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06 Mar 2006
Coal expansions in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Government estimates its national coal reserves total some 3,500 Mt, the majority of...
03 Mar 2006
Geosoft’s global exploration expertise
During the Prospector's and Developer's Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention in Toronto, Canada, industry...
02 Mar 2006
Nkomati to increase production and maintain Ni output
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and LionOre Mining International, the 50:50 joint venture owners of the...
01 Mar 2006
Conroy indentifies large new area of interest on Irish licences
Conroy Diamonds and Gold has completed in-house studies of the geological lineaments on its Longford-Down...
07 Feb 2006
Safety first at Murray & Roberts Cementation
Murray & Roberts Cementation, the leading underground mining contractor, has introduced the Enterprise Wide Risk...
06 Feb 2006
More efficient water management
In CSIRO’s Process Magazine ( February 2006) Whitney Macdonald writes about the ability to predict...
27 Jan 2006
The challenge of mineral wealth
A major mining industry project calls for action to improve socio-economic outcomes of resource endowments. ...
25 Jan 2006
Voisey’s Bay has to rethink
The February issue of International Mining includes a technical report on Voisey’s Bay Nickel Co...
23 Jan 2006
US safey under the microscope
An independent commission is reviewing how new technologies, procedures and training can further enhance safety...
13 Jan 2006
Spain introduces its industry to London
The Spanish Ministry of Industry and the Spanish Geological Survey, with their commitment to raise...
11 Jan 2006
EITI progress in general and in Peru specifically
The International Advisory Group to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has now met twice,...
03 Jan 2006
Yamana sees falling costs
Chinese private investors together with Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) intend to build a copper smelter...