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DRYBLOWER 

Dryblower on the return of the bankers


WARNING: hungry investment bankers seen in this area, lock up your share certificates! Dryblower is exaggerating, but not excessively, as indicated by the freshly published lists of perfect corporate marriage partners.
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Dryblower sees the dead hand of government descending


Dryblower on the most important question facing Australia


Dryblower on revolting shareholders


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PREMIUM FEATURES 
Rock Stocks: Confidence down for juniors, but some still performing


GAINS made in the past week were being wiped off in early trading today following a bleak night on Wall Street. By Ron Berryman.
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Simpler conveying leads to savings


Mining camps powered by the sun


Particle size analyser a first in iron ore


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MINE SUPPLY TODAY 

Explosives makers still booming


WHILE explosives maker Incitec Pivot subsidiary Dyno Nobel is more exposed to falling US coal production, rival Orica Mining Services is continuing to perform well during the downturn, according to Macquarie Private Wealth.
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Emerson Stewart signed up for Ayanfuri


Norfolk secures $96.5M BHP contract


Sandvik’s Supersite for the Hunter Valley


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
SENIOR MINE PLANNING ENGINEER

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    Mining Project Managers

    Leighton Mining is part of the Leighton Contractors’ Resources Division, Australia’s premier contract mining and services provider. We are unmatched in the expertise and diversity we offer the resources industry, delivering world class mining services specialising in surface and underground coal operations.
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    Ore Treatment Manager

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    MINE PRODUCTION TODAY 
    Endeavor to post loss despite signs of improvement


    ZINC miner CBH Resources has increased mining grades and lowered costs at its flagship Endeavor mine, but the company still expects the mine to make a loss for the last financial year.
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    Avoca’s Trident coming up trumps


    AVOCA Resources’ Trident gold mine at its Higginsville operations is coming along in leaps and bounds with the gold play posting record production for the June quarter of 52,118 ounces.
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    More records fall at Panoramic


    INVESTORS smiled on Panoramic Resources today after it reported a 26% year-on-year jump in contained nickel production.
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    Higginsville output upgrade boosts Avoca


    Centamin’s Sukari pours first modern day gold in Egypt


    Production at Kangaroo Flat up by 25%


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    MINE GEAR TODAY 
    Simpler conveying leads to savings


    OVER-complicated designs for conveyor systems are forcing many companies to fritter away valuable capital, a materials handling specialist has warned.
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    Particle size analyser a first in iron ore


    IN an Australian first, Rio Tinto Iron Ore has installed a new particle size analyser at its Paraburdoo operation in the Pilbara, which is designed to maximise throughput and reduce costs.
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    Planning for the short term


    GREAT emphasis is placed on the long-term goals of a mining operation, but in order to reach production targets operational staff must plan for today, tomorrow and the next shift, and battle the dynamic nature of short-term scheduling. A new tool released by Runge has been designed to meet the interim needs of all mineral deposits using any type of mining method.
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    Engineering group rattles tin for Chilean buy


    Consuming passions


    Rio’s robots on show


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    GENERAL APPOINTMENTS 
    WesTrac Apprenticeships & Traineeships 2010 - What we can offer you!


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    For more information access our website at westrac.com.au or phone our careers hotline on 1300 797 028.
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    FINAL CALL 
    A tougher session to end the week


    A GRIM mood hit the market on Friday with mining stocks, metals and sentiment all taking a bit of a tumble.
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    Movers amid the falls


    Rio wraps up rights issue


    Grange boosts Southdown by 37%


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    INVESTMENT 
    A tougher session to end the week


    A GRIM mood hit the market on Friday with mining stocks, metals and sentiment all taking a bit of a tumble.
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    Rio wraps up rights issue


    Cape Lambert to take a slice of DMC


    Palmer to buy BHP nickel refinery


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    IPOs 
    Norseman Gold glitters on the bourse


    AIM-listed Norseman Gold has debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange at a 38% premium this morning after raising $A9 million as part of its dual listing.
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    Norseman Gold to list on Thursday


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    MINERAL EXPLORATION 
    Extract grows Rossing South again


    EXTRACT Resources has increased the resources at its flagship high-grade Rossing South project by 34% to 145 million pounds of uranium, firming the deposit’s position as one of the biggest new uranium discoveries in the world.
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    CBH unveils Rasp upgrade


