Industry News Archive

• China Steel Makers Opposes Iron Ore Price Hikes   Friday 19 March
• Severn Trent Wins Contract for Desalination Plant in Chile    Friday 19 March
• Major Deals This Week: Rio Tinto, Moly Mines, Bryn Resources, and More   Friday 19 March
• Rio Tinto, Chinalco to Develop Iron Ore Project in Guinea   Friday 19 March
• Macmahon Awarded $190m Contract to Develop Queensland Mine   Thursday 18 March
• Barrick Suspends Bulyanhulu Mining Ops    Thursday 18 March
• China Sets Rio Tinto Trial Dates   Thursday 18 March
• New Gold Cerro San Pedro Mine to Resume Operations   Thursday 18 March
• Murchison Posts $20m Loss   Wednesday 17 March
• Zambia Copper Output Falls 13%   Wednesday 17 March
• Rio Tinto’s Unproven Information Technologies May Hit Output   Wednesday 17 March
• Chinese Coal Mine Fire Claims 25 Lives   Wednesday 17 March
• Goldcorp Q4 Revenue Up 28%   Tuesday 16 March
• Vale to Increase Output at Sudbury Mine to Overcome Strikes   Tuesday 16 March
• Newmont Forecasts High Gold Demand from China in 2010    Tuesday 16 March
• Mine Leak Threatens City of Johannesburg   Tuesday 16 March
• Cameco Expects Strong Output Despite Flood   Monday 15 March
• Australasian's Balmoral Project Receives Final State Approval   Monday 15 March
• Vedanta to Start Spin-Off of $20bn Aluminium Business   Monday 15 March
• ArcelorMittal Announces Massive Plans to Boost Mine Production   Monday 15 March
• St Barbara's Lenora Project Approved   Friday 12 March
• Western Lithium Seeks Partners to Fund Nevada Mine   Friday 12 March
• Ontario to Help Indian Miners with New Technologies   Friday 12 March
• Major Deals This Week: Essar, Kinross Gold, Uragold Bay Resources and More   Friday 12 March
• Australian Miner to Raise Funds for Guinea Projects   Thursday 11 March
• Antofagasta's 2009 Net Income Falls 61%   Thursday 11 March
• Rusal Restarts Aluminium Smelter Production   Thursday 11 March
• Peru Mining Investment to Rise 7% in 2010   Thursday 11 March
• Alexco Awards Services Contract for Bellekeno Deposit   Wednesday 10 March
• Anglo Peru Copper Project to Start in 2011   Wednesday 10 March
• Sasol Commits $418m to Export Coal Mine   Wednesday 10 March
• Brazil to Limit Mining Rights    Wednesday 10 March
• Journey Resources Begins Pilot Mining at Charay   Tuesday 09 March
• Nippon Steel to Invest in Coal and Iron Ore   Tuesday 09 March
• Quadra, Chinese Utility to Develop Chilean Mines   Tuesday 09 March
• AMEC to Undertake Feasibility Study for Avanti Mining   Tuesday 09 March
• Premier Discovers Gold at Ontario Project   Tuesday 09 March
• Philippine Mining Hot on Heels of 2010 Investment Goals   Monday 08 March
• Citigold to Develop Charters Towers Gold Project   Monday 08 March
• Duluth Metals Advances on Nokomis Project Drilling    Monday 08 March
• Rio Tinto Could Win India Diamond Mining Lease    Monday 08 March
• Fluor Wins Botswana Diamond Mine Expansion    Friday 05 March
• AngloGold to Explore the Sea for Gold   Friday 05 March
• Georgia Blast Kills and Wounds Coal Miners    Friday 05 March
• Major Deals This Week: Rio Tinto, Kalahari Minerals, Columbus Gold and More   Friday 05 March
• Leighton Takes on Toka Tindung Gold Mine   Thursday 04 March
• Oz Gold Output to Ramp Up   Thursday 04 March
• Rio Tinto Granted Permit for Indonesian Nickel Project   Thursday 04 March
• Ausenco Wins Xstrata Construction Deal    Thursday 04 March
• Copper Prices Rise as Chilean Mines Resume Operation   Wednesday 03 March
• Union Calls Off Strike at SA Gold Fields Mines   Wednesday 03 March
• India to Introduce More Controls against Illegal Mining   Wednesday 03 March
• Mining Key Contributor to SA Economy, Says Report    Wednesday 03 March
• Potash One Submits Environmental Impact Statement for Legacy Mine   Tuesday 02 March
• China's Coal Mine Flood Kills One, Leaves 31 Trapped   Tuesday 02 March
• Project Financing Remains Risky Following 2009 Drop   Tuesday 02 March
• Xstrata Reaches Labour Agreement with Union   Tuesday 02 March
• Kimber to Start Drilling at South Mexico Silver Project   Monday 01 March
• Japan's Pan Pacific Copper to Develop Chilean Mine   Monday 01 March
• Mining Deals Fall by Half in 2009   Monday 01 March
• Japan Smelters to Assess Chile Quake Impact on Copper Output    Monday 01 March

• SQM Suspends Operations at El Toco and Pampa Blanca Mines   Friday 26 February
• Major Deals This Week: Bucyrus, Golden Hope, Zoro Mining and More   Friday 26 February
• Ivernia Restarts Processing at Magellan Mine   Friday 26 February
• British Society Seeks Key to Britain’s Mining Past   Friday 26 February
• Robbers Steal Gold From Troy Mine   Thursday 25 February
• Areva and JAEC in Uranium Search   Thursday 25 February
• Buenaventura Miners to Resume Strike   Thursday 25 February
• Rio Tinto Expands Future Mine Technology Programme   Thursday 25 February
• Patriot Delays Reopening of Federal Coal Mine   Wednesday 24 February
• Chief Consolidated Signs Utah Deal with Rio Tinto Subsidiary   Wednesday 24 February
• Chevron Uses Mining Land for Solar Plant   Wednesday 24 February
• Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Kills 17 Workers   Wednesday 24 February
• Newcrest Cadia Valley Mine Gets New Water Treatment System   Tuesday 23 February
• Anglogold Suspends Operation at Ghanaian Mine   Tuesday 23 February
• Glencore Plans Prodeco Mine Buyback    Tuesday 23 February
• BHP Awards Pilbara Development Deal   Tuesday 23 February
• Rio Tinto Starts Mesa A Iron Mining    Monday 22 February
• Xstrata off the Hook with Mt Isa Lead Tests   Monday 22 February
• British Columbia, Montana Sign Deal to Ban Mining in Glacial Park   Monday 22 February
• Anglo Gold Ashanti Q4 Profit Rises to $228m   Monday 22 February
• World Bank to Keep Close Eye on Chinese-Run Afghan Mine   Friday 19 February
• Major Deals this Week: Goldcorp, Eurasian Natural Resources, Pro Minerals and More   Friday 19 February
• Xstrata Hints at Longer Life for Brunswick Mine   Friday 19 February
• Gold Still Appeals Despite Drop in Demand   Friday 19 February
• Sabodola Gold Mine Gets Closer to Production Start   Thursday 18 February
• US Department Accuses Coal Company of Dam Damage   Thursday 18 February
• China's Mining Equipment Demand to Grow 7% through 2013   Thursday 18 February
• Pan America Predicts Bumper Years on Top of Record Q4   Thursday 18 February
• Ivory Coast Gold Output Increases 142% in 2009   Wednesday 17 February
• Engineering Works to Start at Centamin's Egypt Gold Mine   Wednesday 17 February
• Madagascar Government Makes Ownership Part of Approval Process   Wednesday 17 February
• Analysts Predict Rise in Value for Mining M&As in 2010   Wednesday 17 February
• Xstrata and Erdene Complete Donkin Coal Project Review   Tuesday 16 February
• London Mining's Sierra Leone Project Receives Parliamentary Approval   Tuesday 16 February
• BHP Looks to Larger Projects for Future Growth, CEO Says   Tuesday 16 February
• Vale, BHP Signal Doubling of Iron Ore Spot Market Prices   Tuesday 16 February
• British Columbia and US Officials Support Mining Ban for Glacial Park in British Columbia   Monday 15 February
• Africa’s NFC Reinstates Miners Held on Fire Sabotage Claims   Monday 15 February
• Atlas to Reopen Nickel Mine as Market Prices Rise   Monday 15 February
• UK Research Team Points Finger at Lapindo Brantas for Indonesian Volcano Eruption   Monday 15 February
• Major Deals This Week: Angloplat, Mitsubishi, Global Iron and More    Friday 12 February
• Obtala Resumes Mining at Sierra Leone Project   Friday 12 February
• Chile Approves Barrick's Copper Mine Expansion Plan   Friday 12 February
• China's Gansu Province to Become Major Coal Mining Region   Friday 12 February
• Northgate Receives Approval for Ontario Gold Mine Development    Thursday 11 February
• Trafigura to Buy Quarter of Zambia’s Copper    Thursday 11 February
• Peru Reaches Second Position in Global Copper Output   Thursday 11 February
• BHP Postpones Share Buyback    Thursday 11 February
• Canadian Union Requests Government to Probe Xstrata Kidd Creek Refinery Closure   Wednesday 10 February
• Queensland Ready to Cope with Resource Boom, Premier Says   Wednesday 10 February
• Leak from Uranium Mine Contains 5,000 Times Normal Level, Australian Regulator Says   Wednesday 10 February
• Power Companies Sign Pact for Uranium Mine in Niger   Wednesday 10 February
• Zambian Copper Mines Invests $100m for Mine Shaft Development   Tuesday 09 February
• Dutch Hits $3bn-Worth of Gold at Montana Site   Tuesday 09 February
• Xstrata Shuts Australian Mine Over Strikes   Tuesday 09 February
• BHP Appoints New President for Rio Iron Operation   Tuesday 09 February
• Queensland Coal Mines Stand Up Under Water Discharge Guidelines   Tuesday 09 February
• Coeur d’Alene Discovers New Gold Bearing Vein at Alaskan Mine   Monday 08 February
• South Africa's DMR to Tighten Mine Safety Laws   Monday 08 February
• Resourcehouse Signs $60bn Coal Export Deal with Chinese Company   Monday 08 February
• Rio Commits to China with New Management Post   Monday 08 February
• Cloud Peak Aims to Achieve 100mt Output by 2013   Friday 05 February
• Etruscan to Produce First Gold from West African Mine by 2012   Friday 05 February
• Major Deals This Week: GoldCorp, Metallurgical Corporation of China, Khan Resources and more   Friday 05 February
• Griffin Coal Administrator Signals Entire Sale of Griffin   Friday 05 February
• Anvil to Begin Copper Production at DRC Mine Next Year   Thursday 04 February
• Hungary Pushes for Cyanide Ban   Thursday 04 February
• Quadra's Carlota Mine Q1 Output to Be Less than Forecast   Thursday 04 February
• Amnesty Urges Investigation into Evictions Near Barrick Mine   Thursday 04 February
• Continental Coal Plans Production Start for SA Mine   Wednesday 03 February
• Chilean Copper Mine Expansion Approved   Wednesday 03 February
• Xstrata, Sudbury Workers Reach Consensus   Wednesday 03 February
• Industry Told to Be Ready for a Rise in IPOs   Wednesday 03 February
• PotashCorp Criticises Low BPC Potash Price Settlement   Tuesday 02 February
• Chile Copper Production Rises Despite Wage Disputes   Tuesday 02 February
• India's Vedanta Considers Massive Company Split for Stock Exchange Listing   Tuesday 02 February
• Xstrata Reports Record Zinc, Coal and Nickel Output in 2009   Tuesday 02 February
• Water Will Bring on a Flood of Concern, CEO Says   Monday 01 February
• Elenilto Secures $1.6bn Western Cluster Deal   Monday 01 February
• BP Begins Reorganisation on Expectations of Mass Profit Rise   Monday 01 February
• Uranium Oxide Sales Bring Profitable Year for Australia’s Energy Resources   Monday 01 February

