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COPPE

Anglo gaining ground in Codelco battle

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With the tussle moving out of the courts and into the commercial arena and with Codelco CEO Diego Hernandez suddenly quitting his post in the midst of the ongoing battle, Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll appears to have gained significant...

By: Martin Creamer

25th May 2012

PRECIOUS METALS

Coeur says production restarts after strike at Mexican mine

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Precious metals producer Coeur d’Alene Mines said on Thursday production has restarted at its Palmarejo mine in Mexico, following a work stoppage that started at the weekend. The shutdown would not have a material impact on 2012 output at the...

By: Matthew Hill

24th May 2012

MINING FINANCE

BHP raises €2bn through bonds

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Mining giant BHP Billiton has raised €2-billion from its Euro Medium Term Note programme, raising funds for corporate purposes. The two-tranche offering comprises a €1.25-billion 2.125% bond, due in 2018, and a €750-million, 3% bond due in...

By: Esmarie Swanepoel

24th May 2012

GOLD

Gold slumps on scepticism of EU meeting

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Gold eased on Wednesday extending sharp losses made in the previous session as investors were sceptical that an informal European Union meeting later in the day would yield steps to help solve the region's debt crisis. Gold fell to as low as $1...

By: Reuters

23rd May 2012

DIAMONDS

De Beers mounts rescue bid for trapped illegal Namaqua diamond diggers

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Diamond miner De Beers has mounted a rescue bid for at least seven illegal diamond diggers who are trapped in illegally excavated tunnels at De Beers' Namaqua diamond mines in the Northern Cape. De Beers and Namaqualand Mines said that the...

By: Martin Creamer

23rd May 2012

COAL

Sasol to apply for Waterberg coal mining licence

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South Africa’s third-largest coal producer, Sasol Mining, has received approval from its group executive committee to apply for a mining licence in the Waterberg, where it plans to erect a small-scale colliery that will be used as a future...

By: Martin Creamer

22nd May 2012

COPPER DISPUTE

Anglo, Codelco restart talks to end Chile row

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Anglo American and Chilean copper giant Codelco have agreed to go back to the negotiating table in an effort to end a damaging and increasingly acrimonious row over the global miner's copper operations in the country's south. The miners, which...

By: Reuters

22nd May 2012

DIVERSIFIED MINER

Glencore hopes for FTSE fillip to aid Xstrata deal

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Glencore's bruised stock could get a boost after a lock-up on a large slice of employees' shares expires, in a welcome lift for the commodities trader as its $30-billion bid for miner Xstrata nears the final stages. The release on Thursday of...

By: Reuters

22nd May 2012

IRON-ORE

Bellzone gets govt nod in Guinea, shares jump

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Bellzone Mining said it received an approval from the Guinea government to begin commercial production and export of iron-ore at its Forcariah project there, sending its shares up 34%. Bellzone, which has exploration and development licences in...

By: Reuters

22nd May 2012

COAL

Sasol opens new R3.5bn coal shaft in Mpumalanga

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Fuel-from-coal producer Sasol Mining’s new R3.5-billion Thubelisha shaft at the Twistdraai colliery, in Mpumalanga, was officially opened on Tuesday by Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu. The current Twistdraai Colliery shaft system has...

By: Martin Creamer

22nd May 2012

DIVERSIFIED MINER

Anglo American to open London, Singapore sales hubs

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Global miner Anglo American is opening a new commercial hub in Singapore on July 1 and also in London, a move that reflects the shift in the company's sales focus to Asia. Tom Bell, who has been with Anglo's London-based thermal coal marketing...

By: Reuters

21st May 2012

COPPER/GOLD

EPA report outlines potential Pebble mine risks

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Large stretches of salmon-spawning streams and thousands of acres of wetlands would be wiped out if a large-scale mining project were to be built in southwestern Alaska's copper-rich Bristol Bay region, according to a report issued Friday by the...

By: Reuters

21st May 2012

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City	Company	Country	Currency
Codelco Johannesburg London Perth SHANGHAI SANTIAGO Amsterdam Antwerp Rotterdam Anchorage	Anglo American Sur SA Anglo Sur BHP Billiton Codelco Mitsubishi Mitsui Coeur SPDR Gold Trust De Beers Mineral Resources Sasol Mining Anglo American Sur Glencore Bellzone China International Fund Ltd. Ixia Coal Company Bristol Bay Native Corp Pebble Limited Partnership	Chile Japan South Africa Mexico China France Germany Greece India Singapore United States Qatar Switzerland United Kingdom Guinea Australia Brazil Britain Canada	USD Pence
Facility	Industry Term	Medical Condition	Person
University Of Chicago Palmarejo Mine Sasol Synfuels Factory Richards Bay Coal Terminal Twistdraai Export Plant Twistdraai Plant Pebble Mine Washington Monument	Copper Mining Metals Producer Coal Producer Coal-mining Arm Coal-mining Operations Copper Giant Commodities Trader Chemical Businesses Chemicals Energy Security Oil Synthetic Fuels Transport Underground Coal-mining Complexes Large-scale Mining Project Mining Proposed Mining Activities Telephone Conference Call	Injury	Cynthia Carroll Diego Hernandez Hernan De Solminihac Thomas Keller Dick Poon Hermann Wenhold Nolitha Fakude Susan Shabangu Ivan Glasenberg Xstrata Zulu Tom Bell Dennis McLerran Jason Metrokin John Shively Sean Parnell
Continent	Natural Feature	Province Or State	Technology
Asia Europe	Northern Cape	Limpopo Alaska	Storage Technology