South America
PERU LISTINGS
Peru exchange keen for Australian firms to list
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The Peruvian stock exchange has urged Australian resources companies to consider dual listing in Lima to tap into additional funding sources for mining ventures in Latin America.
The stock exchange’s CEO Francis Stenning told delegates at the...
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
IRON-ORE
Centaurus swaps projects in Brazil
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Iron-ore developer Centaurus Metals has acquired the Curral Velho iron-ore project in Brazil in exchange for its interest in the Caçapava copper/gold project through a tenement swap agreement.
The Curral Velho project comprises six tenements...
22nd May 2012
IRON-ORE
Usiminas scales back iron ore mining plans
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Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has cut back on plans to expand its iron-ore production, reducing its targeted output by 2015 to 25-million tons from 29-million tons, the company's VP said on Monday.
"The project is just being revised because a new...
By: Reuters
22nd May 2012
IRON-ORE
Vale says iron-ore sales brisk despite slower China
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Brazilian miner Vale is selling iron-ore about as fast as it can mine it despite a slowdown in the economy of China, its top customer, the company's head of investor relations said on Monday.
A string of economic indicators show China, the...
By: Reuters
22nd May 2012
MOLYBDENUM
Thompson Creek studying wall slough's potential production impact
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Molybdenum miner Thompson Creek Metals suffered a wall slough, or slippage, at its eponymous mine in Idaho last week, but there will not likely be a material impact on the mine plan.
The TSX- and NYSE-listed company said it would review any...
By: Matthew Hill
21st May 2012
IRON-ORE
Vale to build second iron ore storage ship in Asia
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Vale will build a second floating iron ore storage vessel in Asia to feed shipments to its main market, China, a senior company official said on Monday, as the Brazilian miner works around Beijing's ban on its huge dry bulk ships.
China, the...
By: Reuters
21st May 2012
GOLD
AngloGold to invest $400m in Colombia 2013-15
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AngloGold Ashanti, the world's No. 3 gold producer, plans to invest $400-million in Colombia in the 2013-2015 period at its La Colosa deposit and other gold exploration projects, a company executive said on Friday.
Some $300-million is earmarked...
By: Reuters
21st May 2012
IRON-ORE
Vale sees iron-ore price rising in H2
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Brazilian mining company Vale SA remains confident the price of iron-ore, its main product, will rise in the second half of 2012, relieving environmental and economic pressures on the company which have hurt growth and delayed new projects....
By: Reuters
21st May 2012
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
McEwen cautions investors about Argentina decrees
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TSX-listed McEwen Mining CEO Rob McEwen on Thursday cautioned shareholders that recent energy-industry expropriation and Argentina government policy decrees augured negatively for its San José silver/gold mine and other development projects.
At...
By: Henry Lazenby
18th May 2012
COAL
Continental swivels gaze to Colombia
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South Africa-focused Continental Coal on Friday announced its intentions to expand its focus to coking coal options in Colombia.
The ASX- and Aim-listed miner has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50% joint venture (JV) interest in an...
18th May 2012
Mining in Africa
Brazilian group targeting more African opportunities
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Brazilian diversified mining major Vale has confirmed that its portfolio includes investments of $7.7-billion in projects in nine African countries. Speaking at a recent seminar on Africa hosted by Brazil’s National Economic and Social...
By: Keith Campbell
18th May 2012
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CoAL confirms hard coking coal at Makhado, eyes Indian market
Raw ore export smashing ferrochrome - Merafe
ANC document’s mining tax a worry – ARM’s Motsepe
Country should be extremely concerned about Implats’ strike – Northam
Mines doing far too little in safety-critical testing – WCNDT
Tenova to give Bateman wider market presence in Chile, Australia
Power, labour costs making SA an expensive mining destination
This has gone beyond a strike – Implats’ Gilmour
DRDGold looks forward to being ‘gold factory’
CoAL confirms hard coking coal at Makhado, eyes... 
Raw ore export smashing ferrochrome - Merafe
ANC document’s mining tax a worry – ARM’s...
Country should be extremely concerned about...
Mines doing far too little in safety-critical...
Tenova to give Bateman wider market presence in...
Power, labour costs making SA an expensive...
This has gone beyond a strike – Implats’...
DRDGold looks forward to being ‘gold factory’
Teck expects record copper, coal... 
Still significant upside for gold -...
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