• Major Deals This Week: BHP, Athabasca Potash, Tech Resources, New Gold and More   Friday 29 January
• Flood Forces Aurora to Evacuate 800 Workers at SA Mine   Friday 29 January
• Australian Mining Sector Voices Concern on New Tax   Friday 29 January
• Lonmin Q1 2010 Platinum Sales Drop 13.6%   Friday 29 January
• First Quantum Resumes Operations at Zambia Copper Plant   Thursday 28 January
• Global Mining Firms to Face the Heat of Climate Change: Report   Thursday 28 January
• Mining Services Get Global Push with BHP and Codelco   Thursday 28 January
• Field Work Begins at Indonesian Gold Project   Thursday 28 January
• Vale to Resume Nickel Operations in Labrador, Canada   Wednesday 27 January
• India Signs First OS Company Up to Mine Coal   Wednesday 27 January
• BHP, Rio Merger Idea Investigated by EC   Wednesday 27 January
• Chinalco Shifts Investment Focus to Copper   Wednesday 27 January
• Ausenco Wins $130m EPC Copper Contract   Wednesday 27 January
• Newmont Fined for Cyanide Spill in Ghana   Tuesday 26 January
• US Debates Environmental Concerns of Surface Mining For Coal   Tuesday 26 January
• Cyclone Forces MMG to Suspend Loading at Century Mine   Tuesday 26 January
• Escom to Inject $750m in Angola Diamond Sector   Tuesday 26 January
• BHP, Nippon Set 2010 Copper Fees   Monday 25 January
• Australia Considers New Uniform Rent Tax Despite Mining Industry Opposition   Monday 25 January
• Xstrata Revises Estimate for Frieda River Copper-Gold Project   Monday 25 January
• Copper One Begins Drilling at New Mexico Porphyry Prospect   Monday 25 January
• OZ Minerals Copper, Gold Output Exceed Estimates   Friday 22 January
• Major Deals This Week: Essar, Exeter, Kinross and more   Friday 22 January
• China Mining Sector Reports Fall in Fatalities, Mishaps in 2009   Friday 22 January
• Illegal Mining Forces Rand Uranium to Step up Security   Friday 22 January
• Firestone to Commence Mining Operations in Botswana   Thursday 21 January
• BHP to Invest $240m to Develop Maiden Potash Project   Thursday 21 January
• Newmont Boosts Open Pit Operation with New Radio Deal   Thursday 21 January
• Vale Predicts Record High for Iron as China Stokes the Market   Thursday 21 January
• Oceana's Macraes Mine Increases Gold Reserves   Wednesday 20 January
• NAP Sets 50,000t Production Target for Quebec Gold Mine   Wednesday 20 January
• ArcelorMittal, BHP Commence Talks for Iron Ore Joint Venture   Wednesday 20 January
• South Africa Will Struggle to Catch Global Mining Sector Boom, Analyst Says   Wednesday 20 January
• Newmont Halts Work at Indonesian Mine Following Death   Tuesday 19 January
• China’s Iron Ore Discoveries Topped Five Billion Tons in 2009   Tuesday 19 January
• Massey Starts Development of West Virginia Coal Mine   Tuesday 19 January
• BHP to Invest in Caval Ridge Mine   Tuesday 19 January
• Rio Tinto Hits Record with 49% Hike in Iron Ore Output   Monday 18 January
• Xstrata Closes Bulga Mine as Staff Strike over Pay   Monday 18 January
• John Holland Secures $260m Contract for Queensland Mine   Monday 18 January
• Queensland Warns of 18,000-Strong Skills Gap   Monday 18 January
• Investor’s Call for More Stable Argentinean Mining Laws   Friday 15 January
• Major Deals This Week: Antofagasta, Cardero, Adhunik and more   Friday 15 January
• Analysts Predict Volatile Metal Prices in 2010   Friday 15 January
• Analysts Put Money Behind Gold High   Friday 15 January
• TVI Partners with DACON for Canadian Exploration    Thursday 14 January
• Riversdale Receives Approval for Mozambique Coal Mine    Thursday 14 January
• Zimbabwean Gold Output Surged in 2009   Thursday 14 January
• Pakistan Threatens to Cancel $3bn Mining Project    Thursday 14 January
• Zimbabwe Stops Sale of Diamonds from Marange Fields   Wednesday 13 January
• Gold Fields Lowers Production Forecast by 2.8%   Wednesday 13 January
• Alcoa Reports $277m Q4 Loss    Wednesday 13 January
• Canadian Miners Ready to Make M&A Moves   Wednesday 13 January
• Libya Iron Ore Offers Economic Lifeline   Tuesday 12 January
• Saracen Begins Gold Mining at Western Australian Dam   Tuesday 12 January
• Australia Calls for Tax Scheme to Keep Geologists in Work   Tuesday 12 January
• Rio Tinto Espionage Case Goes Before Public Prosecutors   Tuesday 12 January
• Andes Gold to Start Preliminary Assessment of Tailing Operation   Monday 11 January
• Perseus Receives Two Leases for Ghana Gold Project   Monday 11 January
• Galaxy Resources Awards Equipment Contract to Orionstone   Monday 11 January
• Newcrest Receives Planning Approval for Massive Underground Mine   Monday 11 January
• Major Deals this Week – China Railway Materials, IMX Resources, Gentor and More   Friday 08 January
• CONSOL, Green Holdings Work on Coal Mine Ventilation   Friday 08 January
• Codelco Chuquicamata Miners End Strike   Friday 08 January
• Chinese Officials Lose Jobs over Fatal Coal Mine Fire   Friday 08 January
• Teck Resources Offers Positive Forecast for Antamina Mine   Thursday 07 January
• NovaGold Plans to Put Galore Creek Gold Project on the Map Again   Thursday 07 January
• Canadian Mining to Proceed with Bullard Drill Programme   Thursday 07 January
• Petra Resumes Operations at Koffiefontein Mine    Thursday 07 January
• Angola Signs for Diamond Project with IGE   Wednesday 06 January
• Equipment Demand Pushes Bucyrus Worth Up   Wednesday 06 January
• Thiess Secures $126.47m Coal Mine Contract for Australian Power Supply   Wednesday 06 January
• DAO Unearths Gold Bearing Zones in Mongolia   Wednesday 06 January
• Ironclad Mining to Fast-Track Wilcherry Hill Production   Tuesday 05 January
• Codelco's Chuquicamata Miners Commence Strike   Tuesday 05 January
• US Mining Sector Reports Lower Fatality Levels   Tuesday 05 January
• Filipino Mining Projects to Begin Operations on Rising Metal Prices   Tuesday 05 January
• Rio's Yandicoogina Mine Achieves Production Milestone   Monday 04 January
• Jinshan, Monnis Sign MoU for Gold Exploration   Monday 04 January
• Codelco Miners to Begin Strike after Failing to Reach Consensus   Monday 04 January
• Fortescue Wins Court Case Against ASIC   Monday 04 January

• Mali Sets 2010 Gold Production Target    Thursday 24 December
• Queensland University Eyes Mining’s Future   Thursday 24 December
• Northwest Backs Out of Firstgold Purchase   Thursday 24 December
• Benguet, Hunter Search Philippines for Copper and Gold   Thursday 24 December
• Resolution Copper Nears Arizona Mine Development    Thursday 24 December
• Bucyrus to Buy Terex Mining Equipment    Thursday 24 December
• AIM Mining Firms Raise $1.3bn   Wednesday 23 December
• Australian Mines Raises Capital for Gold Mine   Wednesday 23 December
• Rio Tinto Holds on to Northparkes   Wednesday 23 December
• Suek Plan Could Kick off Mine Listings   Wednesday 23 December
• Groupe ONA Wins Gabon Gold Mining License   Wednesday 23 December
• Australian Iron Ore Port Closes Following Cyclone   Tuesday 22 December
• Alumina to Contribute $120m for Saudi Aluminium Project   Tuesday 22 December
• Aurubis Foresees Improved Copper Performance in 2010   Tuesday 22 December
• Australian Coal Project Could Require Rail and Port Link   Tuesday 22 December
• Novadx Receives Surface Coal Mining Permit   Monday 21 December
• Weatherly Unveils Plan to Resume Underground Mine Operations   Monday 21 December
• South Australian Treasurer Approves Kanmantoo Copper-Gold Mine    Monday 21 December
• Rio Tinto Awards $200m Iron Ore Contract to Indigenous JV   Monday 21 December
• MMX to Spend $1.2bn Increasing Output   Monday 21 December
• Daleco Gets Approval for Open Clay Mine   Friday 18 December
• Xstrata Begins Sudbury Contract Talks   Friday 18 December
• Vale Predicts Iron Ore Price Hike   Friday 18 December
• CNMC Confirms LCM Restart   Friday 18 December
• Jaguar's Cascaronal Extraction Begins 2010   Friday 18 December
• Rio Tinto Sells First Iron Ore to India   Friday 18 December
• Major Deals This Week   Friday 18 December
• Strikes Hit Mexico's Mining Sector   Thursday 17 December
• Mitsui Resumes Operations at Peruvian Zinc Mine   Thursday 17 December
• Development of Nullagine Iron Project to Begin in 2010   Thursday 17 December
• China Discovers One Billion-Tonne Iron Deposit    Wednesday 16 December
• Chief Consolidated to Resume Mining at Eureka   Wednesday 16 December
• Mongolia Keen on IPOs for Mineral Assets   Wednesday 16 December
• ASARCO Pay Out Biggest Environmental Bankruptcy   Wednesday 16 December
• Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Kills 19 Miners   Wednesday 16 December
• De Beers Suspends Output at S African Diamond Mine   Tuesday 15 December
• Newmont to Decide on Second Ghana Mine Next Year   Tuesday 15 December
• Vedanta to Launch Copper Treatment Facility at Zambia Unit   Tuesday 15 December
• Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Illegal Miners   Tuesday 15 December
• Zambia Decides Against New Mining Tax   Tuesday 15 December
• Australia Keeps an Eye on Foreign Mine Investment   Tuesday 15 December
• Formation to Start Work on Idaho Cobalt Mine   Monday 14 December
• DMC Starts Congo Iron Ore Project   Monday 14 December
• Codelco Mine Strike to Hit Output   Monday 14 December
• Mountaintop Mining Regulation to Stay Same for Now   Monday 14 December
• Ivanhoe to Start Mongolian Copper-Gold Mining Complex   Friday 11 December
• Uzhuralzoloto to Up Gold Ore Processing   Friday 11 December
• Freeport's Congo Mine Strike Not Affecting Tenke Output   Friday 11 December
• Goedgevonden Signs 17-year Coal Supply Deal with Eskom    Friday 11 December
• Major Deals this Week - Chinese Miners Spend Big   Friday 11 December
• Xstrata Ceases Operations at Kidd Metallurgical Plants   Thursday 10 December
• Kopane Announces Increased Resource Grade at Lesotho Mine   Thursday 10 December
• Centerra Gold Announces Additional Reserves at Kyrgyzstan Mine   Thursday 10 December
• Washington Resources Starts Second Round Drilling at S African Mine   Thursday 10 December
• Storeham Grants Extension to Start Marudi Gold Mine   Thursday 10 December
• Blackfire Mine to Close After Mexico Mine Arrests    Thursday 10 December
• BHP Sells Ravensthorpe Mine   Wednesday 09 December
• Zambian Government Overturns Chinese Ownership Decisions   Wednesday 09 December
• Yukon-Nevada Enters into Mining Pact with SMD   Wednesday 09 December
• Philippine Coal Mine Explosion Kills One, Injures Four   Wednesday 09 December
• BHP, Rio Tinto Form Iron Ore JV for Western Australia Projects   Wednesday 09 December
• Gabon Predicts Manganese Output Recovery in 2010   Tuesday 08 December
• Xstrata Extends Ernest Henry Mine Life to 2024    Tuesday 08 December
• Junior Miners Continue to Face Funding Problems, E&Y Reports    Tuesday 08 December
• Mining Sector Investment Up, Says E&Y    Tuesday 08 December
• Felix Shareholders Welcome Yanzhou Coal Deal   Tuesday 08 December
• Canada's Rio Alto to Begin Peru Copper Project in 2010   Monday 07 December
• Palabora to Decrease Production by 15% for Repairs   Monday 07 December
• Namibia Creates State-Owned Firm for Exploration and Mining   Monday 07 December
• Republic Gold Signs Deal with Bolivia for El Mutun Iron Project    Monday 07 December
• Construction Contract Awarded for Karara Iron Project    Monday 07 December
• Harmony Gold Suspends Operations at Mine Following Death   Friday 04 December
• Kerman Awarded Contracts for BHP's Pilbara Project   Friday 04 December
• New Round of Drilling Begins at Lincoln's Gum Flat Project   Friday 04 December
• Deal Negotiations Dominate Mining Sector in Q3 2009: E&Y   Friday 04 December
• Major Deals This Week – Zijin, Xstrata, Wuhan, De Beers and More   Friday 04 December
• Hope Lost for Chinese Miners Trapped in Flood   Friday 04 December
• First Quantum to Develop Finland Nickel Copper Project   Thursday 03 December
• NTPC to Acquire Two Indonesian Coal Mines   Thursday 03 December
• Fox to Return to Nickel and Copper Output at Australian Mine   Thursday 03 December
• FLSmidth Secures $30m Mining Equipment Contract   Thursday 03 December
• China to Prosecute Dozens of Officials over Mine Accident   Thursday 03 December
• GMC Searches for Tantalum as Rwanda Taps into Resource   Wednesday 02 December
• Australia Regains Second Position in Global Gold Production   Wednesday 02 December
• Antamina Reaches Wage Agreement with Workers   Wednesday 02 December
• India Starts Work on Mineral Development Fund   Wednesday 02 December
• Fortescue Could Spend Big on Cloudbreak Mine Expansion   Wednesday 02 December
• Debswana Extends Damtshaa Mine Closure    Tuesday 01 December
• Shandong Gold to Acquire Exploration Right in China   Tuesday 01 December
• Vale to Start Iron Ore Distribution Hub in China   Tuesday 01 December
• SA Mining Sector Struggles to Bridge Skills Gap   Tuesday 01 December
• China Suffers Another Mine Accident   Tuesday 01 December

