The long, lethal shadow of asbestos

As anyone in the US with a television or Internet connection probably knows, lawyers want you if you've been exposed to asbestos, and they're paying to get you. At one point earlier this year, 15 of the 100 most expensive keyword search phrases...

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What’s On provides you with information about conferences, exhibitions, seminars, training courses and other events pertaining to general industry and the mining sector. To include information about an upcoming event, e-mail...

International

What’s On provides you with information about conferences, exhibitions, seminars, training courses and other events pertaining to general industry and the mining sector. To include information about an upcoming event, e-mail...

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What’s On provides you with information about conferences, exhibitions, seminars, training courses and other events pertaining to general industry and the mining sector. To include information about an upcoming event, e-mail...

Minemakers returns to table with Indian partner

ASX- and TSX-listed Minemakers on Monday said that it would restart discussions with India’s NMDC during early December, after an enabling study into the Wonarah phosphate study proved it profitable. The Bombay-listed NMDC has entered into a...

Stonegate 'quietly confident' on phosphate pricing

Stonegate Agricom, hoping to build a phosphate mine in south-western Idaho, said that food prices should stay strong despite economic growth fears, which would sustain prices for the fertiliser ingredient. “We’re quietly confident that food...

Yearly pumpology school under way

US-based pumps manufacturer Thompson Pump & Manufacturing hosted the twenty-first Pumpology School, from April 27 to April 29, at their corporate facilities, in Port Orange, in Florida, which was attended by more than 45 individuals from 16 states...

Higher phosphate prices ahead

Trouble in North Africa and the Middle East, environmental issues in the US and shrinking exports from China mean there could be a “chronic” shortage of phosphates, used as a crop fertiliser, Profercy Phosphates & NPKs editor Tom Jago said on...

Forsys could be takeover target - CEO

Forsys Metals CEO Marcel Hilmer said on Tuesday the “explosion” in nuclear power’s demand for uranium means there’ll be a lot more buyouts of producers of the fuel in the future. He said Russian and Asian utilities needing uranium supplies...

Freeport sees 'limited' opportunities for M&A

Top publicly-traded copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is prepared to act on acquisition opportunities that arise, but see “very limited” prospects for corporate activity, CEO Richard Adkerson said on Monday. The company is focused...

Gordhan allocates R225m to deal with acid mine water

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has set aside R225-million in the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) to tackle acid mine drainage (AMD) and its associated threats in Gauteng. This comes after the Cabinet approved...