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Mwana Africa to raise funds to restart Zimbabwean nickel mine
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Mwana Africa said it plans to commence a share sale to raise $35m in a bid to fund the restart of the Trojan nickel mine in...

Silver Lake signs agreement to acquire Phillips River Mining assets
Monday, March 26, 2012 Silver Lake Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Phillips River Mining for a total consideration of $20m. ...

China to face WTO over rare earth metal trade limitations
Thursday, March 15, 2012 The US, Japan and the European Union (EU) have jointly filed a case against China with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over trade restrictions of rare earth metal exports....

Hiap Teck subsidiary wins iron ore mining concession in Malaysia
Thursday, December 08, 2011 Hiap Teck Ventures (HTV) subsidiary Eastern Steel has unveiled a 600ha mining concession for iron ore in the Bukit Besi area of Terengganu, Malaysia....

Silver Standard completes sale of Australian project
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Silver Standard Resources has completed the sale of its Bowdens project in New South Wales,...

First Quantum to Increase Production from Kevitsa Project
Wednesday, April 06, 2011 First Quantum Minerals plans to increase the potential capacity at its Kevitsa nickel / copper / platinum-group-metals project in Finland and start the commercial production by mid-2012. ...

Global Nonferrous Metals Exploration Reaches $12.1bn
Wednesday, December 08, 2010 The estimated 2010 budget for global nonferrous metals exploration has reached $12.1bn, according to a report by Metals Economics Group (MEG). MEG's 21st edition of Corporate...

Altona to Begin Tunnelling at Finnish Copper Project
Monday, December 06, 2010 Altona Mining will commence decline tunnelling on its Outokumpu copper project in Eastern Finland this week, one month ahead of schedule. The initial development contract for the project's...

Lonmin Plans to Increase Platinum Production
Thursday, November 18, 2010 South African mining company Lonmin Platinum will spend about $1bn over the next three years to increase its platinum output to 850,000oz a year. The company said it will invest nearly $380m...

Eldorado Gold Ships Iron Ore from Brazil Mines
Friday, November 05, 2010 Eldorado Gold has started the first shipment of iron ore from its Vila Nova mine in Brazil. The shipment consists of 45,000 tonnes of lump ore. The Canadian miner is planning to ship...

Orsu Metals Starts Feasibility Study of Kazakh Mine
Monday, September 20, 2010 Orsu Metals Corp has launched a feasibility study for its Karchiga volcanogenic sulphide copper project in north-eastern Kazakhstan. The feasibility study, expected to cost $4.2m and to...

Doe Run Unveils New Lead Production Technology
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Doe Run has unveiled environmentally friendly technology for producing lead that could replace conventional smelting operations. The process replaces traditional, high-temperature lead...

Codelco's Chuquicamata Miners Now Seek Wage Hike
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Codelco's Chuquicamata miners in Chile are seeking a 7.5% hike in wages from the company during contract negotiations. Three unions with combined strength of 6,000 members, which represent...