• China Coal Sequestation Project Commences   Monday 30 November
• Market Report -- Rio Makes Good on Cloud as Mining Money Changes Hands    Monday 30 November
• BHP, Rio Close to Reaching Australian Iron-Ore Agreement   Monday 30 November
• BHP to Resume Spence Mine Production Following Strikes    Monday 30 November
• Global Exploration Spend Declines 42% in 2009   Monday 30 November
• Indian Firms Explore Namibian Copper Mine Acquisitions   Friday 27 November
• De Beers Increases Diamond Production to Meet Expected Demand   Friday 27 November
• Fatal Blast Puts Another Blight on China's Deadly Coal Industry   Friday 27 November
• BHP's Kloppers says Company Reliant on China for Trade   Friday 27 November
• Yukon Mine Exploration Spending to Rise in 2010   Thursday 26 November
• Quebec Prepares for Investment Decrease in Year Ahead   Thursday 26 November
• Ethiopia and MIDROC Hunt for Gold   Thursday 26 November
• Bonanza Gets Support of Copperstone's New Mine Plans   Thursday 26 November
• GoldStone Enters JV with Ghana's Asasemu for Gold Project   Thursday 26 November
• China to Invest in Peru Mining Projects   Thursday 26 November
• Fatalities at China Coal Mine Blast Rise to 106   Wednesday 25 November
• BHP Selects AusGroup for Rapid Growth Project 5   Wednesday 25 November
• Dragon Energy Applies for Three Australian Licenses   Wednesday 25 November
• Red5 to go Ahead with Siana Gold Mine   Wednesday 25 November
• Over-crowding and Poor Conditions Could Have Led to Chinese Mine Deaths   Wednesday 25 November
• BHP Director Morgan Resigns   Wednesday 25 November
• Codelco's Chuquicamata Miners Now Seek Wage Hike    Tuesday 24 November
• Newmont's Boddington Achieves Commercial Production   Tuesday 24 November
• Dominion Could Face Challenges During Mine Expansion   Tuesday 24 November
• Rio Tinto Subsidiary Withdraws Michigan Exploration Plans   Tuesday 24 November
• Cliffs Pursues WA Iron Ore Approval   Tuesday 24 November
• BHP Reaches Spence Mine Consensus   Monday 23 November
• Petaquilla Receives Molejon Gold Mine Authorisation   Monday 23 November
• Limestone Mine to Go Ahead in India   Monday 23 November
• New Dawn Raises Production of Zimbabwe Mine   Monday 23 November
• Protests Start Following China Mine Blast   Monday 23 November
• India's SAIL Seeks Overseas Coking Coal Mines   Friday 20 November
• E.ON Opens Wind Farm on Old Mining Site    Friday 20 November
• Codelco Plans Production Increase in 2018   Friday 20 November
• Global Mining Equipment Demand to Exceed $60bn by 2013   Friday 20 November
• Market Report - Grupo Mexico Regains Control of Asarco    Friday 20 November
• Australia’s Mining and Energy Projects Reach Record Value   Thursday 19 November
• OK Tedi Could Benefit Papua New Guinea with Output Revenue   Thursday 19 November
• Wuhan, CVG Sign Iron Ore Supply Contract   Thursday 19 November
• Sierra Leone Passes New Mining Act   Thursday 19 November
• Vale says Iron Ore Talks Could Commence This Month   Thursday 19 November
• Kigezi Steel to Mine and Process Iron in Uganda   Wednesday 18 November
• Empresa to Resume Iron Ore Mining in Angola's Cassinga Region   Wednesday 18 November
• Zambian Copper Mine to Restart Production   Wednesday 18 November
• Sipa to Sell Exploration Licence to SMC   Wednesday 18 November
• Chile Spence Union Makes New Wage Proposal   Wednesday 18 November
• Nigeria Digs for Chinese Relations   Wednesday 18 November
• Uranium One Dances With Deal That Marries it to Russia   Tuesday 17 November
• Zijin, Nihao Invest $1bn in Philippines Exploration   Tuesday 17 November
• AngloGold Ashanti Joins De Beers on Ocean Diamond Search   Tuesday 17 November
• Iran to Launch 20 Mining Projects Worth $3.1bn    Tuesday 17 November
• Tanzanian Group Files Lawsuit Against Unapproved Mining Contracts   Monday 16 November
• Gold Fields Workers Get Permission to Strike   Monday 16 November
• Newmont Expects Steady Production at Peru Gold Mine   Monday 16 November
• India's Orissa State Terminates Hundreds More Mining Licences   Monday 16 November
• South Africa Mining Output Records 15.9% Decline   Monday 16 November
• Market Report – Newmont Sells Indonesian Interests While Miners Invest   Friday 13 November
• BC Iron, Fortescue JV Secures $50m Finance   Friday 13 November
• Kinross Resumes Exploration at Ecuador Gold Project   Friday 13 November
• Rio Tinto, CODELCO to Cooperate on Technology Development   Friday 13 November
• Ghana Anticipates High Death Toll from Gold Mine Collapse   Friday 13 November
• DRDGold to Save Blyvoor Mine from Liquidation   Thursday 12 November
• Indian State to Halt Operations at 69 Mines   Thursday 12 November
• Zambia Miners Stop Work, Demand Pay   Thursday 12 November
• Wesfarmers to Expand Curragh Mine in Australia   Thursday 12 November
• Mongolian Miners Investigated for Great Wall Damage   Thursday 12 November
• Australian Mining Sector Predicts Export Challenge   Wednesday 11 November
• Scottish Mining Company Discovers Highland Gold   Wednesday 11 November
• Exxaro to Step up Nickel and Copper Mining Activity   Wednesday 11 November
• Crocodile Gold Starts Dig at Chinese South and Brocks Creek   Wednesday 11 November
• Rio Chief Pits Company Future on BHP Deal   Wednesday 11 November
• Tanami, ABM Search for Australian Gold   Tuesday 10 November
• London Mining Finds Partners for Marampa Project Work   Tuesday 10 November
• South Africa’s NUM Threatens Strike at Anglo Unit    Tuesday 10 November
• Binani Aims to Acquire Indonesian Coal Mine   Tuesday 10 November
• Tasmania Copper Mine Reopens after Mudslide   Tuesday 10 November
• BHP Unveils WA Mining Hub   Monday 09 November
• BHP Takes Advantage of Olympic Dam Accident   Monday 09 November
• Diamond Shortage Seen as Demand Picks Up   Monday 09 November
• Chinese Power Company Invests in Coal Mines   Monday 09 November
• Mwana Mine Receives IDC Approval for $10m Funding    Monday 09 November
• RIL Subsidiary Receives Diamond Mining Licence   Friday 06 November
• Mount Freda Reveals Additional Gold Reserves   Friday 06 November
• Chile's Spence Mine Strike Enters Third Week   Friday 06 November
• Zambia to Increase Stake in Foreign-Owned Mining Companies   Friday 06 November
• AngloGold Reports Q3 Production Increase   Friday 06 November
• Market Report –China Invests in Aussie Ore   Friday 06 November
• South African Union Calls for Kloof Mine Closure   Thursday 05 November
• Slovakian Parliament to Receive Uranium Mining Petition   Thursday 05 November
• CSIRO to Find New Opportunities for Australia’s Mines    Thursday 05 November
• Monterrico Mine Set Alight, Workers Killed   Thursday 05 November
• Yanzhou Stakeholders Favour Felix Takeover   Thursday 05 November
• Harmony Reports Gold Production Rise   Wednesday 04 November
• Nevada Environmental Ban Expanded   Wednesday 04 November
• Harmony JV to Open Two PNG Mines   Wednesday 04 November
• China Could Go Own Way with Iron Pricing, Rio Says    Wednesday 04 November
• Protests Stop Work at Codelco Mine   Wednesday 04 November
• Newmont Reports Q3 Increase   Tuesday 03 November
• Sunrise Applies for WA Diamond and Gold Licence   Tuesday 03 November
• SA Miners Show Industry Strength, Despite Crisis   Tuesday 03 November
• Mine Shut as Metanor Continues Search for Miner   Tuesday 03 November
• Growth on Cards for Rio, Albenese Says   Tuesday 03 November
• Anglo Chief says De Beers Stocks to Stay   Monday 02 November
• Gold Reserve Asks Venezuela for Compensation   Monday 02 November
• Brightstar Project to Pour Gold by Year End   Monday 02 November
• Rio, Chinalco in Negotiations over Oyo Tolgoi   Monday 02 November
• China Mine Robbery Deaths Put Spotlight on Safety Again   Monday 02 November

• Market Report – Investments Pick up in Miners Big and Small   Friday 30 October
• Entrée Gold Gets Licence for Tolgoi Resource   Friday 30 October
• African Aura Subsidiary and WAD Merge   Friday 30 October
• DAO Mining Signs Agreement with Mongolia for Copper Deposit   Friday 30 October
• Medusa Sees Q3 Gold Increase   Friday 30 October
• Strikes Stop Work at Chile's Spence Mine   Friday 30 October
• BHP Receives 74 WA Safety Orders Since March   Thursday 29 October
• Ormonde, Antofagasta Collaborate for Exploration in Southern Spain   Thursday 29 October
• Mounting Debt Leaves Mining Sector in the Lurch   Thursday 29 October
• Mining-technology.com Launches Major Mining Survey   Thursday 29 October
• Xstrata Plans Australian Coal Port   Thursday 29 October
• Sub-Atlantic ROVs Help Clear Flooded Mine   Thursday 29 October
• Indian Government Raises Tax on Iron Ore Exports   Wednesday 28 October
• Talks Break Down at Chile's Spence Mine    Wednesday 28 October
• Tata and MMTC Join Forces for Minerals Exploration   Wednesday 28 October
• Thundelarra's Savannah Plant Processes Ore    Wednesday 28 October
• Sylvania, Ruukki Cancel Merger Talks    Wednesday 28 October
• CoAL Plans Production at Vele   Wednesday 28 October
• Vale's Goro Nickel Plant Gets Ready for Production   Tuesday 27 October
• Cameroon Alumina Discovers Massive Bauxite Deposit   Tuesday 27 October
• Cameroon Eyes Money from Iron Ore Projects   Tuesday 27 October
• Consol Sees Market Picking Up in Years Ahead   Tuesday 27 October
• Mine Accidents Put Safety in the Spotlight   Tuesday 27 October
• Chile Spence Mine Strikers Resume Wage Talks    Monday 26 October
• China, India Demand May Fuel Australian Mining Boom   Monday 26 October
• Brazil Discards Iron Tax Following Vale Talks   Monday 26 October
• Finnish Miner Installs Crushing Circuit   Monday 26 October
• Yanzhou One Step Closer to Felix   Monday 26 October
• Anglo Cuts More Jobs to Save Cash   Monday 26 October
• China Minmetals to Construct Peru Copper Mine in 2010   Friday 23 October
• Anglo American Cuts Back on Non-Core Assets   Friday 23 October
• Global Skills Crisis Threatens Miners    Friday 23 October
• Mining-technology.com Launches Major Mining Survey   Friday 23 October
• Olympic Dam Force Majeur Affects Global Copper Output   Friday 23 October
• Chinese Companies Look to Invest in Mines    Friday 23 October
• Discovery to Develop Boseto Copper Project   Friday 23 October
• Chinese Companies Explore Canadian Potash Potential   Thursday 22 October
• Anglo American Chooses Brazil as its Iron Hub   Thursday 22 October
• Xstrata Reports Strong Performance in Q3   Thursday 22 October
• Tournigan Awards Prefeasibility Study of Uranium Deposit   Thursday 22 October
• Lonmin Loses CEO as Shares Fall and Employees Fight   Thursday 22 October
• Vedanta Makes $500m Copper Expansion in India   Wednesday 21 October
• Asec to Manage GMA's Algerian Gold Mine   Wednesday 21 October
• Market Report - Resource Focus sees Shares Dropped   Wednesday 21 October
• Peru Mining Strike Impacts Buenaventura Mines   Wednesday 21 October
• Vale to Increase Investments to $12.9b in 2010   Wednesday 21 October
• Zijin Considers Filipino Copper and Gold Ventures   Tuesday 20 October
• Thailand Approves Matsa Gold Project   Tuesday 20 October
• BHP, Norilsk to Mine Coal in Russia   Tuesday 20 October
• De Beer’s JV Restarts Diamond Mining in Africa    Tuesday 20 October
• New World Gets Ready for Gold Production   Monday 19 October
• Peru Miners to Commence Two-day Nationwide Strike   Monday 19 October
• Rio Tinto, BHP Cancel Joint Venture Plans   Monday 19 October
• Xstrata Coal to Start ATCOM East Project   Monday 19 October
• NTPC, Coal India Develop Coal Mines   Friday 16 October
• BHP in Rumoured Talks With Junior Miner   Friday 16 October
• Johannesburg’s Gold’s Run Out: Governor Says   Friday 16 October
• Palabora Reports Q3 Drop in Copper Concentrate Production   Friday 16 October
• Copper Demand to Fall as Production Output Grows   Thursday 15 October
• Xstrata Drops Bid for Anglo   Thursday 15 October
• Vedanta Accused of Violating OECD Standards   Thursday 15 October
• Ausenco, Minera Work on Chilean Copper Project   Thursday 15 October
• Aurora Acquires Pamodzi Gold East Rand   Thursday 15 October
• Sentula to Sell Stake in SA Mine   Wednesday 14 October
• Blyvooruitzicht Mineworkers Call Off Strike   Wednesday 14 October
• US Issues Safety Warnings to Coal and Metal Mines   Wednesday 14 October
• Nasa Launches Moon Mining Competition   Wednesday 14 October
• Oz Miners Urged to Encourage Anthropology   Wednesday 14 October
• Mwana Africa Reports First Gold Pour at Zimbabwe Mine   Wednesday 14 October
• Medusa Discovers Additional Copper Mineralisation in Philippines   Tuesday 13 October
• Hambledon Increases Production Despite Lost Days   Tuesday 13 October
• Norton Revises 2010 Gold Production Forecast   Tuesday 13 October
• Habanero Purchases Site in BC Gold Camp   Tuesday 13 October
• Xstrata Walks Away From Anglo Merger Talks   Tuesday 13 October
• Xstrata to Sell El Morro Stake   Tuesday 13 October
• Claude Reports Q3 Gold Results   Monday 12 October
• Mining Junior Sees Opportunity in Zimbabwe   Monday 12 October
• America Sierra to Purchase California Gold Project   Monday 12 October
• Emerging Market Players Dominate African Takeovers   Monday 12 October
• China Continues Rio Espionage Investigations   Monday 12 October
• Alcoa's Cash Sustainability Initiatives Push Q3 Profits   Monday 12 October
• Outotec to Provide Pueblo Copper Recovery Plant   Friday 09 October
• Herencia Appoints Consulting Firm for Paguanta Project   Friday 09 October
• YRC Logistics to Work on Toromocho Copper Mine   Friday 09 October
• Kennecott Uncovers Molybdenum Deposit in Utah   Friday 09 October
• Stirling Rethinks WA Gold Projects   Friday 09 October
• China Suffers More Mining Deaths   Friday 09 October
• Petro America Buys Stake in Eight Gold Mine   Thursday 08 October
• De Beers, AngloGold Go in Search of Mining Loot Undersea   Thursday 08 October
• Investigations Start at BHP Mine   Thursday 08 October
• European Goldfields Gets Thumbs Up For Greek Projects   Thursday 08 October
• Approval Gives Archipelago's Toka Tindung Project Second Wind   Thursday 08 October
• Fairstar Obtains Rights to WA Iron Ore Discovery   Wednesday 07 October
• Anatolia Starts Turkish Mine Construction   Wednesday 07 October
• Starfield and Thanda Go on Joint Hunt for Diamonds   Wednesday 07 October
• Aker Solutions Wins $143m EPCM Services Contract   Wednesday 07 October
• BHP Olympic Dam Haul System in Shut Down   Wednesday 07 October
• Rio and Ivanhoe Sign Oyu Tolgoi Deal with Mongolia   Wednesday 07 October
• Kopane Signs Agreement over Liqhobong Project   Tuesday 06 October
• Japanese Firms Secure Exploration Rights in Laos    Tuesday 06 October
• Equinox Revises Estimate for Lumwana Copper Mine    Tuesday 06 October
• Mongolia Set to Sign Investment Agreement for Oyu Tolgoi Mine   Tuesday 06 October
• De Beers Mulls to Increase Canada Mine Output   Monday 05 October
• Gecamines’ Head Quits Despite Battles in Congo   Monday 05 October
• Highland Mining Starts Production at Novoshirokinskoye Mine   Monday 05 October
• Sumitomo Mining Sets 201,000t Copper Target   Monday 05 October
• Cleveland Buys Up Projects in Brazil   Monday 05 October
• Demand from the East Spurs Mining Projects   Friday 02 October
• Gold Blocks to Change Hands in British Columbia   Friday 02 October
• Metminco Signs Deal with Hampton   Friday 02 October
• Rio Ups Sales to $7bn with Jacobs Sale   Friday 02 October
• Fortescue Fails to Meet Chinese Iron Ore Funding Deadline   Friday 02 October
• Venezuelan President Proposes Cross Continental Mining Firm   Thursday 01 October
• De Beers Canada Calls Off Planned Mine Shutdown   Thursday 01 October
• Rio’s Right to Rhodes Bridge Deposit Confirmed    Thursday 01 October
• Chinese Lighting Firm Buys Eight Gold Mines   Thursday 01 October