    Southern gets funding injection


    Blair North boosts Northern


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    Rio wraps up rights issue


    DEBT-laden Rio Tinto says the underwriters to the Australian arm of its $US15.2 billion ($A18.8 billion) rights issue have secured buyers for the remaining shares not taken up by eligible shareholders.
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    Grange boosts Southdown by 37%


    IRON ore producer Grange Resources has announced a resource upgrade for its Southdown magnetite project near Albany in Western Australia.
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    Cape Lambert to take a slice of DMC


    CASHED-up Cape Lambert Iron Ore says it will purchase a 37% stake in fellow iron ore play DMC Mining.
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    Endeavor to post loss despite signs of improvement


    ZINC miner CBH Resources has increased mining grades and lowered costs at its flagship Endeavor mine, but the company still expects the mine to make a loss for the last financial year.
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    A tougher session to end the week


    A GRIM mood hit the market on Friday with mining stocks, metals and sentiment all taking a bit of a tumble.
    Full Story...


    Avoca’s Trident coming up trumps


    AVOCA Resources’ Trident gold mine at its Higginsville operations is coming along in leaps and bounds with the gold play posting record production for the June quarter of 52,118 ounces.
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    BC Iron gives Nullagine the green light


    BC Iron has given the go-ahead to the development of its flagship Nullagine iron ore project, which has been slapped with an initial $A43 million price tag.
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    Rock Stocks: Confidence down for juniors, but some still performing
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    GAINS made in the past week were being wiped off in early trading today following a bleak night on Wall Street. By Ron Berryman.
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    Jones steps down from Gindalbie chair


    AFTER pushing the Karara project ahead for almost four years, Gindalbie chairman George Jones will relinquish his role at the company and take a six-month leave of absence.
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    Palmer to buy BHP nickel refinery


    CLIVE Palmer has had a busy year with the billionaire investor now set to acquire BHP Billiton’s Yabulu nickel refinery in Queensland for an undisclosed sum.
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    FerrAus nabs ex-BHP man for head role


    IN a busy day for iron ore companies, Pilbara hopeful FerrAus has appointed ex-BHP Billiton iron ore business development manager Mike Amundsen as its new chief executive and managing director.
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    Simpler conveying leads to savings
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    OVER-complicated designs for conveyor systems are forcing many companies to fritter away valuable capital, a materials handling specialist has warned.
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    Emergent inks Chinese JV deal


    EMERGENT Resources has entered into a joint venture deal with China Metallurgical Investment for the development of its flagship Beyondie iron project in Western Australia’s Mid West region, with investors welcoming the news.
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    Territory wins extra time for debt deals


    SMALL-scale iron ore miner Territory Resources is still locked in a suspension as it seeks to restructure its debt, with the deadline for this restructure now pushed out to August.
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    Timing is key in resources


    TIMING is everything in the markets, as shown by the Intersuisse resources index, which has plunged by 27.2% since December 2007, but moved up by 45.3% in the past three months.
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    Polo picks up bigger slice of Berkeley


    AIM-listed Polo Resources has bought $A5.3 million worth of shares in Berkeley Resources, increasing its stake in the Spain-focused company to over 15%.
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    Xstrata to the rescue


    XSTRATA Coal has pitched in $A3 million to help Queensland’s Department of Environment and Resource Management establish a second colony of the endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat in Epping Forest National Park, near Clermont.
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    Explosives makers still booming


    WHILE explosives maker Incitec Pivot subsidiary Dyno Nobel is more exposed to falling US coal production, rival Orica Mining Services is continuing to perform well during the downturn, according to Macquarie Private Wealth.
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    More records fall at Panoramic


    INVESTORS smiled on Panoramic Resources today after it reported a 26% year-on-year jump in contained nickel production.
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    Stocks edge higher thanks to miners


    LOCAL stocks closed the session slightly higher today following a positive lead from Wall Street with the bulk of Australia-listed miners posting a good day on the bourse on stronger base metals.
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    Emerson Stewart signed up for Ayanfuri


    GOLD hopeful Perseus Mining has appointed Emerson Stewart to provide project management and engineering assistance at the Ayanfuri gold project in Ghana.
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