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05 Apr 2007
Rio takeover by Lundin
Lundin Mining and Rio Narcea Gold Mines have entered into a definitive support agreement pursuant...
05 Apr 2007
Increased resources at Panasqueira
Primary Metals has completed new resource estimates for its 3,000 t/d Panasqueira tungsten mine in...
05 Apr 2007
The voice of coal gets stronger
As the only organisation representing the global coal industry, the World Coal Institute (WCI) has...
04 Apr 2007
CIL to boost US energy independence
A broad coalition of industry, labour, energy technology developers and consumer groups have pledged to...
03 Apr 2007
SME going strong
The SME held its annual convention this year in combination with the Colorado Mining...
02 Apr 2007
Formation of Yukon-Nevada Gold
Queenstake Resources and YGC Resources have completed mutual due diligence reviews and have executed a...
30 Mar 2007
International award for Gabriel President
The President of the Austrian Parliament, Barbara Prammer, has honoured Alan R. Hill, President and CEO...
29 Mar 2007
Welcome to Bergforsk
Led by the Swedish Mining Research Foundation (MITU), and in co-operation with other actors, companies...
28 Mar 2007
Counterfeit products present real risks to European manufacturing
Brammer, which claims to be Europe’s leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products,...
27 Mar 2007
BHP Billiton combines coal businesses
As part of the decision to manage its energy coal business alongside its iron ore,...
26 Mar 2007
Xstrata makes an offer for LionOre
Xstrata and LionOre Mining have entered into a support agreement for an all-cash offer to...
26 Mar 2007
First new trolley assist truck system for many years
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received orders from Equinox Minerals for...