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Company Announcement: RedEye - Fast and secure access to critical information for mining and engineering companies
Applicate’s RedEye is a Cloud-based drafting management solution designed to serve the needs of companies operating in the mining, energy and industrial arenas.
22nd May 2012
EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
Survey shows strong hiring trend in SA mining
International management and professional recruitment specialist Antal reports that its quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in some of the world’s most important employment markets, has found that the engineering and mining sector in...By: Megan Wait
18th May 2012
OIL & GAS
Australian gas users fear shortage as LNG exports grow
Australia is on its way to becoming the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas, but industrial consumers on the country's east coast are worried gas producers will ship so much to Asia's booming economies that domestic supplies will be...By: Reuters
16th May 2012
BOURSE LISTING
Brazil billionaire's CCX to list on S.Paulo bourse
Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's conglomerate, EBX, will list its Colombian coal mining offshoot, known as CCX, on the Sao Paulo stock exchange on May 25, the head of the newly founded company said on Tuesday. The listing would be the fifth...By: Reuters
16th May 2012
URANIUM
Areva and Mitsubishi join forces on uranium
French energy major Areva and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation will jointly explore for uranium in Australia. In a statement on Tuesday, Areva said that the exploration would be conducted over a number of years, across a significant landholding...15th May 2012
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
Argonaut wants S Australia govt to focus on legislation change
ASX-listed Argonaut Resources on Friday welcomed the Australian High Court’s decision to reject an application by the South Australian government to appeal against a Supreme Court decision that overturned an approval by the Aboriginal Affairs...11th May 2012
Mining & the Environment
Public-sector pension investment group encouraging miners to be more ecofriendly
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is seeking to encourage mining companies, in which it is invested, in to adopt environmentally-friendly policies. The PIC has investments in both listed and unlisted miners.By: Keith Campbell
11th May 2012
IRON ORE
ENRC warns Q1 revenue hit by drop in prices, volumes
Kazakh mining group ENRC warned revenue decreased "significantly" in the first quarter compared to a bumper three months a year ago, hit by a drop in prices for the commodities it sells, especially iron-ore, and weaker production volumes. Cost...By: Reuters
10th May 2012
Anglo American Platinum Limited
Company Announcement: Anglo American Platinum Limited pioneers fuel cell technology in underground mining
Demonstrating its commitment to the mitigation of climate change and sustainable mining, Anglo American Platinum Limited (Anglo American Platinum) today launched a platinum-based fuel cell powered mine locomotive prototype.
9th May 2012
CANADA STOCKS
US jobs data sends TSX to 2012 low
Canada's resource-heavy main stock index tumbled to a 2012 low on Friday as energy and financial shares sank after data showed slower US job creation and a euro zone economy on the edge of another recession. Markets were rattled by soft...By: Reuters
7th May 2012
COAL
India eyes coal fund to buy assets abroad
India's coal ministry has proposed setting up a sovereign fund to buy coal assets abroad, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Friday, as the country struggles to secure supplies to meet booming demand mostly from its power producers. A...By: Reuters
4th May 2012
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
Caterpillar boss upbeat about Africa's future, mulling investment
“I am more optimistic about Africa than I have ever been in my career,” said Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman on Friday. “Africa has changed greatly.”
Delivering a presentation at Barloworld, the South African Caterpillar dealer, the...
By: Irma Venter
4th May 2012
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