quarterly compilation of technical papers from the Canadian Institute of...
10 May 2010
Metal mining M&A deals on the up – PricewaterhouseCoopers report
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity in the global metals industry indicates that the volume...
10 May 2010
Macquarie reviews China and recommends raising exposures to such commodities as copper and hard coking coal
Macquarie hosted its bi-annual China Commodities Tour in the week of 26 April. More than...
10 May 2010
New Komatsu fleet to raise productivity at Semafo’s Samira Hill gold mine
Semafo has purchased a new mining fleet for its Samira Hill mine in Niger. These...
10 May 2010
Coal-Mac’s excellent record provides good safety news in US coal
Arch Coal's Coal-Mac mining complex surpassed 3 million employee-hours and four years without a single...
07 May 2010
Projects progress, despite Australian resource tax plans and Colombian mining code changes
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (May 7): Both big and small miners...
07 May 2010
DRA starts work on Hakhano 240 t/h coal washing facility
DRA has commenced construction of a new 240 t/h export coal washing facility at the...
07 May 2010
Report shows gold mine cash costs rising with price
Gold mine cash costs were $516/oz in Q4, 2009, $9/oz higher than in Q3, 2009,...
07 May 2010
SRK opens mining consultancy office in DRC copper centre
Consulting engineers and scientists, SRK  Consulting, has planted another base firmly in African soil, formally opening...