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19 Jun 2008
Busy time for iron ore, gold, nickel and energy
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (June 20): It's been another busy fortnight...
19 Jun 2008
Another major loses faith in Venezuela with Hecla sale
Hecla Mining Co is to sell its subsidiaries engaged in Venezuelan activities to Rusoro Mining (Rusoro)...
19 Jun 2008
NMA speaks out on coal mine safety and climate change
Underground coal mine operators are moving aggressively to comply with the Mine Improvement and New...
19 Jun 2008
Mines must save water
Water is one of the major features in International Mining's July issue - managing it,...
18 Jun 2008
PERC 2008 – another resource code – comment welcomed
The "exposure draft" for consultation on the Pan-European Reserves and resources Reporting Committee (PERC)  was launched...
18 Jun 2008
Good times for steel producers
The Steel Financial Insight report discusses the most recent annual financial results from the leading...
18 Jun 2008
Embedding sustainability for enduring project value
Susanne Cooper and Nick Fleming* of SKM note that "sustainability is not just a political...
16 Jun 2008
Massive support for Ohio CTL project
Baard Energy, a leading alternative energy development company headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, says that 16...
16 Jun 2008
Rio looks to BRC DiamondCore for DRC diamonds
BRC DiamondCore (which features in International Mining's July issue) has signed a Letter of Intent with Rio...
16 Jun 2008
Revenues soaring but with costs eating into margins, is this as good as it gets for many miners?
A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC),  Mine As good as it gets?, shows that while revenues...
15 Jun 2008
Driverless trains for Rio Tinto in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto will invest $371 million [(Rio Tinto share $350 million)  to automate its iron ore...
13 Jun 2008
Venezuela accused of weakening efforts to control conflict diamonds
Civil society members of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds have called for Venezuela's...