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All that can be said with confidence is that, for the next few years, both supply and demand will grow strongly.

The company expects to be at full mining rates within the coming weeks.

South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.

Cobalt, nickel still on the boil, but gloomier outlook reflected in copper price and fall in market value of top mining companies during first quarter.

New research centre has been established to help reduce the cost of mineral exploration in Australia in order to boost output.

Permit allows Oz Minerals to start phase two of construction at Carrapateena copper-gold project, in South Australia, this month.

“The recovery of micro-diamonds is extraordinary," said Lithoquest's President and CEO.

A Mongolian former finance minister, Bayartsogt Sangajav, has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of power during investment talks for the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in 2009.

Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing an increase of close to 10,000 jobs in the February quarter.