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Pilot Crushtec reaping fruits of maintaining ‘cool heads’ during 2008/9 financial crisis

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South African comminution engineer Pilot Crushtec reports that ‘cool heads’ during the 2008/9 global financial crisis are paying dividends now as the demand in Africa for Pilot Modular plants and equipment is vast and far reaching.

By: Jonathan Faurie

5th August 2011

COPPER

Lundin's Conibear running the firm as though permanent CEO

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Lunding Mining interim CEO Paul Conibear said on Wednesday he was running the company as though he was permanently in the post, though the board had yet to appoint a permanent CEO. The TSX-listed copper and zinc producer said in May it would not...

By: Matthew Hill

3rd August 2011

BASE METALS

Exxaro announces planned closure of Zincor, warns of job losses

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Diversified mining group Exxaro warned of job losses on Friday, as it announced that the Zincor refinery in Gauteng would close by the end of September. Exxaro would permanently cease production of zinc at the refinery in Springs, as it had...

By: Jonathan Faurie

29th July 2011

CANADA

Teck profit boosted by coal, copper prices

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Teck Resources' second-quarter adjusted net earnings rose 91% compared with a year earlier, after higher coal and copper prices offset lower coal sales, higher costs and a strong Canadian dollar. Adjusted profit for the second quarter was...

By: Liezel Hill

29th July 2011

COPPER

Inmet cuts 2011 guidance, Oks Panama project development

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Inmet Mining's second-quarter profit fell 18% compared with a year earlier, after higher metals prices and additional earnings from a new mine in Spain were offset by lower copper sales volumes, mainly related to shipment timing. Inmet said late...

By: Liezel Hill

26th July 2011

BASE METALS

Xstrata approves A$246m Queensland zinc project

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Diversified miner Xstrata has given the green light for the A$246-million development of the Lady Loretta zinc/lead/silver project, in Queensland, the company announced on Tuesday. Work would start immediately to develop the decline and...

By: Esmarie Swanepoel

26th July 2011

BASE METALS

Lundin cuts 2011 guidance for copper, zinc output

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Shares in Toronto-based Lundin Mining fell on Friday morning, after the company lowered its production forecasts for copper and zinc in 2011, citing weaker-than-expected second-quarter output at the Neves Corvo mine in Portugal. Lundin now...

By: Liezel Hill

22nd July 2011

COPPER

Copper market sees surplus in Jan-May 2011-WBMS

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The global copper market had a surplus of 74 100 tonnes in the January to May 2011 period compared with a surplus of 54 000 tonnes for the whole of last year, the World Bureau of Metal Statistics said on Wednesday. "Global consumption for January...

By: Reuters

20th July 2011

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Continent	Country	Person	City
Africa Europe	China Democratic Republic Of Congo India Zambia Zimbabwe Portugal Canada Chile Japan Finland Panama Spain Turkey Ireland Sweden	Wayne Warren Paul Conibear Phil Wright Sipho Nkosi Don Lindsay Jochen Tilk Brian Hearne Loretta Zinc Santiago Zaldumbide	Toronto Vancouver Johannesburg Perth London
Company	Currency	Facility	Industry Term
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Lundin Exxaro Rosh Pinah BHP Billiton Fording Canadian Coal Mitsubishi Teck Resources Equinox Minerals Inmet Xstrata Xstrata Zinc Australia Lundin Mining Symterra Corp.	USD CAD AUD	Neves-Corvo Mine Rosh Pinah Mine Springs Refinery Zincor Refinery Las Cruces Mine Neves Corvo Mine Tenke Fungurume Copper/cobalt Mine	Mining Zinc Producer Surface Infrastructure Underground Services Lower Mining Rates
Natural Feature	Product	Province Or State
Black Mountain Handlebar Hill Mount Isa	Weld Mount Isa	Queensland