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05 Mar 2008
ICMM’s Annual Review 2007: Essential materials, produced responsibly
 The ICMM's 2007 Annual Review describes some of the highlights of the past year.  The...
05 Mar 2008
Barrick erects world’s highest wind turbine
Situated at 4,100 m above sea level in the AndesMountains, Barrick's Veladero mine in Argentina...
05 Mar 2008
Barrick takes full control at Cortez
Barrick Gold has completed its acquisition of the additional 40% interest in the Cortez property in...
05 Mar 2008
Recovering uranium from coal ash
Sparton Resources' 90% owned China based subsidiary, Beijing Sparton Mineral Resources Investment and Consulting has received...
04 Mar 2008
Minova International crowns new CEO
Michael Reich has been appointed CEO of Minova International, replacing Sandy Arbuthnot who stepped down...
04 Mar 2008
Newmont seeks arbitration in Indonesia
Newmont Mining's Indonesian subsidiary, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT), and the Government of Indonesia have filed notices...
03 Mar 2008
Gold Fields Beatrix and Driefontein mines achieve a million fatality-free shifts
Gold Fields has reported that two of its operations - Driefontein gold mine on the West...
03 Mar 2008
Zinifex and Oxiana to merge
Australian mid-tier miners Oxiana and Zinifex have confirmed long-running merger rumours,  revealing a definitive agreement to join their businesses and create a...
29 Feb 2008
Toronto junior miners continue impressive growth
As we enter PDAC week, we find that last year was another very impressive one...
29 Feb 2008
New hoisting system for LKAB Malmberget
ABB is to supply complete mine hoist system to LKAB in northern Sweden. This new system...
29 Feb 2008
Ariana and European Goldfields get together in Turkey
Ariana  Resources, the gold exploration company focused on Turkey, has signed a Heads of Agreement with European Goldfields for the joint...
28 Feb 2008
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (February 29)
The expansion of existing operations to keep up with world demand has been commonplace within...