• Soltera to Begin Exploitation of Argentinean Gold Property   Wednesday 30 September
• Entree Signs Deal with Bronco to Explore Nevada Property   Wednesday 30 September
• Angel Gets Approval for Nalunaq Gold Mine Acquisition    Wednesday 30 September
• Dynasty Metals Pours First Gold at Ecuador Plant   Wednesday 30 September
• Nava Bharat to Buy Majority Stake in Zambian Mine    Wednesday 30 September
• MCC Sets 2011 Production Target for its Afghan Copper Mine   Tuesday 29 September
• Sedex Mining Acquires Canadian Gold Property    Tuesday 29 September
• PacMag Metals Secures Arizona Copper Project    Tuesday 29 September
• Amador Sets Exploration Plans as it Buys Canadian Property    Tuesday 29 September
• Habanero Buys Site in Canada's Stewart Gold Region   Monday 28 September
• Happy Creek Starts Drilling at Canadian Copper Mine   Monday 28 September
• Yukon Acquires Majority Stake in Bellhaven’s Gold Project   Monday 28 September
• Goldplat Takes Control of Kilimapesa Gold Project    Monday 28 September
• Marengo Begins Diamond Drilling in Papua New Guinea Prospect    Monday 28 September
• Monax Identifies Five Key Targets at Melton Project   Friday 25 September
• Explor Starts Exploration Work on Ontario Property   Friday 25 September
• Rio Awards A$85m Engineering Contract to Monadelphous    Friday 25 September
• Newmont Suspends Operations at Indonesian Mine    Friday 25 September
• Rio Tinto to Sell Alcan Composites to Schweiter   Thursday 24 September
• First Uranium Resumes Operations at South African Mine   Thursday 24 September
• Zijin Mining Finds Gold and Copper Deposit in China    Thursday 24 September
• Lucara Obtains Diamond Mining Lease for Mothae Project   Thursday 24 September
• Copper Mine Workers in Chile Threaten to Strike   Thursday 24 September
• Running Fox to Acquire Canadian Diamond Drilling Company   Wednesday 23 September
• Rostock Ventures Acquires Canadian Gold Prospect   Wednesday 23 September
• Rambler Identifies Newfoundland Gold Prospects    Wednesday 23 September
• Peru Seeks to Halt Unregulated Gold Mining in Amazon Basin    Wednesday 23 September
• Jameson in Final Stages of Recommissioning Coal Mine   Wednesday 23 September
• Tsozo Refinery to Build Mozambique Processing Plant Near Gold Licence    Tuesday 22 September
• Zhaojin Mining to Develop Xinjiang Gold Resources    Tuesday 22 September
• Rio Tinto Concludes Sale of Brazilian Iron Ore Mine to Vale    Tuesday 22 September
• Zimbabwe Aims for International Investment into Minerals Sector    Tuesday 22 September
• Philippines Likely to Endorse Three Mining Firms   Monday 21 September
• MPH Ventures to Purchase Godfrey Gold Property in Canada   Monday 21 September
• Crescent Gold Resumes Mining and Trucking at Laverton Project    Monday 21 September
• Aurion Resources Purchases Two Mexican Projects   Monday 21 September
• Unico Signs IMD for Work at Utah’s Deer Trail Mine    Monday 21 September
• BHP Billiton Boosts Ore Reserves at Olympic Dam    Friday 18 September
• Newmont Sells $2bn of Senior Notes to Fund Exploration    Friday 18 September
• Diavik Diamond Calls Off Winter Closure   Friday 18 September
• Tarsis to Begin Exploration at Canadian Property   Friday 18 September
• Anglo American Explores Copper and Gold Sites in Philippines   Friday 18 September
• GeoBASE Metals Forms Joint Venture with Haber    Thursday 17 September
• Palisades Acquires Gold and Diamond Project in Guyana    Thursday 17 September
• Dundee Gets Preliminary Approval for Bulgaria Mine Development    Thursday 17 September
• DRDGOLD Signs Wage Settlement with UASA   Thursday 17 September
• Konkola Copper Mines Contracts Moolmans for Chingola Work   Thursday 17 September
• Rio Tinto Receives Approval To Sell Corumbá Mine to Vale   Wednesday 16 September
• Due Diligence Complete in Eldorado's Deal with Sino Gold   Wednesday 16 September
• Terramin to Drill Old Mines to Boost Production    Wednesday 16 September
• Rio to Restart Argyle Diamond Mine Expansion    Wednesday 16 September
• Consolidated Abaddon Signs Option to Buy Lithium and Rare Earth Properties   Wednesday 16 September
• Zimbabwe Shortlists Partners for Marange Projects    Tuesday 15 September
• North American Gem Buys Coal Leases from Lonesome Pine    Tuesday 15 September
• Seabridge Gold's KSM Drill Programme on Target    Tuesday 15 September
• Douglas Begins Tanzanian Mining Licence Application    Tuesday 15 September
• Benton Begins Second Phase of Drilling at Copper Hill    Monday 14 September
• Signature Begins Drilling at Konongo Gold Project   Monday 14 September
• General Moly Completes Technical Reports on Mt Hope Mine    Monday 14 September
• BHP Billiton Signs Iron Ore Deal with Hyundai Steel   Monday 14 September
• South Cotabato Mining Ban Lifted by Filipino Government    Friday 11 September
• Silver Wheaton Signs Purchasing Deal with Barrick Gold   Friday 11 September
• Harmony Acquires Pamodzi's Free State Mine    Friday 11 September
• Paladin Raises Funds To Expand Uranium Assets   Friday 11 September
• Environmental Groups Oppose Reopening of Grand Canyon Mine   Thursday 10 September
• Operations Restarted at Messina's Mowana Mine   Thursday 10 September
• Drilling Begins at Blackard Copper Deposit   Thursday 10 September
• Gindalbie's Karara Project Gets State Environmental Approval    Thursday 10 September
• Minera and Collingwood Peru Sign Joint Venture for Veca Project    Wednesday 09 September
• Rio Tinto Restarts Expansion Project at Northparkes Mine   Wednesday 09 September
• Vale’s Moatize Coal Mine to Start Production in 2011    Wednesday 09 September
• Workers Trapped in China Gold Mine Fire    Wednesday 09 September
• Rio Tinto Exports its Three Billionth Tonne of Iron Ore from Australia    Tuesday 08 September
• Mine Blast in Central China Kills 35 Workers   Tuesday 08 September
• AngloGold Halts Production at Mponeng after Fatality   Tuesday 08 September
• MetalCORP Regains Full Control of Ontario Mine    Tuesday 08 September
• Antofagasta Minerals and Sunridge Sign Exploration Agreement    Monday 07 September
• Rio and BHP Consider Canadian Diamond Mine Merger   Monday 07 September
• Iron Ore Negotiations with China Suspended, Rio Says    Monday 07 September
• Horizonte and AngloGold Ashanti Sign Exploration Alliance    Monday 07 September
• Vale Resumes Operations of Agua Limpa Iron Mine   Monday 07 September
• Chile’s Antofagasta Announces Increase of Copper Production    Friday 04 September
• Kalahari Raises £20m to Develop Rossing South Project    Friday 04 September
• Yellowcake Mining and AuEx Sign Earn-In Agreement for Nevada Project    Friday 04 September
• Russian Diamond Miner Invests in New Projects    Friday 04 September
• Asarco Could End Bankruptcy in 2009    Friday 04 September
• Xstrata-Merafe Project Increases Ferrochrome Production    Thursday 03 September
• Zimbabwe Government to Take 50% Stakes in Diamond Mines    Thursday 03 September
• Pan African Resources Halts Exploration Work in Africa   Thursday 03 September
• India and Namibia Sign Mineral Development Agreement    Wednesday 02 September
• African Rainbow’s Earnings Drop on Low Demand   Wednesday 02 September
• African Eagle Seeks Equity Partner for Tanzania Project    Wednesday 02 September
• AngloGold Ashanti Begins Equity Offering to Fund Moto Acquisition   Wednesday 02 September
• Study on Queensland Mines Finds 400 Hazardous Incidents    Wednesday 02 September
• Centrex Signs Hematite Deal with China’s Baotou   Tuesday 01 September
• Ord Signs Funding Agreement with Chinese Firm    Tuesday 01 September
• Marmota and Ramelius in Agreement for Nevada Gold Projects    Tuesday 01 September
• Kentor Finds High Grade Gold Intersections in Kyrgyz Republic    Tuesday 01 September
• Power Boost Needed at Zambia Mining Projects    Tuesday 01 September

