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9 February 2010
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DRYBLOWER 

Dryblower on the tyranny of rising costs


FALLING stock markets are one side of the challenge facing the industry in the early weeks of 2010. The other, which Dryblower saw first-hand at last week’s Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, is rising costs, especially government taxes, royalties and other charges.
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Dryblower on float flops


Dryblower on China’s wobbly wheels


Dryblower sees a platinum-coated bubble forming, are there more?


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PREMIUM FEATURES 
Climate change liabilities


MINING companies face a growing green threat as courts around the world increasingly recognise the potential impact of climate change. Herbert Geer partner Simon Harrison warns of future class actions in Australia and advises the industry to prepare new risk management strategies.
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Oakajee: 10 years later


Australian junior comes of age after two years


Saracen celebrates maiden gold pour


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MINE SUPPLY TODAY 

Strategic advantage


ANOTHER player is vying for airtime in Western Australia’s fly-in, fly-out market.
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ORH to acquire ResCo


EXCLUSIVE: Gold refinery in govt hands after AGR Matthey wind-up


Renison to move to contract mining


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
GIS / Database Geologist – Sydney

  • World-class Base Metals Projects
  • Sydney Head Office Based
  • Market Leading Remuneration
  • Upcoming IPO
  • Contact Alex Beutler +61 (0)7 3295 7414

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    Senior Mine Geologist

    Integra Mining Limited (“Integra”) is an aggressive Australian gold company with a proven discovery track record, a substantial gold resource base and a strong platform for building a significant new mid-tier Australian gold production house. The company’s flagship Randalls Gold Project, located 60 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie, is under construction and due to produce gold in the third quarter of 2010.
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    Database Geologist / Tenement Manager- Cairns

  • Promising QLD, NT & Victorian Projects
  • Cairns Based – Idyllic Tropical Lifestyle
  • Attractive Remuneration; Minimal Travel
  • Successful, experienced Exploration Team
  • Contact Alex Beutler +61 (0)7 3295 7414

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    MORE PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS

    GENERAL MANAGER – WA


    Manager Environment, Occupational Health & Safety


    Feasibility & Development Manager


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    MINE PRODUCTION TODAY 
    Nickel prices lift Western Areas’ earnings


    STRONGER nickel prices and rising production should see Western Areas chalk up a dividend payment this month on the back of $A107.3 million in half-year revenue.
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    Coal up, copper down for Xstrata


    SWISS major Xstrata has delivered record annual production of thermal coal, nickel, lead and zinc in concentrate, while copper output fell 5%.
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    Wiluna output drops slightly


    APEX Minerals reported a modest drop in production for the December quarter from its Wiluna mine but expects output to rise slightly this quarter.
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    MORE MINE PRODUCTION TODAY

    Atlas delivers boost in shipments


    Dragon on fire


    Eldorado gearing up for big year


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    MINE GEAR TODAY 
    Sandvik cuts Cubex deal


    SANDVIK Mining and Construction has become the distributor of Cubex’s underground mining product line in Australia and overseas.
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    Equipment sales to recover from bleak 2009


    CONSTRUCTION and mining equipment sales sank 27% in 2009, but stimulus measures along with growing commodities demand are tipped to improve sales this year.
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    Code makers


    ISOLATION and a “have a go” attitude have pushed Australian mining software developers to the forefront of the international market. By Christine Feary.
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    Bucyrus buys Terex


    Big bogger


    Merger might create opportunities


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    GENERAL APPOINTMENTS 
    Coordinator: Minerals Technology (Scientific Services)


  • Ian Wark Research Institute (The Wark)
  • ARC Special Research Centre
  • Total remuneration package: $82K - $93K

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    Working At Unisa
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    FINAL CALL 
    Market drops on overseas leads


    DOWNWARDS pressure from overseas pushed the Australian market lower today, with debt concerns in Europe and the US overpowering gains in metal prices.
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    Zinc sinks


    OZ tips $500-520M net loss


    Intrepid wins Indo mining license


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    INVESTMENT 
    Market drops on overseas leads


    DOWNWARDS pressure from overseas pushed the Australian market lower today, with debt concerns in Europe and the US overpowering gains in metal prices.
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    OZ tips $500-520M net loss


    Resourcehouse deal intent, not sealed


    Challenging year for Xstrata


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    RESOURCESTOCKS 
    Uranium project is in a top neighbourhood


    PERTH-based uranium explorer Marenica Energy has all the attributes of a newly-listed company. By Ron Berryman - RESOURCESTOCKS*
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    Softly, softly a sound policy in west Africa


    Partnership pays off with exciting results


    Junior’s grey clouds have a copper lining


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    IPOs 
    Matrix to list next month


    MATRIX Gold is the latest mining company to seek a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, with the company planning to use funds raised in its $A5 million initial public offering to begin gold production by mid-year.
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    Doray trades at a discount on first day


    Cape Lambert withdraws Q Copper IPO


    NT Resources has unassuming start


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    MINERAL EXPLORATION 
    Intrepid wins Indo mining license


