Expansion at Cerro Verde, BHP to develop Orebody 24, Stornoway Diamond completes Renard feasibility study, Kazakhmys developing Bozshakol copper project, Oracle Coalfields making progress in Pakistan and much, much more…….

The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 23 Prefeasibility Studies, 17 Feasibility studies, 38 projects in development, four new mines that have gone into production, five existing mines that are expanding, eight merger and acquisition announcements and many new appointments to new positions. The reports cover 39 gold projects, 22 copper, 12 iron ore, nine coal, eight silver, three each of molybdenum and zinc, two each of lithium, vanadium, titanium, potash, lead, manganese, rare earths and nickel and one of each of tin, magnesium, diamonds, silicon, cobalt, phosphate, zeolite and base metals. This fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers – other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. These issues build into a global mine project overview. If you are a supplier – it is full of potential sales leads. (more…)