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FLSmidth to supply equipment for a copper mine expansion in South America

FLSmidth has been awarded contracts worth a total of approximately USD 85m (approximately DKK 500m) for equipment supplies to a copper producer in South America.

FLSmidth | January 17, 2012 | 3:52 pm

South African PGM production down 2.7 percent

South African platinum group metal production was down 2.7 percent for the three months ended November 2011 compared with the three months ended August 2011.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 17, 2012 | 3:46 pm

Uranium makes a move

After a rough 2011, uranium companies started January looking up.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 17, 2012 | 3:17 pm

Australian Wet season impacts Argyle diamond production

The Argyle diamond mine, long a dominant force in the global diamond market saw production drop 14% year on year during the last quarter of 2011.

Mineweb | January 17, 2012 | 11:18 am

Race for Australian mine assets heats up

In what is likely to be upbeat year for Australian mining M&A, some large Asian and U.S. companies are ready to bet on the country's coal, iron ore and uranium assets to meet booming demand for power.

Mineweb | January 17, 2012 | 8:00 am

Fortescue smashes shipped ore record

Miner Fortescue Metals shipped a record 14.77 million tonnes of iron ore in the December quarter.

Perth Now | January 17, 2012 | 2:07 am

Record breaking tunnel will open up access for iron ore to new port in Brazil

The Porto Sudeste tunnel project in Brazil features a 20.5 m wide tunnel and will accommodate four conveyor lines to become one of the widest tunnels of its type globally.

International Mining | January 17, 2012 | 12:15 am

Iron ore expected to fall in 2012 but majors keep cranking it out

The market for iron ore is likely to soften this year but industry leaders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are not pulling in production, betting that the slowdown in steelmaking is temporary.

Andrew Topf | January 16, 2012 | 10:06 pm

Mercator Minerals up 5.5% on production data

Mercator Minerals (TSE:ML) rose 5.5% today after announcing record production from its Mineral Park Mine in Arizona.

Andrew Topf | January 16, 2012 | 8:23 pm

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