• Xstrata to Suspend Kidd Metallurgical Site Operations    Friday 28 August
• Impala Platinum Revenue Drops on Falling Demand    Friday 28 August
• Lake Shore Gold to Acquire West Timmins    Friday 28 August
• Baosteel Takes Stake in Aquila in Strategic Partnership    Friday 28 August
• DRD Gold to Streamline Blyvoor Operations   Thursday 27 August
• Assay Results Positive from Giralia's Mt Webber Iron Project    Thursday 27 August
• Eldorado Enters Into Sino Acquisition Deal    Thursday 27 August
• Russia’s Gold Production Jumps 21% in 2009    Thursday 27 August
• Oz Minerals Half Year Figures Hit By Asset Sale    Thursday 27 August
• Sylvania Gets Approval for Great Australian Acquisition   Wednesday 26 August
• Mongolia Reaches Agreement with Rio over Oyu Tolgoi Project    Wednesday 26 August
• Zambia Will Not Reintroduce Controversial Copper Tax, Minister Says   Wednesday 26 August
• Forsys Ends Takeover Agreement by George Forrest    Wednesday 26 August
• Ausenco Signs Martabe EPCM Contract    Wednesday 26 August
• Galaxy Resources Secures Chinese Strategic Investor   Tuesday 25 August
• BHP Billiton Cuts 70 Jobs in Australian Nickel Mine   Tuesday 25 August
• Riverside Signs Gold Project Agreement with Geologix   Tuesday 25 August
• Cazaly Signs Lycopodium for Parker Range Study    Tuesday 25 August
• Mongolia Forms Joint Venture with Russia over Uranium Deposits    Tuesday 25 August
• Rio Gets Jacobs Ranch Sale Clearance   Monday 24 August
• Garibaldi Buys Mineral Tenures in British Columbia   Monday 24 August
• Canadian Gold Hunter Completes Sanu Acquisition   Monday 24 August
• BC Iron and Fortescue to Jointly Develop Nullagine Iron Ore Project   Monday 24 August
• Citadel Signs Advisors for Saudi Copper Project   Monday 24 August
• Polo Reduces Stake in Berkeley    Friday 21 August
• Rio Tinto's Earnings Hurt by Weak Metals Prices    Friday 21 August
• Mitsubishi Closes on Purchase of Stake in Copper Mountain Project    Friday 21 August
• Platinum Australia Secures A$15m Bridge Facility   Friday 21 August
• Korab Announces Ukraine Project Plans    Thursday 20 August
• Mozambique to Take Control of Titanium Project from BHP   Thursday 20 August
• Mineral Resources Bids to Acquire Polaris   Thursday 20 August
• Rio Sells Alcan to Amcor   Thursday 20 August
• Straits to Sell Whim Creek to Venturex   Thursday 20 August
• India Aims to Cut Down Mining Licence Wait Times    Thursday 20 August
• Straits Suspends Hillgrove Production    Wednesday 19 August
• Burey Withdraws from Jailor Bore Acquisition    Wednesday 19 August
• Tianshan to Sell Chinese Gold Assets   Wednesday 19 August
• Rusal Aluminium Production Hit by Hydroelectric Blast    Wednesday 19 August
• Globe Signs Engineering Partner for Malawi Niobium Project   Wednesday 19 August
• Mining Services Firms Ausdrill and Brandrill to Merge    Tuesday 18 August
• Ausquest Ups Rocklea Iron Ore Estimate    Tuesday 18 August
• Troy Announces Largest Ever Inventory    Tuesday 18 August
• Harmony Issues Dividend as Profit Increases   Tuesday 18 August
• Toro Secures $20m Equity Facility    Tuesday 18 August
• Drummond Gold to Acquire Maldon Gold Project   Monday 17 August
• Bauxite Resources Signs MoU with Hongfan   Monday 17 August
• Konkola Copper Contracts U&M Mining    Monday 17 August
• African Copper to Restart Botswana Mine   Monday 17 August
• Fortescue Settles Chinese Iron Ore Prices    Monday 17 August
• Anvil Q2 Hit by Lower Production and Sales   Friday 14 August
• Resource in Deal with Covergent over Bounty Mine   Friday 14 August
• Crescent Doubles WA Gold Resource   Friday 14 August
• South Africa’s Gold Production Fell 12% in June    Friday 14 August
• BHP Extends Mincor Nickel Off-take Contract    Friday 14 August
• Legend Signs Phosphate Haulage MoU    Thursday 13 August
• Focus to Treat Ore from Matsa's Norseman Project    Thursday 13 August
• Base Metals Bring Down BHP Billiton Profit   Thursday 13 August
• Sino Set to Acquire Majority Stake in Chinese Gold Project   Thursday 13 August
• China Approves GRAM’s Investment in PanAust   Thursday 13 August
• Pallinghurst Raises R800m to Progress Operations    Wednesday 12 August
• Iamgold to Acquire Majority Stake in Mali Gold Project   Wednesday 12 August
• Diatreme Regains Full Ownership of Eucla Basin and Bellfied Projects    Wednesday 12 August
• Gold Hawk to Sell Majority Stake of Coricancha Mine    Wednesday 12 August
• Western Areas to Double Forrestania Production    Wednesday 12 August
• Uranium One Acquires Wyoming Assets    Tuesday 11 August
• Mega Announces Uranium Discovery in Western Australia    Tuesday 11 August
• Rio Tinto to Conduct Study of Indian Diamond Project    Tuesday 11 August
• Anvil Partners with Trafigura for Congo Copper Project   Tuesday 11 August
• Swick Mining Services Secures US Diamond Contract    Tuesday 11 August
• Teck Sells Majority Stake in Mexican Gold Project    Monday 10 August
• Alexis Increases Reserve Estimate for Quebec Gold Mine    Monday 10 August
• Marillana Iron Study Results Positive, Brockman Says    Monday 10 August
• Poland May Sell 10% KGHM Stake    Monday 10 August
• Gold Fields Production Up on Last Quarter    Friday 07 August
• Korean Consortium Takes Stake in Narrabri Coal Project    Friday 07 August
• Moto Picks Randgold Takeover Offer Above Red Back Mining    Friday 07 August
• Uranium Star Acquires Control of Madagascar’s Green Giant    Friday 07 August
• Lanfranchi Project Extends Ore Delivery Date   Friday 07 August
• Mincor Partners with JOGMEC for Australian Zinc Project   Thursday 06 August
• Cazaly Increases Stake in Mt Caudan Tenement    Thursday 06 August
• China's Jinchuan Acquires Majority Stake in Zambia Nickel Mine    Thursday 06 August
• Eldorado Gains Full Control of Brazil’s Vila Nova   Thursday 06 August
• Rio Tinto and BHP H1 Profits Expected to Plunge   Thursday 06 August
• EnviroGold Acquires Majority Interest in Ecuador Gold Mine   Wednesday 05 August
• Xstrata Half Year Profits Hit by Low Prices and Demand    Wednesday 05 August
• Nuinsco Sells Victory Nickel Interest to Chinese Firm   Wednesday 05 August
• Fortress Gets Extension to Russian Gold Licence   Wednesday 05 August
• Ex-Ford Chief Picked as BHP Billiton Chairman    Wednesday 05 August
• Sino Forms Joint Venture for Chinese Exploration Project    Tuesday 04 August
• Mano’s Liberia Iron Resource Estimate Tops One Billion Tonnes   Tuesday 04 August
• Growing Nuclear Industry Could Create Uranium Shortage, Experts Say    Tuesday 04 August
• Mirabela Starts Nickel Mining in Brazil’s Santa Rita   Tuesday 04 August
• African Eagle Announces Positive Results for Tanzania Mine    Tuesday 04 August
• Bowmore Acquires More Claims in Mexico    Monday 03 August
• Mitsubishi Acquires Stake in Canada’s Copper Mountain Project    Monday 03 August
• Atlas Iron to Begin Wodgina Production in 2010   Monday 03 August
• Extract Confirms Large Namibian Uranium Project   Monday 03 August
• Copper Mine Production Up from Ten Years Ago, Study Says    Monday 03 August

• Hannans Acquires Majority Stake in Forrestania Project    Friday 31 July
• Huddy Wins Baralaba Coal Services Contract    Friday 31 July
• Desert Hawk Signs Clifton Mining Deal    Friday 31 July
• Polyus Output Falls in First Half of Year    Friday 31 July
• Troy Resource Estimate Positive at Two Mile Hill    Friday 31 July
• BHP Signs Quarter of Iron Ore Contracts    Thursday 30 July
• Stirling Expands Zircon Portfolio with Matilda Deal   Thursday 30 July
• Metorex Sells 15% Stake in Vergenoeg Mining   Thursday 30 July
• Vale Sees Recovery in Iron Ore After Profits Slump    Thursday 30 July
• Vedanta to Go Ahead with Mining Sacred Indian Mountains   Thursday 30 July
• Dioro Directors Recommend Avoca’s Revised Offer   Wednesday 29 July
• Construction Work Suspended at Ramu Nickel Project    Wednesday 29 July
• Xstrata Reports Strong H1 2009 Production    Wednesday 29 July
• Arch Coal Offers $500m to Finance Mine Purchase    Wednesday 29 July
• Etruscan Ups Gold Estimates at Mali Gold Project   Wednesday 29 July
• Bannerman Extends Study on Namibian Uranium Project   Tuesday 28 July
• Centerra Gold Mine Licence Reinstated in Mongolia   Tuesday 28 July
• Anglo Sells Remaining Hulamin Stake   Tuesday 28 July
• Victory West to Acquire XS Platinum   Tuesday 28 July
• Apollo Sinom and China Team-up on Mt Oscar Iron Ore Project   Tuesday 28 July
• Gindalbie Gets Key Approvals for Karara Project    Monday 27 July
• BHP Billiton to Expand NSW Coal Mine    Monday 27 July
• Pala Investment Increases Stake in Crowflight    Monday 27 July
• Gold Fields Acquires Majority Stake in Glencar    Monday 27 July
• MKY to Acquire Callabonna Uranium   Friday 24 July
• Titan Begins Drilling Programme at Canadian Uranium Project    Friday 24 July
• Mega Uranium in Deal to Supply Japanese Nuclear Plants   Friday 24 July
• Lonmin Production Drops but Forecast Up for 2009 Sales   Friday 24 July
• IFM to Restart SA Furnace    Friday 24 July
• Anglo Sells Majority of its Hulamin Stake    Thursday 23 July
• BHP Shows Mixed Production Levels   Thursday 23 July
• Dwyka Ups Stake in Minerva    Thursday 23 July
• Pacific National Signs Haulage Deal with Xstrata    Thursday 23 July
• Vale Ups Stake in ThyssenKrupp Subsidiary   Thursday 23 July
• Golden Rim Buys Three Gold Licences in Mali   Wednesday 22 July
• Chinese State Firm to Buy Stake in Meridian Minerals    Wednesday 22 July
• Pike River Coal Delays First Coal Shipment    Wednesday 22 July
• Gold One Starts Production at South Africa Mine    Wednesday 22 July
• Lihir Gold to Sell Victoria Gold Mine    Wednesday 22 July
• Bannerman Boosts Namibia Uranium Resource Estimate   Tuesday 21 July
• Transol Signs Deal over Cambodia Gold and Base Metal Projects   Tuesday 21 July
• Wisco to Invest in Centrex Australian Iron Ore Projects    Tuesday 21 July
• US Bans Uranium Mining Exploration in Grand Canyon   Tuesday 21 July
• Panoramic Targets Acquisitions to Diversify Portfolio   Monday 20 July
• Medusa Doubles Philippine Mine Estimate    Monday 20 July
• Chinese Partner Drops Pacific Ore JV in Mongolia    Monday 20 July
• Spitfire Buys Majority Stake in Northern Territory Tenements    Monday 20 July
• Tata Ups Stake in Riversdale Mining   Monday 20 July
• Coeur Sells Silver Stake at Broken Hill Mine   Friday 17 July
• Petaquilla’s Panama Gold Plant Workers Prepare to Begin Production   Friday 17 July
• Details of Khan Uranium Suspension to be Known Soon   Friday 17 July
• Energy Resources 2009 Q2 Uranium Output Up    Friday 17 July
• AngloGold and Randgold Bid for Moto Goldmines    Friday 17 July
• Vale and Mirabela End Sulphide Farm-in Agreement in Brazil   Thursday 16 July
• Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Production Up 8%    Thursday 16 July
• Grandview Acquires Gold Property in Peru   Thursday 16 July
• Apollo Minerals Buys Iron Ore License at Mt Oscar    Thursday 16 July
• Ausenco Wins Martabe Mine Deal   Wednesday 15 July
• Mozambique Benga Project to Begin Coal Exports    Wednesday 15 July
• Hana to Buy 70% Stake in Botswana Copper-Silver Project   Wednesday 15 July
• Four Mile Uranium Mine Gets Go-Ahead    Wednesday 15 July
• African Queen Partners with Opti Metal on Mozambique Project   Tuesday 14 July
• Goldcorp’s Mexico Sulphide Project Completes First Process Line    Tuesday 14 July
• Southern Reports Significant Gold Mineralisation in Cambodia   Tuesday 14 July
• Quadra Cuts Production Targets at Two US Mines   Tuesday 14 July
• Vale Joins Intrepid for Indonesia Project   Monday 13 July
• Sir John Parker Appointed as Anglo American Chairman   Monday 13 July
• Eastern Sacks Crocodile River Mine Contract Workers   Monday 13 July
• Indian Steel Output to Double by 2011-12    Monday 13 July
• CityView Buys Stakes in Two S. Africa Coal Projects    Monday 13 July
• Expanded Alumina Refinery in Brazil Starts Production    Friday 10 July
• TerraX Set to Acquire Blackfly Gold Property    Friday 10 July
• Chinese Investment in Kagara Approved    Friday 10 July
• FLSmidth Secures Indian Alumina Plant Order    Friday 10 July
• ABB to Increase Escondida Productivity    Friday 10 July
• NUM Unhappy with Latest Coal Wage Proposals    Thursday 09 July
• No Nationalisation of South Africa Mines, Government Says    Thursday 09 July
• UCA Partners with Cristol on Arizona Mine    Thursday 09 July
• Oz Company Awarded Services Deals by Jincheng Anthracite   Thursday 09 July
• Ironbark Trims Citronen Cost Estimates    Wednesday 08 July
• Uranium Equities Partners With Cameco for Pilbara Project   Wednesday 08 July
• China Likely to Cut Copper Imports in Second Half of 2009   Wednesday 08 July
• BHP Billiton’s Douglas Equipment for Sale   Wednesday 08 July
• Western Areas Signs Nickel Deal with Jinchuan Group   Wednesday 08 July
• CAMEC Signs Cobalt Deal with Chinese Chemical Company    Tuesday 07 July
• Cape Lambert Plans Corvette Takeover    Tuesday 07 July
• Avoca Sweetens Diora Takeover Bid   Tuesday 07 July
• Massive US Coal Reserves Open to Bids    Tuesday 07 July
• Gold Shines in Recession    Tuesday 07 July
• China Investment to Boost Teck’s Cash Reserves    Monday 06 July
• BC Iron to Develop Pilbara Iron Ore Project   Monday 06 July
• Illegal Miners Make Up Almost Half of SA Death Toll    Monday 06 July
• Bendigo Buys Tasmania Gold Mine   Monday 06 July
• FerrAus Gains Ownership of Silver Swan Project   Friday 03 July
• BHP Ordered to Investigate Leinster Rockfall Incident   Friday 03 July
• Boart Longyear Sells Sub-Saharan African Operations   Friday 03 July
• BHP Billiton to Sell Yabulu Refinery   Friday 03 July
• Anooraq Acquires Stake in SA Platinum Mine   Friday 03 July
• POSCO Invests in Junior Jupiter Mines    Thursday 02 July
• Exxaro Joins Sasol to Develop Coal Mine   Thursday 02 July
• Mitsubishi Pulls Out of Platinum Projects in South Africa   Thursday 02 July
• Gladstone Loses Chinese Partner   Thursday 02 July
• Black Range Acquires 49% Stake in US Uranium Mine    Thursday 02 July
• BHP Nickel Mine Closed After Second Rock Fall    Wednesday 01 July
• Ruukki to Acquire Sylvania to Create PGM Business   Wednesday 01 July
• PAN Offered Majority Stake in Territory Uranium's Copper-Gold Project    Wednesday 01 July
• PanAust Resumes Copper-Gold Operations in Laos    Wednesday 01 July

