ArcelorMittal’s iron-ore investments, Australian gold exploration in W Africa, S Africa in low mining destination rung

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal is investing more in iron-ore in South America and Africa; Australian junior Middle Island is pushing exploration hard in West Africa, and South Africa a low 20th on mining investment destination ladder.

Australian explorer looking to identify 1.1Moz at West African prospects

A hard-line exploration approach by Australian explorer Middle Island Resources is aimed at identifying a 1.1-million ounce resource at one or more of its West African tenements.

Hazelwood announces tungsten resource for Mount Mulgine

ASX-listed explorer Hazelwood Resources has declared a maiden tungsten mineral resource estimate of 8,2-million tons, grading 0,21% tungsten for its Mount Mulgine Hill deposit, in Western Australia. The Mount Mulgine Hill resource boosted...

Hazelwood says Vietnam ferrotungsten plant on track

ASX-listed tungsten developer Hazelwood Resources on Thursday reported that construction at its plant in Vietnam remained on schedule for completion by the end of the year, with first production and sales scheduled for the March quarter in 2011....

WA deposit seen as key feedstock source for Vietnam ferrotungsten plant

The Big Hill tungsten deposit in Western Australia could deliver one-third of Hazelwood Resources’ total feedstock requirements for a new ferrotungsten plant in Vietnam, an integrated prefeasibility study has showed. In the first phase, the...

Hazelwood hikes Big Hill tungsten resource 72%

Tungsten explorer Hazelwood Resources has upped its resource estimate at the Big Hill deposit, in Western Australia, by 72%. It has previously been estimated that the Big Hill deposit contained a tungsten mineral resource of 8,97-million tons at...

Hazelwood buys stake in Vietnam ferrotungsten plant

Australian tungsten developer Hazelwood Resources has acquired a 60% stake in Hong Kong-based Asian Tungsten Products Company (ATC), which is developing a downstream ferrotungsten processing facility in Vietnam. Hazelwood will pay $825 000 to...

Hazelwood’s tungsten prefeasibility study to be completed in Sept

ASX-listed nickel sulphide and tungsten exploration company Hazelwood Resources’ Big Hill prefeasibility study was progressing ahead of schedule, following a recent A$3-million raising, the company said on Wednesday. The study on the deposit,...

Pilbara tungsten project 80% larger than anticipated

ASX-listed Hazelwood Resources has identified a significant maiden mineral resource estimate for the Big Hill tungsten deposit, in the Pilbara area of Western Australia. At a cut-off grade of 0,1% tungsten trioxide (WO3), a total mineral resource...