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15 Dec 2008
Australian call for more clean coal development
Cougar Energy is calling on the Queensland Government to actively encourage a diversity policy in...
15 Dec 2008
Formation receives Platinum Award for corporate excellence
The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) has awarded the 2008 Platinum Award for Corporate Excellence to...
15 Dec 2008
Australian white paper on climate change: too high a price for global leadership
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) says it "is profoundly disappointed that the Federal Government's...
13 Dec 2008
Conflict diamond scheme must suspend Zimbabwe
Members of the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition are calling upon the KP to...
12 Dec 2008
Australia invests in export corridors and education
The Federal Government of Australia has announced an infrastructure package, aimed, according to Mitchell H....
12 Dec 2008
Gold shows resilience
Despite current market conditions and commodity prices, 2008 has ended up as a strong year for...
11 Dec 2008
Four Mile project wins prestigious AMEC award
Australia's mining and exploration industry gathered to celebrate the end of a tumultuous year and...
10 Dec 2008
German mining equipment manufacturers see little affect from financial crisis, so far
Germany's mining equipment manufacturers have hardly been affected by the financial crisis so far. For...
10 Dec 2008
Rio Tinto commits to reduce net debt by $10 billion by end of 2009
Rio's key initiatives and commitments include the  reduction of net capital expenditure guidance for 2009 from...
09 Dec 2008
Setting the pace for African development
Mining can be a catalyst for socio-economic development in Africa Antonio Pedro, Chief of Infrastructure and...
08 Dec 2008
Hounding of Newmont continues in Indonesia
Omar Jabara, Newmont Mining's Senior Director of Communications and Media Relations, reports that "a three-judge...
05 Dec 2008
Peabody offers $10 million to advance clean coal research and advanced mining technologies
Establishing the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization, supporting the Clean Coal Technology Center and helping create...