• Kazakhstan Coal Mine Explosion Kills Three    Tuesday 30 June
• Midas Gains Access to Pilbara Iron Ore    Tuesday 30 June
• B2Gold to Raise C$25m in Financing Deal   Tuesday 30 June
• Mintails Accepts DRDGold Buy-Out Offer   Tuesday 30 June
• Harmony to Acquire Pamodzi’s Free State Operations    Monday 29 June
• Newmont Gains Full Control of Boddington Project    Monday 29 June
• Sallies Halts Witkop Operations   Monday 29 June
• Power Price Hike to Hit South African Miners    Monday 29 June
• India Resources Sells Majority Stake of Diamond Projects    Friday 26 June
• Teck Cuts Copper Production at Highland Valley   Friday 26 June
• NUM Declares Dispute with Impala Platinum    Friday 26 June
• DiamondCorp Signs Exploration Partnership in Botswana   Friday 26 June
• Lion Selection and Catalpa Announce Merger   Thursday 25 June
• Anglo South Africa Awarded for Fight Against HIV    Thursday 25 June
• Lonmin Furnace Breakdown Increases Platinum in Process    Thursday 25 June
• Sherrit Finalises Ambatovy Project Funding   Thursday 25 June
• Alaska Gold Mine Wins Rights to Dump Debris in Lake   Wednesday 24 June
• Aquila and Fortescue to Develop Pilbara Iron-Ore Port   Wednesday 24 June
• India Imposes Safeguard Duty on China Aluminium Imports    Wednesday 24 June
• SA Mining Industry Sheds 25,000 Jobs This Year    Wednesday 24 June
• PanAust Halts Metals Contracts after Laos Mill Breakdown   Tuesday 23 June
• Gold Fields Mine Closed After Deaths   Tuesday 23 June
• India’s Coal Ministry Limits Mining to Degraded Forests    Tuesday 23 June
• India Mulls Market-Based Royalties for Iron Ore Miners   Tuesday 23 June
• Xstrata Seeks Merger with Anglo American   Monday 22 June
• Bonaparte Accepts Revised Minemakers Takeover Offer   Monday 22 June
• Vale Settles Iron Ore Benchmarks with ArcelorMittal   Monday 22 June
• New Codes Negatively Impact South African Juniors, says SAMDA    Monday 22 June
• Miners Say Tanzania Tax Proposals Will Harm Industry   Friday 19 June
• Ivanhoe in Talks with Mongolian Government Over Oyu Tolgoi    Friday 19 June
• NUM Lists Wage Demands for De Beers Mine Workers    Friday 19 June
• Rio Tinto Outsources Legal Work to India   Friday 19 June
• China to Step-Up Checks on Coal Mines    Thursday 18 June
• Rio's Anglesey Smelter Still Set to Close    Thursday 18 June
• Production and Export Down from Australia Mines    Thursday 18 June
• Blockade Shut Buenaventura Orcopampa Mine   Thursday 18 June
• Zambia Blackout Hits Copper Mines    Thursday 18 June
• Rio Tinto Rights Issue to Reduce Debts   Thursday 18 June
• Strike Ends at Centerra Boroo Mine   Thursday 18 June
• International Gold to Sell Kilimapesa Stake   Thursday 18 June
• Gunson Awards Engineering Contract to Sedgman    Wednesday 17 June
• Japan and China Battle for Bolivia's Lithium Mining Rights    Wednesday 17 June
• Agnico-Eagle Raises Credit Line    Wednesday 17 June
• JKTech Sells Mineral Analysis Business to FEI   Wednesday 17 June
• Death Toll Up to 28 at Exploded Indonesian Mine Site    Wednesday 17 June
• Uranium One Acquires 50% of Kazak Mine    Tuesday 16 June
• Mining Suspended at Harmony’s Masimong After Death    Tuesday 16 June
• BHP to Cut Manganese Workforce in South Africa   Tuesday 16 June
• Workers Trapped in Sumatra Mine    Tuesday 16 June
• Vedanta Acquires Dempo's Goan Assets    Monday 15 June
• US Coal Production to Fall in 2009, Says EIA    Monday 15 June
• Three Nippon Workers Die in Port Accident    Monday 15 June
• Centerra Mine Licenses Suspended in Mongolia    Monday 15 June
• Oz Union Look to Block Rio Tinto on Labour Rights   Monday 15 June
• SA Union Rejects Anglo Platinum Wage Offer   Friday 12 June
• OZ Minerals Approves China Minmetals Deal   Friday 12 June
• Vale Slashes Iron Ore Prices for Japan and Korea   Friday 12 June
• US to Tackle Impact of Mountaintop Coal Mining   Friday 12 June
• Toro Pulls Out of Warrior Uranium Project   Thursday 11 June
• BHP Cuts Coal Contract Price by 58%   Thursday 11 June
• Sylvania Raises Great Australian Takeover Offer    Thursday 11 June
• Yamana Sells Mining Assets to Aura   Thursday 11 June
• South Africa Should Develop Methane Industry, says Expert   Wednesday 10 June
• US Tightens Review Process for Uranium Operations    Wednesday 10 June
• BHP Billiton Scraps Indonesia Coal Project   Wednesday 10 June
• Xstrata Suspends Ontario Nickel Mine   Wednesday 10 June
• India Considers Opening Door for Private Coal Players   Tuesday 09 June
• Klondex Responds to Silvercorp’s C$70m Bid   Tuesday 09 June
• Non-OECD Asia to Lead Global Coal Use, US Energy Report says   Tuesday 09 June
• Inmet Mining Raises Funds to Pay for Spanish Mine   Tuesday 09 June
• Croesus Signs Apex Deal to Create Nickel Company   Tuesday 09 June
• Norton Increases Production with Homestead Opening    Monday 08 June
• Mount Gibson Signs Koolan Island Iron Agreement    Monday 08 June
• BC Iron Plans Pilbara Joint Venture    Monday 08 June
• Vedanta’s India Bauxite Project to Start in August   Monday 08 June
• Golden Rim Secures Extra Licence at Mali Project   Friday 05 June
• Eland Death Toll Jumps to 76   Friday 05 June
• Harry Winston Posts First Quarter Loss    Friday 05 June
• Rio and BHP Announce Iron Ore Mega Deal   Friday 05 June
• Bauxite Resources Deal Goes Ahead   Friday 05 June
• CuDeco to Raise A$52m for Rockland Project   Thursday 04 June
• Mining Sector to Rebound, Says E&Y    Thursday 04 June
• Gold Fields Sells Sino Gold Stake for $282m   Thursday 04 June
• Inmet to Exchange Ok Tedi Stake for Royalties   Thursday 04 June
• PWC Report Predicts Tough Outlook Despite Revenue Rises    Thursday 04 June
• Helio Finds Gold Zones at Porcupine   Wednesday 03 June
• Jabiru Fast Tracks Bentley Project   Wednesday 03 June
• Mt Isa Metals Begins Drilling at Barbara Copper Prospect   Wednesday 03 June
• OZ Minerals’ Minmetals Deal Gets Go-Ahead   Wednesday 03 June
• Rio Signs Iron Ore Contracts with Asian Steelmakers    Tuesday 02 June
• Copper Range to Acquire Icon Gold   Tuesday 02 June
• Goldcorp in $750m Note Offering    Tuesday 02 June
• Red Back to Acquire Moto Goldmines   Tuesday 02 June
• Bodies Recovered After Eland Gold Mine Fire   Tuesday 02 June
• Foundation Coal Cuts Production in Central Appalachia    Monday 01 June
• BC Iron Strikes Infrastructure Deal with Fortescue    Monday 01 June
• West Wits Emerald Resource Upgraded    Monday 01 June
• Talbot to Buy Robust Resources Stake   Monday 01 June

• Decimil Wins $57m BHP Pilbara Deal   Friday 29 May
• CGA Offers Stock to Raise C$17m    Friday 29 May
• Australian Firms Join to Speed up Namibia Uranium Project    Friday 29 May
• Dwyka Starts Second Phase Drilling at Burundi Nickel Project    Friday 29 May
• Gold Results Positive at Pioneer's Lignum Dam   Friday 29 May
• Waratah and MCC to Develop Oz Coal Project   Thursday 28 May
• Maximus to Sell Adelaide Gold Project    Thursday 28 May
• Tawana Gains Control of Orapa Project   Thursday 28 May
• Harmony Gold Wipes Out Debts   Thursday 28 May
• Talon Metals Acquires Brazilian Potash Projects    Wednesday 27 May
• Cortona Expands Majors Creek Gold Project   Wednesday 27 May
• Atlas Iron to Start Production at Wodgina Mine   Wednesday 27 May
• Gulf Resources Completes Uganda Acquisition    Wednesday 27 May
• Denison to Sell Shares to Raise Funds   Wednesday 27 May
• Burey’s Mansounia Project Resource Estimates Encouraging    Tuesday 26 May
• Saracen’s Laverton Operations Report 60% Ore Increase   Tuesday 26 May
• Homeland’s Eloff Coal Project Receives Licence    Tuesday 26 May
• Senegal Gold Mine Produces First Ton    Tuesday 26 May
• Vale Pulls Out of Kalgoorlie Nickel Project   Friday 22 May
• Canadian Coal to Acquire Cambrian Mining    Friday 22 May
• Sedgman Secures Sonoma Upgrade Contract   Friday 22 May
• Downer EDI Raises A$222m to Fund Debt   Thursday 21 May
• Gold Fields Asked to Close After Fatalities   Thursday 21 May
• CoAL Moves Forward on Vele Colliery Project    Thursday 21 May
• Azumah Raises A$5.25m For Ghana Gold Project   Wednesday 20 May
• CSIRO Teams with Corvette for Albany-Fraser Exploration   Wednesday 20 May
• South Africa Mining Needs Infrastructure Focus, says Top Economist   Monday 18 May
• Eyre Peninsula Lease Secured by Centrex    Friday 15 May
• HudBay to Sell Lundin Shares   Thursday 14 May
• BHP Releases Plans for Olympic Dam Expansion    Wednesday 13 May
• China Launches Stimulus Plan for Nonferrous Metals Industry   Wednesday 13 May
• Kingsgate Discovers High Gold Grades in Thailand   Tuesday 12 May
• Kagara’s Lounge Lizard Seals Nickel Mining Deal    Tuesday 12 May

• Newmont Mine to Reopen    Monday 27 April
• Pacific Rim Mining Take El Salvador Government to Court   Monday 27 April
• Vale Halts Canadian Nickel Mines   Friday 17 April
• Farallon Mexico Metal Mine Hits Full Production   Tuesday 07 April
• Goldplat Kilimapesa Mine on Target    Tuesday 07 April
• Cameco to Start Drilling at Kintyre Uranium Mine   Monday 06 April
• Shelby Fined for Mine Safety    Friday 03 April

• Highland Gold Eyes Acquisitions   Thursday 05 February

• Rio Tinto Iron Ore Train Derailed in Australia   Friday 30 January
• Indonesia Musi Gasoline-Making Unit to Shut Down    Monday 12 January

• Mining Industry Will "Recover" From Crisis Next Year    Wednesday 03 December
• Miners Must "Act Now" to Survive Finanicial Crisis Says Expert   Tuesday 02 December

• BHP Defends Rio Decision in View of Gloomy Outlook   Thursday 27 November
• Amgen Meeting to Focus on Bone Drug Prospects   Thursday 06 November
• Peruvian Army to Curb Mining Law Violence   Monday 03 November

• Small Miners Face "Critical" Times as Share Values Drop   Tuesday 28 October
• Rich World to Blame for Global Pollution    Wednesday 22 October
• KGHM Workers To Go On One-Day Strike in Nov   Monday 20 October
• US Moves Toward New Dumping Rules for Mining Waste   Saturday 18 October
• Indophil May Okay Sale of Tampakan Stake to Alsons   Tuesday 14 October
• Indonesia's Adaro Shares Suspended on Buyback Plan   Tuesday 14 October
• Rio Tinto Unit ERA's Q3 Uranium Output Down 1%   Tuesday 14 October
• Tension in Indian State as POSCO Protest Leader Held   Monday 13 October
• Indonesia Coal Sector Well Placed for Crisis   Thursday 09 October
• Rio Tinto CEO Sees Spot Iron Ore Prices Improving   Thursday 02 October
• Australian Miner CBH Offers to Buy Rival Perilya   Thursday 02 October
• Teck Cominco to Reorganise Divisions and Change Name   Thursday 02 October
• Xstrata Shuts Down Kidd as Talks Go Down to Wire   Wednesday 01 October

