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Ivanplats says DRC copper project Africa’s largest

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Ivanplats CEO Robert Friedland said on Wednesday his company was developing Africa’s largest copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “This is the project that we think will set the mark for the rebirth of the mining industry...
8th February 2012
 
 
ZINC

Australia's Century zinc mine output slips in 2011

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Output from Australia's Century zinc mine, the world's second largest, slipped 2.6% in 2011 versus the previous year, the mine's Chinese owner Minmetals said on Wednesday. Century, which is expected to roughly maintain production levels until it...
8th February 2012
 
 
COMMODITIES TRADING

Glencore commodity trading earnings slump in 2011

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Glencore lost money on agricultural commodities in 2011 by trading volatile cotton markets and saw the profitability of trading metals and oil remaining weak or declining, the commodities giant said on Tuesday. Glencore, which rivals Vitol for...
8th February 2012
 
 
COPPER-ZINC

Salazar's high-grade copper-zinc project attracts Lundin, Silvercorp

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Toronto-based Lundin Mining has bought a 15.4% stake in Salazar Resources, which owns copper-zinc properties in Ecuador, after taking up over 80% of the units on offer in a $3-million equity financing. Silvercorp, the Vancouver-domiciled,...
3rd February 2012
 
 
COMMODITIES TRADE

China loses WTO appeal on export restrictions

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China lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization on Monday in a case about its export restrictions on raw materials, a ruling that could make it harder for major commodity exporters to withhold supplies on the global market. In a statement,...
31st January 2012
 
 
BASE METALS

'No end of approaches' from potential partners, says junior Foran

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Foran Mining, the Canadian junior that owns a base metals deposit in Saskatchewan, aims to complete a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) at its McIlvenna Bay project in early 2013, corporate development VP Fiona Childe said on Friday. The...
30th January 2012
 
 
SILVER

Scorpio Mining Q4 production rises at flagship mine

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Canada's Scorpio Mining Corp said production at its flagship Nuestra Señora mine in Mexico rose about 13%, helped by improved mining practises. Fourth-quarter production at the silver-zinc-copper-lead plant totalled 694 538 silver equivalent...
28th January 2012
 
 
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Australia-based company acquires required funding, to begin work on Kenyan operations

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Mineral sands developer Base Resources is in the process of securing further offtake parties for its Kwale product, as the miner looks to start construction of the Kenyan project in April or May of this year.
27th January 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
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