Australias Fortescue awards 1.8 bln AUD mining contract to Macmahon
Australia's iron ore production and exploration company Fortescue Metals Group announced on Tuesday it had awarded a 1.8 billion AU dollar (1.89 billion US dollar) contract for its Christmas ...
View ArticleNickel pig iron output to rise 25 as costs decline
China's nickel pig iron output in 2013 may rise 25 percent more than previously forecast as costs decline, curbing nickel imports, Japan's top producer of the metal said. China's ...
View ArticleHD mining loses human rights complaint against unions
1/21/2013 Now that the Canadian Human Rights Commission has tossed out a complaint from a Chinese miner hired to work in Northern BC, local union leaders continue their fight to find out why ...
View ArticleWA still most attractive state for mining investors
Iron ore remains Western Australia's most valuable sector despite ongoing price volatility and uncertainty, accounting for almost two-thirds of total resources sales in 2011-12, a new report has ...
View ArticleWA resource sales total A$106bn in 201112
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Figures released by the state government on Tuesday showed that Western Australia had sold some A$106-billion worth of resources during 2011/12, with the state accounting ...
View ArticleOceanaGold Q4 output up 55
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Dual-listed OceanaGold has reported a 55% increase in gold production during the fourth quarter, as the miner accessed higher gold grades at its New Zealand ...
View ArticleMirabela targets up to 24 000 t output for 2013
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX- and TSX-listed nickel miner Mirabela Nickel has reported a slight decline in production for the fourth quarter ended December, but said on Tuesday that full year ...
View ArticleMamba Minerals to start magnetite drilling in Canada
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Mamba Minerals (ASX: MAB) is preparing to kick off the inaugural two stage drilling program targeting magnetite mineralisation in the northern section of its ...
View ArticleBalamara Resources embarks on new exploration phase at Polish copper project
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Balamara Resources (ASX: BMB) has kicked off 2013 exploration with a new drilling push at its 85%-owned Bogdan Copper Project, located next to KGHM ...
View ArticleMacmahon Holdings secures $1.8 billion contract with Fortescue Metals Group
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Macmahon Holdings (ASX: MAH) has been awarded its largest single mining contract after securing a 1.8 billion contract to deliver open cut mining services as ...
View ArticleBlack Range Minerals Ablation process recovers more than 99 uranium
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Black Range Minerals' (ASX: BLR) modified Ablation processing circuit has returned uranium recoveries in excess of 99% from samples of mineralisation ...
View ArticlePeak Resources drilling at Ngualla finds more high grade rare earths
The final drilling results from the 2012 drilling program at Ngualla have delivered yet more high grade assays, and include some of the highest grade intersections from surface received to date. A ...
View ArticleZimbabwe Mining Index Rises
THE mining index rose yesterday on gains in gold miner, Falcon while the industrial index retreated as many investors decided to stay away from trading session. Falcon gained US3,3c to US16,01c, ...
View ArticleMacmahon wins major Christmas Creek contract
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals has awarded project house Macmahon Holdings an A$1.8-billion mining services contract for its Christmas Creek mine expansion. The ...
View ArticleCoAL suspends Vele due to flooding
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Coal of Africa (CoAL) has been forced to cease operations at its Vele Colliery, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, following heavy rains. The miner ...
View ArticleKwale crosses halfway mark
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Mineral sands developer Base Resources on Tuesday told shareholders that the development of its Kwale project, in Kenya, was progressing on track, with 50% of the project ...
View ArticleMount Gibson delivers a record quarter
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Iron-ore junior Mount Gibson has reported record shipments for the three months to December, with the miner moving some 2.67-million tons of iron-ore. This was up 52% on ...
View ArticleStorms shut Australian iron ore ports stop zinc shipments
SYDNEY - A tropical storm intensifying off Australia's northwest coast brought nearly half the world's iron ore trade to a halt on Tuesday, closing huge ports used by miners Rio Tinto and ...
View ArticleIndia raises import duty on gold dore ores to 5
MUMBAI - India, the world's biggest buyer of gold, raised import duty on dore bars and ores to 5% from 2%, a day after increasing tax on processed yellow metal to 6 percent. Most of the 100 t ...
View ArticleEngage to end govt labour company trust deficit – ex Anglo South Africa head
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The row around the Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) platinum review emphasised the need for more engagement and trust-building between government, labour and ...
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