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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...
03 Oct 2008
Handheld detector finds significant gold discovery
Two amateur gold prospectors and a hand-held metal detector have discovered a gold reef worth...
02 Oct 2008
Pakistan potential is worthy of the challenge
A resources promoter says there can be no covering up recent unrest in Pakistan such...
02 Oct 2008
Gold Fields to sell BIOX technology business
Gold Fields has entered into an agreement with Bateman Engineering to sell its BIOX business to Bateman Engineering...
01 Oct 2008
Teck drops Cominco
Teck Cominco has launched its simplified name and brand, Teck, and the formed five new...
01 Oct 2008
Buy local, but let us in to Asia, say Australians
Asia had to accept the baton as the source for much needed world-class mineral discoveries...
01 Oct 2008
Anglo American completes sales of Namakwa Sands and Black Mountain
Anglo American has completed the sale of its Namakwa Sands mineral sands operation to Exxaro Resources for...
30 Sep 2008
Strategic acquisitons further enhance Minova product offering
Global rock-bolting leader Minova has completed two more major strategic acquisitions in Europe as it...
30 Sep 2008
Banks closing doors on project financing to the end of the year
Australian miners and explorers have been told to expect a "bank closed" sign for at...