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URANIUM

Extract expects uranium supply gap by the time Husab starts production

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Less than four years after the Husab uranium deposit in Namibia was first discovered the project was now ready for development, Extract Resources CEO Jonathan Leslie told the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town this week. Leslie said...

By: Jean McKenzie

8th February 2012

GOLD

New technology prototype 2014 – AngloGold

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Gold major AngloGold Ashanti is taking firm technology steps to maintain South Africa as a leading gold mining country. The coherent three-step technology strategy aims at halving mining costs and making operations viable at depths beyond 5 000 m.

By: Martin Creamer

7th February 2012

MINOR METALS

Demand for minor metals to rise, but supply disruptions a risk

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Demand for cobalt, tantalum and rare earth metals – seen as critical minor metals necessary for the continuation of the modern way of life – would continue to increase, but a mining consultancy group said on Monday that there was a risk of...

By: Jean McKenzie

6th February 2012

IRON-ORE

Global iron-ore demand growth remains robust

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Global iron-ore production showed a healthy increase of about 8% in 2011, compared with 2010, but the increase was not as impressive as previous years, Raw Materials Group cofounder and partner, Magnus Ericsson, said on Monday. Speaking at the...

By: Jean McKenzie

6th February 2012

MINING INVESTMENT

Position SA mining as economic change catalyst – Manuel

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Mining needed to be positioned as a catalyst to drive other changes in the South African economy, Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said on Monday. Manuel told a Mining Indaba panel discussion organised by law company ENS that the South African...

By: Martin Creamer

6th February 2012

LOCAL CONTENT

Report outlines ways to boost local content in West African mining

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The World Bank has outlined a number of recommendations to help West African countries boost the level of local content in the mining industry. Releasing a report on increasing local procurement in West Africa at the yearly Investing in Africa...

By: Jean McKenzie

6th February 2012

Platinum

Canadian palladium explorer to expand reserves in 2012

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Canadian-based platinum-group metals miner North American Palladium (NAP) reports that it will conduct 70 000 m of palladium exploration drilling to expand its reserves and resources, as well as to identify new targets at its Ontario-based Lac des...

By: Natalie Greve

3rd February 2012

Platinum

Evolving platinum projects to focus on energy efficiency

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New platinum-mining projects should focus on cooling strategies that lower electricity reliance and diversify air and cooling demands, asserts diversified miner Anglo American subsidiary Anglo Operations principal engineer for ventilation and...

By: Natalie Greve

3rd February 2012

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City	Company	Country	Currency
Cape Town	Extract Resources Raw Materials Group Amplats Eskom Mining Weekly	China India Japan Namibia Democratic Republic Of Congo Ghana Canada South Africa	USD
Facility	Person	Continent	Industry Term
Rössing Mine	Jonathan Leslie Lara Smith Magnus Ericsson Ben Aryee Bruce Harvey Kristina Svensson William J Biggar Marco Biffi	Africa Asia	Consultancy Transport Local Procurement Plans Supply Chain Copper By-products Underground Mining Rate Communication Systems Conventional Low-efficiency Systems Electricity Charges Electricity Supply Allocation Energy Prices Energy Supply Feasible Energy Alternatives Low Energy Costs Lower Electricity Reliance Mining Power Generation Systems Ventilation Systems
Technology	Region	Province Or State
Cellular Telephone Mobile Phones Wireless Devices Fuel Cells Fuel-cell Technology	West Africa	Ontario