    INTREPID Mines says its Indonesian Tujuh Bukit project is a step closer to reality after the company’s local joint venture partners won Indonesian mining licenses to explore and develop the property.
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    Sulfides hit at Rosie


    Atlas doubles resource, inks offtake deals


    Meridian grows Lennard Shelf resource


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    ENVIRONMENT 
    Climate change liabilities


    MINING companies face a growing green threat as courts around the world increasingly recognise the potential impact of climate change. Herbert Geer partner Simon Harrison warns of future class actions in Australia and advises the industry to prepare new risk management strategies.
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    Market drops on overseas leads


    DOWNWARDS pressure from overseas pushed the Australian market lower today, with debt concerns in Europe and the US overpowering gains in metal prices.
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    Intrepid wins Indo mining license


    INTREPID Mines says its Indonesian Tujuh Bukit project is a step closer to reality after the company’s local joint venture partners won Indonesian mining licenses to explore and develop the property.
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    Junior grows Mongolian holdings


    MONGOLIAN gold explorer Voyager Resources has been quick to tie up ground in the country and is getting ready for drilling to prove up resources on its latest acquisition, albeit at a modest pace.
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       CURRENT FOCUS FEATURES

    Africa 2010

    Property shaping up as a country first

    Barrick pounces on Tusker

    Uranium project is in a top neighbourhood

    Australian junior comes of age after two years

    Sylvania, Jubilee form new companies

    Softly, softly a sound policy in west Africa

    Resolute performance overcomes problems

    Copper find elevates Botswana

    Partnership pays off with exciting results

    Garatau to be fast-tracked


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       TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED


    OZ tips $500-520M net loss


    OZ Minerals’ sole remaining production asset has returned an after-tax profit of at least $A190 million, according to the first peek at the company’s books released to the market this afternoon.
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    Tropicana and gold’s allure
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    WITH markets wobbly again, gold is a nice space to be – for giant US miners and small WA nickel miners alike. The Metal Detective by Stephen Bell
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    Cazaly continues fight for Rhodes Ridge


    CAZALY Resources’ battle for control of several mining tenements at Rhodes Ridge in Western Australia’s Pilbara region continues, with a court today agreeing the iron ore junior has a case.
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    Executive Outcomes: OZ Minerals, Tiger Resources, Gemcom, Australian Minerals and Mining Group, Geopacific Resources


    MOUNT Gibson Iron chairman Neil Hamilton is expected to take up the reins as chairman of OZ Minerals.
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    Climate change liabilities
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    MINING companies face a growing green threat as courts around the world increasingly recognise the potential impact of climate change. Herbert Geer partner Simon Harrison warns of future class actions in Australia and advises the industry to prepare new risk management strategies.
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    Resourcehouse deal intent, not sealed


    CHINA Power International Development says a deal signed over the weekend with Clive Palmer’s Resourehouse was an agreement of intent and prices have not been locked in.
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    Giralia to initiate partner search by mid-year


    SOON-to-be iron ore producer Giralia Resources plans to initiate development partner negotiations by mid-2010 on its Yerecoin magnetite play in Western Australia.
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    Alumina slumps to 2009 loss


    ALUMINA has flagged healthier market conditions and a better outlook for 2010 after a dour year in 2009 in which alumina prices plummeted.
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    Matrix to list next month


    MATRIX Gold is the latest mining company to seek a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, with the company planning to use funds raised in its $A5 million initial public offering to begin gold production by mid-year.
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    Sulfides hit at Rosie


    WITH the backing of one of Kambalda’s nickel kings in the form of Independence Group, the Duketon Nickel Joint Venture is starting to take shape for junior company South Boulder Mines.
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    Challenging year for Xstrata


    SWISS mining giant Xstrata has seen 2009 earnings before interest and tax and attributable profit plunge 41% each as lower metal prices and a weaker US dollar hit the miner’s bottom line.
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    Strategic advantage


    ANOTHER player is vying for airtime in Western Australia’s fly-in, fly-out market.
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    Property shaping up as a country first


    A NEW zone of secondary uranium mineralisation at A-Cap Resources’ Letlhakane project in Botswana bodes well for continued resource growth on the property.
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    ORH to acquire ResCo


    ORH plans to further expand its mining, engineering and civil services business with the signing of a conditional binding term sheet to acquire ResCo Services.
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    Migration reforms to deliver skills to Australia


    THE federal government’s new business migration strategy for Western Australia has been welcomed by leading business industry bodies.
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    Aurox, MCC ink Balla Balla deal


    AUROX Resources says an engineering deal it has inked with China’s leading mining engineering services provider could slash $A233 million in capital costs off the development of its Balla Balla iron ore-vanadium-titanium project in the Pilbara.
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    Doray trades at a discount on first day


    JUNIOR explorer Doray Minerals has joined the ranks of ASX-listed metals companies, finishing its first day on the big board slightly underwater at 19.5c – 0.5c under the company’s IPO price of 20c.
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    Off to a good start


    RENEWED positivity in the US helped to bolster the Australian market today, with miners gaining in spite of a drop in commodity and metal prices.
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