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Outotec to provide iron pelletising plant to NLMK
Thursday, September 15, 2011 Finland-based Outotec will supply an iron ore pelletising plant to NLMK Novolipetsk Metallurgisk Kombinat for its Stary Oskol project in Moscow, Russia for €150m. The company will...

Metalloinvest to supply iron ore to MMK
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Russian firms Metalloinvest and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) have signed a long-term iron ore supply agreement for a period of three years. Under the terms of the...

Minera Alumbrera JV to acquire stake in Argentina project
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 Xstrata Copper has entered into a definitive agreement with Goldcorp and Yamana Gold, by which Minera Alumbrera will have the option to acquire Yamana's 100% interest in the Agua Rica project...

Sweco bags project management contract for expansion project
Thursday, September 01, 2011 Sweco has been awarded a consulting contract to help expand Boliden's ore production in Garpenberg, Sweden. The scope of work will include structural engineering, land planning and...

MMC Norilsk offers $8.7bn to acquire stake in UC Rusal
Friday, August 26, 2011 Russian firm MMC Norilsk Nickel is planning to acquire a 15% stake in UC Rusal Investment Management for $8.7bn. MMC Norilsk has offered to purchase 28.5m ordinary shares from UC Rusal...

Sigdo Koppers to acquire Magotteaux Group
Thursday, August 25, 2011 Chilean firm Sigdo Koppers has signed a deal to acquire Belgian company Magotteaux Group for total value of €550m. According to the deal, Sigdo Koppers will pay about €470m in cash...

Siemens and Outotec to build pellet plant in Russia
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 NLMK Group's subsidiary Stoilensky has awarded a €280m contract to a consortium of Siemens VAI and Outotec for the construction of an iron pellet plant at Stoilensky, Russia. The...

Republic Gold commences drilling at Bolivian project
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Republic Gold has commenced the first phase of a 10,000m drilling programme at the Amayapampa gold project in Bolivia. The 60 drill-hole programme is expected to expand and optimise the...

Eldorado Gold completes feasibility study on Turkish mine
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Eldorado Gold has completed a feasibility study on its Kisladag gold mine in western Turkey and is now making detailed plans to expand the project. According to the study, the project...

Ormonde Receives Permits for Spanish Mining Project
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Ormonde Mining's subsidiary Ormonde Espana has received four investigation permits in the Huelva Province of southern Spain, from the provincial mining authority. The permits cover a total...

Ukraine Coal Mine Accidents Kill 37
Monday, August 01, 2011 37 miners have been been killed in two coal mining accidents in Ukraine. A methane explosion is suspected to have caused a blast at the Suhodilska-Eastern mine in the Luhansk region, which...

EPS to Receive EBRD Loan to Enhance Coal Mines
Monday, August 01, 2011 Serbian firm Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will receive a loan of €80m from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to enhance its coal mines. EPS will use the loan,...

Vicstar to Build Tin Processing Plant in Bolivia
Thursday, July 14, 2011 Chinese firm Vicstar Union Engineering has been awarded a $50m contract to build a new tin processing plant near the Huanuni Mine in Bolivia. Vicstar Union Engineering is a joint venture...

European Goldfields Receives EIS Approval for Greek Project
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 European Goldfields has received environmental impact study (EIS) approval from the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change for the development of its assets in Greece. ...

Gold Standard to Explore Russian Mineral Deposits
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Gold Standard Mining has entered into an agreement with GPK Umlekan and its subsidiary Umlekan MC to explore gold, copper and other mineral deposits in the Amur region of Russia. Under...

Sydvaranger to Supply Iron Ore to Tata Steel UK
Thursday, July 07, 2011 Northern Iron's subsidiary Sydvaranger Gruve has signed a long-term offtake agreement with Tata Steel UK to supply iron ore concentrate from its mining operations in northern Norway. Under...

White Tiger Commissions Crusher for Siberian Gold Project
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 White Tiger Gold has commissioned a new CH 430 Sandvik cone crusher for its Savkino heap leach gold operation at Savkino gold project in south Siberia, Russian Federation. The firm expects...

UC RUSAL to Explore Low Iron Bauxite in Komi
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Russian firm UC RUSAL has started a project for the extraction of low iron bauxite in the Republic of Komi through its subsidiary Timan Bauxite. UC RUSAL is expecting to extract bauxite...

Collahuasi to Commence Prefeasibility Study for Chilean Copper Project
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Compania Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM's board has given approval for the commencement of a prefeasibility study for the third phase of the Collahuasi copper project in Chile. ...

Peab Secures Civil Works Contract for Swedish Iron Ore Project
Monday, June 06, 2011 Northland Resources has awarded a SEK800m ($125m) contract to Norway-based Peab to construct all civil works for the industrial area of the Kaunisvaara iron ore project in northern...