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03 Sep 2008
Diplomat flags Australia’s $20 billion commitment to African resources
Australia has a role to play in ensuring resources growth in Africa becomes one of...
03 Sep 2008
Rio Tinto signs further JV copper exploration agreements with Codelco in Chile
Rio Tinto has signed two exploration joint venture agreements with Codelco's (100% owned subsidiary, CCM...
02 Sep 2008
All set for Poland’s biggest mining event for many years
More than 20,000 m2 of exhibition space, a record-breaking number of companies, official government delegations, visitors...
02 Sep 2008
Zambia Copper Investments branching out
Zambia Copper Investments (ZCI) believes that despite the large number of institutions operating in the region,...
01 Sep 2008
MMC Norilsk Nickel opens Arctic Council workshop
The international workshop devoted to prevention and management of emergencies in the Arctic region including...
29 Aug 2008
Selwyn looking for zinc upturn in a couple of years
Selwyn Resources says of the zinc market: "One message is clear, most analysts are in...
28 Aug 2008
ICMM guidance on HIV/Aids TB and malaria
A new publication by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) - Good Practice Guidance...
28 Aug 2008
When can we believe a CSR report? New report sheds light on verification process
A new report reveals previously unpublished information about a young but burgeoning multi-million pound global...
27 Aug 2008
Arch Coal’s Thunder Basin sweeps surface mine rescue competition
Arch Coal's Thunder Basin Coal Co achieved a first place finish in the 28th Annual...
27 Aug 2008
Logistics association to deliver co-ordinated iron ore supplies from Western Australia’s mid-west
Innovations in iron ore (different approaches to mine development and new technologies) is one of...
27 Aug 2008
Inmet and Petaquila Copper reach agreement on acquisition
Inmet Mining and Petaquilla Copper (PTC) have signed a letter agreement pursuant to which PTC's...
26 Aug 2008
Ex-Oxiana boss says metals slump a short-term blip amid global resource grab
One of Australia's foremost mining people has warned that equities and resources markets in Australia...