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01 Apr 2008
Australian CO2 storage project is a major milestone
The first carbon dioxide storage project in the Southern Hemisphere was launched today in southwest...
01 Apr 2008
Newmont tells conference that global gold discoveries are falling behind the discovery pace – as costs rise
The world is facing a diminishing level of major gold discoveries above 5 Moz and...
01 Apr 2008
Central banks should not be over-rated as to their gold price influence
A key gold market analyst has warned Australian equity markets not to over-rate the role...
01 Apr 2008
Growing interest in seabed mining (IM May issue)
Nautilus Minerals reports that Teck Cominco has commenced an offshore exploration program over Nautilus' exploration tenements...
31 Mar 2008
US coal community calls on congress to advance CCS technology deployment
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz and the United Mine Workers...
31 Mar 2008
Goldcorp’s El Sauzal receives international cyanide certification
Goldcorp's El Sauzal mine in Mexico has become the first gold mining operation in Mexico...
31 Mar 2008
Kirkland Lake wins two safety awards
Kirkland Lake Gold has won both the Angus D. Campbell Award and the Robert E....
30 Mar 2008
Re-opened Beaconsfield gold mine uses Rajant technology to enhance safety underground
Mine Site Technologies (MST) has provided a remote area communication solution based on Rajant's 802.11...
30 Mar 2008
Research project to capture valuable minerals from Canadian oil sands tailings and reduce emissions intensity
An abundance of manufactured products including ceramic tiles and kitchenware, consumer electronics, medical appliances and...
28 Mar 2008
South Australia’s mining future threatened by lack of skills/infrastructure
A key industry consortium has described as "staggering" the impending demand for infrastructure in South...
27 Mar 2008
UTS and Teck outline plans for oil sands developments
UTS Energy Corporation has released preliminary development plans for the new Frontier oil sands mine,...
26 Mar 2008
Aussies merge to form serious lead-zinc producer
 Perilya and CBH Resources will merge their businesses to create a globally significant producer of...