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30 Jul 2008
Teck Cominco gets deeper into metallurgical coal
Teck Cominco has entered into an agreement with Fording Canadian Coal Trust under which Teck...
28 Jul 2008
Forecast of Australian minerals industry labour needs
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has released a research report prepared by the National...
27 Jul 2008
Norton/Bellamel merger to create leading Australian gold producer
Norton Gold Fields today opened its off-market scrip offer for all ordinary shares of Bellamel...
25 Jul 2008
12th International Seminar on Paste & Thickened Tailings
Paste '09 will be held April 21-24 in Viña del Mar, Chile. The deadline for submitting...
25 Jul 2008
Vimetco acquires its first bauxite mine, in Sierra Leone
Vimetco, the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products, ha acquired the whole of the...
24 Jul 2008
Kinross announces friendly combination with Aurelian
Kinross Gold and Aurelian Resources have approved a business combination by way of a friendly offer...
24 Jul 2008
Booming fertiliser demand boosts potash miner
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp) today reported record second-quarter earnings of $2.82 per share ($905.1...
23 Jul 2008
Big silver producer from Minco Silver and Sterling Mining proposal for a business combination
Minco Silver and Sterling Mining Co (IM, May 2008) have signed a letter of agreement...
23 Jul 2008
Investors once again flock to the safety of the gold market
A more subdued start to the 2nd quarter sprang to life in May and June...
22 Jul 2008
Buying exploration drilling capacity
In these days when contract exploration drills are hard to get, companies are increasingly buying...
20 Jul 2008
ArcelorMittal acquires more US coal capacity
ArcelorMittal, which now describes itself as "the world's largest integrated metals and mining company," has...
19 Jul 2008
Erratum – July International Mining
Due to an error by our printer we regret to report that pages 43 and...