No word from regulators on BHP iron ore tie-up – Rio

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 9, 2009 | 6:08 am

China’s fifth-biggest copper smelter to double refined production to 500 000

The group says it is also considering a listing

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 9, 2009 | 12:44 am

North West Territories officials won’t vaccinate some diamond miners against swine flu

Miners--who work in close quarters and live on mine sites for several weeks--could be more vulnerable to the swine flu, Canadian unions say. However, the NWT won't vaccinate non-residents.

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 9, 2009 | 12:24 am

Peruvian port workers protest against privatization

The group said it started a two-day strike on Thursday against privatization and the modernization of Paita

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 6, 2009 | 6:17 am

Rudd Government plays Santa Claus with renewable energy groups

The Kevin Rudd-led Australian Government which is pushing for a green energy component in Australia's power network, and has plans to saddle mining and other industries with an emissions trading scheme, has just made grants of A$235 million to renewable energy companies

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 5, 2009 | 11:41 pm

Australia to impose 16% dumping duty on certain types of Chinese aluminium

The decision follows a similar one in Canada

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 5, 2009 | 12:40 am

Acid mine drainage solution: Western Utilities completes DFS

Western Utilities has completed a Definitive Feasibility study on urgent treatment of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa's Wits Basin.

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 5, 2009 | 12:37 am

Signing of Ecuador new mining law means even more good news for IAMGOLD

IAMGOLD's CEO Joseph Conway says the company is ready to resume activity at its Quimsacocha project in Ecuador as a new mining law was signed by Ecuador's President Correa.

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 4, 2009 | 11:17 pm

Bodies of all three killed miners recovered at Metanor’s Bachelor Lake mine

Metanor Resources Inc (MTO.V: Quote) said on Tuesday the bodies of all three missing miners have been found following an accident at its Bachelor Lake gold mine in northwestern Quebec.

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 4, 2009 | 12:39 am

Drug trade behind Peruvian mine killings at Rio Blanco – source

The head of a business leaders group says there is no dispute between the mine and the community so it is likely drug traffickers, who want to keep the area around the controversial Rio Blanco Copper project undeveloped, were behind the weekend attack

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 4, 2009 | 12:31 am

PolyMet paves the way on big Minnesota copper-nickel-pgm-gold projects

As the first of the prospective polymetallic miners on the Duluth Complex, PolyMet's publication of its draft EIS is a major step on the way for perhaps three or four mining operations.

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 3, 2009 | 4:33 am

South Africa says it will sign long-term coal supply contracts by next year

These will include contracts for its two new 4,800MW coal-fired power stations

mineweb - daily news headlines | November 3, 2009 | 12:46 am

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