• Outlook Good as Mining Industry Skips Economic Downturn    Wednesday 24 September
• Coal Demand Set to Increase to Meet Energy Demand   Wednesday 24 September
• Arnco goes green to cut oil dependency    Wednesday 24 September
• Demand For Mining Equipment Unaffected by Downturn   Wednesday 24 September
• US Mining Companies Awarded for Environmental Achievements    Wednesday 24 September
• Australia Takes Lead in Mining Technology    Wednesday 24 September
• Education is Priority to Meet Mining Challenge    Tuesday 23 September
• Australian Parliament Opposes Uranium to Russia   Thursday 18 September
• China Steel Mills Denounce Vale Price Demand   Wednesday 17 September
• Fording Tumbles as Credit Crises Jeopardize Teck Deal    Tuesday 16 September
• Gold Up on Lehman Woes But Fails to Hold Highs   Monday 15 September
• Chinese Steel Mills Disagree on Response to Vale   Friday 12 September
• Gemfields bids 33 mln stg for Tanzanite One   Friday 12 September
• US Miner Cleveland-Cliffs Offers to Buy Out Portman   Thursday 11 September
• Quake Shakes North Chile Copper Area   Wednesday 10 September
• Cuba to Restart Nickel Production Halted by Ike   Wednesday 10 September
• NovaGold sees Galore Creek mine plan this month   Wednesday 10 September
• Metka Wins Lucrative Syria Power Plant Deal   Monday 08 September
• No Restart Date Set for Yandi Iron Ore Mine   Monday 08 September
• Guinean Youths Torch Vehicles at Disputed Rio Mine   Sunday 07 September
• Chinese Zinc Prices Seen Sliding on Oversupply   Sunday 07 September
• Xstrata Lifts Stake For Indophil    Friday 05 September
• BHP Suspends Australia Iron Ore Mining After Death   Friday 05 September
• China Mills Seen Resisting Vale Mining Iron Ore Price Hike   Thursday 04 September
• Australia must ease China mining investment confusion   Thursday 04 September
• Brazil's Vale Seeks 20% Extra Rise in Iron Ore   Thursday 04 September
• Australian Stocks Ease; BHP Billiton Dips   Thursday 04 September
• Asarco Seeks Billions From Grupo Mexico in Dispute   Thursday 04 September
• Philippines' Philex Sells 20.2% stake to First Pacific   Wednesday 03 September
• Lonmin Explores Options to Fight Xstrata Bid   Tuesday 02 September
• Marubeni To Earn CO2 Credits from Ukraine Mining Project   Tuesday 02 September
• EU Delays Probe of BHP-Rio Deal   Tuesday 02 September
• UC Rusal and Lukoil in Oil Coke War   Tuesday 02 September
• BHP's Argus Says Emissions Trade Re-Think Needed   Monday 01 September
• Chinalco May Increase Rio Stake    Monday 01 September

• Indonesia's Antam Raises Nickel Sales Target   Friday 29 August
• Vale's Goro Project Suffers Pipe Delays    Thursday 28 August
• Antofagasta H1 EPS Up   Wednesday 27 August
• Australia approves Chinalco stake in Rio Tinto   Tuesday 26 August
• BHP Shuts Australia Mine After Fatality   Tuesday 26 August
• Bluescope Steel to sell NZ iron sands business   Tuesday 26 August
• Australia Regulator Targets Iron Ore in BHP-Rio Bid   Friday 22 August
• Low Prices Prompt HudBay to Shut Balmat Zinc Mine   Friday 22 August
• S.Africa's mineral royalty revenues may decline   Friday 22 August
• ArcelorMittal to buy London Mining Brasil   Wednesday 20 August
• Australia's Ausdrill rejects improved Macmahon bid   Wednesday 20 August
• Grupo Mexico's Asarco appeal hinges on technicality   Wednesday 20 August
• Rio cuts Australia alumina output   Friday 15 August
• Cameco Cigar Lake uranium project faces delays    Friday 15 August
• Anglo holds talks with MDC on Zim mining rights   Thursday 14 August
• Medusa finds large mineralised zone in Phillipines   Thursday 14 August
• Carlyle sells steel firm to Novolipetsk   Wednesday 13 August
• First Quantum profit jumps   Wednesday 13 August
• India's NALCO Plans to Import 130,000T Coal - Sources   Tuesday 12 August
• Indonesia's Bayan debut falters as coal shares fall   Tuesday 12 August
• No mining, no talks as Potash Corp workers strike   Tuesday 12 August
• Australia's Golden West in Chinese Iron Ore Deal   Tuesday 12 August
• Natural resources and investors in Mauritania   Tuesday 12 August
• Lonmin says to contest Xstrata bid vigorously   Friday 08 August
• Newcrest Mining Takes 30% Stake in PNG Gold Joint Venture   Friday 08 August
• Barrick buys more oil assets to hedge costs   Thursday 07 August
• Brazil miner Vale has record second-quarter profit   Thursday 07 August
• Anglo says South Africa Coal ops affected by strike   Wednesday 06 August

• Xstrata H1 Copper, Nickel Output Off   Thursday 31 July
• Angloplat First-half Earnings Up, Output Dips   Monday 28 July
• China Aluminium Smelter in Talks to Sell to Alcoa   Monday 28 July
• Miner Fresnillo Posts Flat H1 Silver Output   Thursday 17 July

• China Buys Rights to Peruvian Copper Mountain   Wednesday 18 June
• Glass Earth Begins Drilling for Gold in New Zealand   Tuesday 17 June
• Rio to Build New Facility at US Copper Mine   Wednesday 11 June
• Philippine Production Fall Hits Metals Output   Monday 09 June
• OPK to Raise US$1bn in IPO   Monday 09 June
• Coal Mine Collapses in Henan   Friday 06 June
• Oz Miners Face Two-Month Delay for Apache Gas After Blast   Friday 06 June
• Hochschild Acquires Mexico's San Felipe Outright   Thursday 05 June
• Explosion at Gas Plant Rocks Australia’s Mining Industry   Thursday 05 June
• BHP Defends Future Growth   Thursday 05 June

• Rio Reveals Growth With Global Strategy   Friday 30 May
• Russian Tycoons Set to Create Mining Giant   Thursday 29 May
• Gujarat NRE Coke Ramps Up Oz Coal Production   Wednesday 28 May
• Rusina Mining to Drill for Philippines Platinum   Tuesday 27 May
• Rio opens school for "mine of the future"   Friday 23 May
• Weatherly to Develop Namibian Tenement   Wednesday 21 May
• BHP Manganese Mines Given Helping Hand   Tuesday 20 May
• Southern Speeds Up Cambodian Gold Projects   Monday 19 May
• Rio Upgrades Resources at US Copper Mine   Friday 16 May
• China Quake Halts Coal Mines   Tuesday 13 May
• Big Mining Acquisitions Will Define 2008 Says Report   Monday 12 May
• Sino Hits Back at Misconduct Allegations   Monday 12 May
• Nippon Mining to Boost Copper Production   Friday 09 May
• Lonmin Boasts Half-Year Record Profits   Thursday 08 May
• Rio Fails in Pilbara Rail Access Dispute   Thursday 08 May
• Medusa Mining Finds 'Exceptional' Intersection at Co-O Mine   Wednesday 07 May
• Codelco Chile Strikes Over   Tuesday 06 May
• India's Reliance Buys Indonesian Coal Mines   Friday 02 May
• Codelco Mines Still Shut Over Strikes   Thursday 01 May

• Anglo American Granted South African Mining Rights   Wednesday 30 April
• New Technology Could Enhance Drilling Techniques   Tuesday 29 April
• Congo Miner MIBA to Auction Diamonds   Monday 28 April
• Chilean Copper Mines Shut As Pay Strike Continues   Monday 28 April
• European Group Calls for Metal Import Tariffs to be Lifted   Friday 25 April
• Canadian Gold Project Gets Environmental Go-Ahead   Friday 25 April
• Zambia Gets Uranium Mining Go-Ahead   Thursday 24 April
• UC Rusal Buys Norilsk Nickel Stake   Thursday 24 April
• Newcrest to Develop Mines with Harmony Gold   Wednesday 23 April
• China Plans to Invest in Congo Copper   Wednesday 23 April
• Codelco Mines Closed Over Workers Dispute   Tuesday 22 April
• First Uranium to Generate Own Power   Monday 21 April
• Ecaudor to Suspend Mining Exploration   Friday 18 April
• Chinese Mine Managers Sentenced to Prison   Thursday 17 April
• GMR Energy Buys Stake in South African Miner   Thursday 17 April
• Rio Tinto Hits Q1 Record Production   Wednesday 16 April
• Indonesia Cracks Down on Mining Exploration   Tuesday 15 April
• HWE Wins A$344m Rio Tinto Contract   Monday 14 April
• BHP Billiton Claims China Move False   Friday 11 April
• Small Miners Could Lead Push Into Zimbabwe   Friday 11 April
• Inuit's Vote to Ban Canada Uranium Mining   Thursday 10 April
• AMEC Buys SWC Assets   Wednesday 09 April
• Chilean Mines Face Power Rationing   Wednesday 09 April
• Kopane Drills For Diamonds   Tuesday 08 April
• Moly Mines Awards EPCM for Molybdenum Project   Tuesday 08 April
• Newcrest Seeks Stake in Queensland Mine   Monday 07 April
• Vista Gold Seals Bolivian Assets to Republic   Monday 07 April
• Utah Sudden Shut Down Over Safety Fears   Friday 04 April
• Rio Eyes China for Future Investment   Friday 04 April
• Oz Company Wins Indian Coal Contracts   Thursday 03 April
• Xstrata Mine Pollution Levels Condemned   Wednesday 02 April
• China National Coal Reports Jump in Q1 Profits   Wednesday 02 April
• Sixteen Bodies Retrieved From Tanzanian Mine   Tuesday 01 April

• Rescuers Search for Trapped Tanzania Miners   Monday 31 March
• Philippine Guerrillas Step Up Threat to Mines   Friday 28 March
• Reliance Plans Indian Coal Mines   Thursday 27 March
• Mega Uranium Announces US$44m Global Investment   Wednesday 26 March
• Anglo American Under Fire Over South Africa Platinum Operations   Tuesday 25 March
• Peru Copper Mine Escapes Quake   Tuesday 25 March
• News From Mining Technology   Thursday 20 March
• Areva to Double Uranium Production With New Ventures   Thursday 20 March
• Lundin Reports Q4 Losses   Wednesday 19 March
• Conservation Group Victory Bars Yellowstone Mining   Tuesday 18 March
• South Korea to Invest US$6m in Minerals   Monday 17 March
• Grand Canyon Uranium Exploration Faces Lawsuit   Friday 14 March
• Ok Tedi Copper Miners Strike Over Wage Dispute   Thursday 13 March
• China Cuts Coal Export Quotas   Wednesday 12 March
• Rio to Open New Mining Research Centre   Wednesday 12 March
• Sierra Leone to Settle Mining Disputes   Tuesday 11 March
• Miner Dies in Rail Mine Accident   Tuesday 11 March
• Chile Copper Mines Threatened   Monday 10 March
• Xstrata Closes Plant After Man Dies   Friday 07 March
• South Africa to Grant Mines 95% More Power   Friday 07 March
• China to Restore Production at Coal Mines   Thursday 06 March
• Altona Moves to Build Australian CTL Plant   Wednesday 05 March
• US$1.8bn Deal to Expand Canadian Potash Mine   Wednesday 05 March
• Oxiana and Zinifex to Merge   Tuesday 04 March
• South African Unions Threaten Strike Over Possible Job Cuts   Monday 03 March
• Australian Mining Contractor Sold   Monday 03 March

• Zimbabwe Diamond Firm's Production Almost Halves   Friday 29 February
• Australia Unveils Plans to Tackle Skills Shortages   Thursday 28 February
• Power Crisis Puts Gold Field Jobs at Risk   Wednesday 27 February
• Chinese Firm Buys Undeveloped Australian Iron Mine   Tuesday 26 February
• German Firm Halts Mining After Causing Quake   Monday 25 February
• UC Rusal to Launch Nigerian Aluminium Smelter   Friday 22 February
• Rio Tinto Sells Stake in Cortez Gold Mine   Friday 22 February
• South Africa Needs Coal Boost   Thursday 21 February
• China Makes Uranium Discovery in Xinjiang   Thursday 21 February
• Carnegie Minerals Denies Illegal Mining   Wednesday 20 February
• Oz to Invest Billions in Indonesian Mines   Tuesday 19 February
• China Deal to Develop Congo Mines   Monday 18 February
• Avannaa Finds Diamonds in Greenland   Monday 18 February
• Macmahon Holdings Wins A$1.1bn Moly Mines Contract   Friday 15 February
• Robots Replacing Humans in Oz Mines   Friday 15 February
• Rio Reports US$7.44bn Profit   Thursday 14 February
• Newmont's Indonesian Contract Under Threat   Wednesday 13 February
• Rio Tinto to Build Aluminium Smelter in Borneo   Tuesday 12 February
• Xstrata Rejects Vale Offer   Tuesday 12 February
• Newmont Considers Australian Sale   Monday 11 February
• Mexican Miners Call Off Strikes   Monday 11 February
• Xstrata Raises Offer For Resource Pacific   Friday 08 February
• Codelco Plans Record Copper Investment   Friday 08 February
• Groundwater Locates Minerals Resources   Thursday 07 February
• De Beers Granted South African Mining Rights   Thursday 07 February
• Rio Rejects Latest BHP Offer   Thursday 07 February
• BHP Raises Rio Offer to US$147.4bn   Wednesday 06 February
• Rio Makes Massive Coal Find   Tuesday 05 February
• Coal Prices Hit Record High on Supply Shortage   Monday 04 February
• Chinalco And Alcoa Buy Stake in Rio Tinto   Friday 01 February

• Gold Fields Warns Plunge In South African Profits   Thursday 31 January
• BHP To Make Formal Rio Offer Next Week   Thursday 31 January
• Power Restored to South African Mines   Wednesday 30 January
• Power Shortages Hit Chinese Mines   Wednesday 30 January
• Coal & Allied Announces Profits Drop   Tuesday 29 January
• Brazilian Government Could Block Vale Bid   Monday 28 January
• South Africa Mines Struggle After Blackouts   Monday 28 January
• Rio Tinto Signs Chile Copper Deal   Friday 25 January
• Power Shortages Shut Down South African Mines   Friday 25 January
• New Safety Office For Utah Miners   Thursday 24 January
• BHP Reports Rise In Iron Output   Wednesday 23 January
• Brazilian Vale Seeks Xstrata Takeover   Tuesday 22 January
• MAC Services Joins South Australian Mining Boom   Tuesday 22 January
• Xstrata Extends Bid For Jubilee Take-Over   Monday 21 January
• Gas Explosion Kills Coal Miners In China   Monday 21 January
• Rio Tinto To Develop New Automation System   Friday 18 January
• South Australian Government Rejects Environmental Controls   Thursday 17 January
• Honeymoon Mine Gets Go-Ahead   Wednesday 16 January
• India Banned From Australian Uranium   Wednesday 16 January
• Allegiance Upgrades Nickel Mine   Tuesday 15 January
• Areva Announces Niger Mine Project   Monday 14 January
• Oz Resources Attracting Financial Investment   Friday 11 January
• Police Boosts Security At Philippine Tampakan Mine   Thursday 10 January
• Monsoon Halts Kagara Mining in Queensland   Wednesday 09 January
• Zambian Workers Launch Strike At Copper Mine   Tuesday 08 January
• Ranger Mine Resumes Operations   Monday 07 January
• Cyclone Threat Shuts Down Australian Uranium Mine   Friday 04 January
• Gold Prices Hit Record High   Thursday 03 January
• Rebels Attack Tampakan Mine to "Punish" Xstrata   Wednesday 02 January

• News For Mining Technology   Friday 21 December
• International Gold to Develop British King Mine   Thursday 20 December
• Zinifex Launches Takeover for Allegiance   Wednesday 19 December
• Lundin Starts Zinc Production in Portugal   Tuesday 18 December
• Rio Continues Growth Plan With New Investments   Monday 17 December
• Kenmare Reaps 20 Year Ambitions   Monday 17 December
• Venezuela Expected to Change Mining Laws   Friday 14 December
• Ecuador and South Korea Sign Mining Agreement   Thursday 13 December
• Xstrata Confirms Takeover Talks   Wednesday 12 December
• Blackstone Eyes Rio Tinto   Monday 10 December
• Police Investigate Chinese Coal Mine Explosion   Friday 07 December
• Thousands of Miners Strike in SA   Thursday 06 December
• Oz to Devise Collision Avoidance Technology For Trucks   Wednesday 05 December
• Zasyadko Coal Mine Forced to Close   Tuesday 04 December
• New Ukraine Blast Kills Four   Monday 03 December
• Lloyds Appoints New Head of Mining   Monday 03 December

• Phoenix Copper Focuses on Old Mines   Friday 30 November
• UC Rusal to Develop Kazakh Coal   Thursday 29 November
• Southern Gold Begins Diamond Drilling in Cambodia   Thursday 29 November
• China Invests in Australian Iron Ore   Wednesday 28 November
• CVRD Unable to Meet Chinese Demands   Tuesday 27 November
• Rio to Invest in Diavik Diamond Mine   Tuesday 27 November
• South African Mine Workers To Strike   Tuesday 27 November
• Rio Repels BHP Bid   Tuesday 27 November
• Xstrata Invests in Copper Mine   Tuesday 27 November
• Report Claims Mining Companies Are Undervalued   Monday 26 November
• Indian Court Rejects Vedanta Mining Plans   Monday 26 November
• Rio Takeover Attracts More Bank Advice   Friday 23 November
• De Beers Sells Cullinan Mine   Thursday 22 November
• Chinese Invest in Afghan Copper   Wednesday 21 November
• Indonesia Coal Production Slumps   Wednesday 21 November
• Ukraine Mine Blast Claims 89 Lives   Tuesday 20 November
• Ukraine Mine Blast Kills 70   Monday 19 November
• Newcastle Coal Price Breaks Record   Monday 19 November
• Australian Miners Rescued   Monday 19 November
• Copper Mining Operations Resume After Earthquake   Friday 16 November
• Earthquake Halts Chilean Copper Production   Thursday 15 November
• Anvil Mining Sets Record Profits   Wednesday 14 November
• Lundin Digs Deep for Strong Profits   Tuesday 13 November
• BHP Targets Rio With Share Buyback   Monday 12 November
• Tasmania Miners Tap Into Geothermal Minerals   Friday 09 November
• Rio Tinto Rejects BHP Offer   Thursday 08 November
• Xstrata Cleared for Jubilee Takeover   Wednesday 07 November
• Xstrata CEO Coates to Retire   Tuesday 06 November
• CBH Resources Begins Endeavour Open Cut Study   Friday 02 November
• Xstrata Completes Austral Takeover   Thursday 01 November

• Medusa to Boost Gold Production   Wednesday 31 October
• EPA Considers Super Pit Expansion   Tuesday 30 October
• Xstrata Offers A$3.1bn for Jubilee Mines   Monday 29 October
• Kanowna Belle Up And Running After Fire   Thursday 25 October
• Newcrest Gains on Gold   Wednesday 24 October
• WA Miners Rescued   Wednesday 24 October
• Fire Traps Miners at WA Mine   Wednesday 24 October
• BHP Output Falls Below Expectations   Tuesday 23 October
• Report Finds Mine Injuries Being Ignored   Monday 22 October
• View to Increase Gold Production   Friday 19 October
• Rio Alcan Bid Wins Canadian Approval   Thursday 18 October
• Xstrata to Develop Koniambo Nickel Project   Wednesday 17 October
• Skills and Climate Top Election Agenda   Monday 15 October
• Commission Threatens Fines Pver Lake Cowal Strikes   Friday 12 October
• Alcoa No Longer to Bid for Alumina   Thursday 11 October
• Goonyella Gets $170m Freight Boost   Thursday 11 October
• Rio Uranium Mine Attracts Bidding War   Wednesday 10 October
• Newmont Agrees to Buy Miramar Mining   Tuesday 09 October
• Australia Calls For Mining Workers to Fill Skills Gap   Monday 08 October
• Three Thousand Miners Rescued as Investigation Begins   Friday 05 October
• Three Thousand Miners Trapped in South African Mine   Thursday 04 October
• EU Approve Rio Alcan Takeover   Wednesday 03 October
• Oz Mining Industry Looks For New Recruits   Tuesday 02 October
• BHP Shareholders Push to End Uranium Mining   Monday 01 October

• Energy Resources to Extend Ranger Mine   Friday 28 September
• BHP Minerals Reserves Rise   Thursday 27 September
• Mantle Mining to buy Trafford Coal   Wednesday 26 September
• Utah Mines May Get Stronger Regulation   Tuesday 25 September
• Orica to Buy Excel Mining Services   Monday 24 September
• China Calls For Oz Cooperation   Friday 21 September
• Australia Reverses Rio Mine Decision   Thursday 20 September
• Rio Alcan Offer Extended   Wednesday 19 September
• Centennial Sell Xstrata Anvil Hill Coal Project   Tuesday 18 September
• Beacon Drills Amongst The Barlee   Monday 17 September
• Mineral Export Revenues Hit Record High   Friday 14 September
• Wine Mixer Suitable for Minerals Exploration   Thursday 13 September
• Southern Australia Excels in Minerals Exploration   Wednesday 12 September
• Melbourne Miner Gold Sales Suspended   Tuesday 11 September
• Rio Join Climate Change Group   Monday 10 September
• SA Welcomes Australian Cash Cow   Friday 07 September
• Consolidated Recommends Pallinghurst Takeover   Thursday 06 September
• Australian Port Increases Coal Loading Capacity   Wednesday 05 September
• Local Backlash Shuts Oz Mine in Philippines   Tuesday 04 September
• China's President to Visit WA   Monday 03 September

• Mining Rental Company Looks to Expand Overseas   Friday 31 August
• QLD Miners Go Back to School   Thursday 30 August
• Herron Completes Mineral Mining   Wednesday 29 August
• South African Mine Find World's Biggest Diamond   Tuesday 28 August
• No Sign of Missing Miners   Tuesday 28 August
• Flight Strikes to Hit Mining Industry   Tuesday 28 August
• Oxiana Profits Fall   Friday 24 August
• BHP Hit Record Profits   Thursday 23 August
• Oz Scientists Test Automated Technology   Thursday 23 August
• Anti-Mining Protestors in Philippines Blockade Australian Operation   Wednesday 22 August
• Queensland Coal Miners Laid Off   Tuesday 21 August
• China Finances Project to Link Mines in Western Australia   Monday 20 August
• Rescuers Drill Fifth Hole in Last Hope to Find Utah Miners   Monday 20 August
• Metal Engineering Company Faces Fraud Investigation   Monday 20 August
• Rescuers Killed as Utah Mine Caves In   Friday 17 August
• Sydney Report Questions Mining Techniques   Thursday 16 August
• Australia Lifts Ban on Uranium Sales to India   Wednesday 15 August
• Uranium Demand to Push Up Income in Northern Territory   Wednesday 15 August
• Australian Metals to Make Olympic Medals   Tuesday 14 August
• Australian Mining Boom Takes Downward Turn   Monday 13 August
• Rescuers Hope Camera Will Find Trapped US Miners   Monday 13 August
• Rescuers Find No Sign of US Miners   Friday 10 August
• Australia Home to Chinese Bauxite Mining   Thursday 09 August
• More Gold in WA   Thursday 09 August
• Xstrata Bids $1bn for Eland Platinum   Wednesday 08 August
• Rio Tinto Plans to Develop Malaysian Aluminium   Wednesday 08 August
• Rio to Double Uranium Production   Tuesday 07 August
• US Miners Trapped by Cave-In   Tuesday 07 August
• ICCM Designs International Mining Standards   Monday 06 August
• Gold Loses Glitter in Global Market   Monday 06 August
• Kalgoorlie Prepares for Conference Gold Rush   Friday 03 August
• Macmahon Wins Queensland Coal Contracts   Thursday 02 August
• Analyst Sees Strength in Asia-Pac Metals Sector   Wednesday 01 August
• Harmony Sells South Kal Mine Stake   Wednesday 01 August

• Hunter Valley Coal Mine Could be Extended   Tuesday 31 July
• QR Commits to Greater Coal Output   Monday 30 July
• Discoveries Encourage Bendigo Shares   Monday 30 July
• Industry Forks Out for Employment Ads   Friday 27 July
• Rio Tinto Formally Launches Offer for Alcan   Wednesday 25 July
• BHP Sets Annual Production Records   Tuesday 24 July
• NZ Miners Return to Work After Strikes   Monday 23 July
• Mining Stocks Advance Following Alcan Bid   Friday 20 July
• Minerals and Agriculture Team Up to Beat "Chronic Skills Shortages"   Thursday 19 July
• Xstrata Bids for Coal Company   Tuesday 17 July
• Heron Wins Mining Leases for Dam Project   Monday 16 July
• BHP Workers Could Take Over Woomera   Monday 16 July
• Rio Tinto makes bid to buy Alcan in $38bn Deal   Thursday 12 July
• Private Equity Invests in Mining Boom   Wednesday 11 July
• BHP Seeks Partner for Alcoa Takeover Bid   Tuesday 10 July
• Sydney University and Rio Tinto Build Mining Robots   Monday 09 July
• Carrington Buys Duyfken for Uranium Exploration   Friday 06 July
• Pyrenees Oil Put in Pipeline   Thursday 05 July
• Peel Applies to Explore Historic NSW Mining Area   Thursday 05 July
• Anvil Cleared of War Crimes Charges   Monday 02 July
• India to Invest in Australian Coal Mines   Monday 02 July
• Mining Magnate Steps Down   Monday 02 July

• Macarthur Coal to Resume Shipments From Abbot Point   Thursday 28 June
• Australian Minerals Exploration Hits a New High   Thursday 28 June
• BHP Rivals Bid for Alcan   Tuesday 26 June
• Australian Research Centre Steps up Minerals Technology   Tuesday 26 June
• Leighton Wins Queensland Coal Contract   Monday 25 June
• BHP Disappoint Environmental Groups   Monday 18 June
• Congo to Review Mining Agreements   Wednesday 13 June
• Huge Coalfield Discovered in Mongolia   Wednesday 13 June
• Leighton Wins its Largest Ever Asian Contract   Wednesday 13 June
• South African Mining Being Hampered by Regulatory Constraints   Tuesday 12 June
• Zambia to Revoke Mining Rights   Monday 04 June
• Chinese Civil Servants Feeling the Heat for Mining Disasters   Monday 04 June

• UK Coal Announces New Chief   Wednesday 30 May
• Evraz to Own Yuzhkuzbassugol Outright   Tuesday 29 May
• Methane Explosion Kills 38 Workers   Friday 25 May
• NovaGold and Teck Cominco to Develop $2bn Mine   Thursday 24 May
• German Professor: Miners Need a Siesta   Thursday 24 May
• Report Into Safety in China’s Mines Attacks Those at the Top   Tuesday 22 May
• Armenia Demands Answers from India Over Illegal Mining   Monday 21 May
• Australian Market Rises on Mining, Wall Street Gains   Monday 14 May
• More Stringent Rules for China's Small Mines   Friday 11 May
• Washington Group to Operate Copper Mine in Arizona   Friday 04 May
• Congress Urged to Approve Offshore Drilling Plan   Wednesday 02 May
• India May Amend Act to Increase Mining Activity   Tuesday 01 May

• Rare Mollusc Forces Solid Energy to Mine at Snail's Pace   Friday 27 April
• Asian American to Develop Second Chinese Mine   Thursday 19 April
• Scargill Wants to Reopen Mines   Thursday 19 April
• Trial Ends for Grupo Mexico Directors   Wednesday 18 April
• China to Crack Down on Accident Cover Ups   Wednesday 18 April
• Ulyabovskaya Safety System ‘Deliberately Put out of Action’   Tuesday 17 April
• Ensham Looks to Vietnam   Tuesday 17 April

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