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3 July 2009
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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 
Mining camps powered by the sun


REDUCING emissions is a growing concern for miners with the impending introduction of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. One Perth company believes it has devised a system that will reduce pollution while cutting energy costs.
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Particle size analyser a first in iron ore


Rare Scottish gold set to shine


Going for gold


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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 
    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


    AVOCA Resources’ flagship Higginsville gold operations continues to hit its straps after the miner flagged a ramp-up in forecast gold production to more than 190,000 ounces in 2010.
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    Centamin’s Sukari pours first modern day gold in Egypt


    CENTAMIN Egypt’s flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt has officially entered production following its first gold pour on Friday.
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    Production at Kangaroo Flat up by 25%


    Wattle Dam underground on target


    Small-scale mining restarts at Burbanks


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    MINE GEAR TODAY 
    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


    MINING services group Austin Engineering is cashing up on the equity markets to acquire a Chilean dump truck business.
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    Consuming passions


    Rio’s robots on show


    Hitachi hauler heads to Hunter


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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 
    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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    Green day for nickel stocks


    More records fall at Panoramic


    Emerson Stewart signed up for Ayanfuri


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    INVESTMENT 
    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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    BHP, Mithril withdraw from nickel-gold JV


    Warm response to Rio’s UK rights issue


    Minemakers buys into Union


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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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    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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    Passabem coming up trumps for Centaurus






       TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED


    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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    BHP, Mithril withdraw from nickel-gold JV


    FERRAUS has gained full ownership of the Silver Swan North project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia after BHP Billiton Nickel West and Mithril Resources pulled out of the joint venture.
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    Trade deficit deepens as commodities fall


    FALLS in the value of iron ore and coal exports are being blamed as major contributors to Australia’s ballooning trade deficit which reached $A556 million in May – its biggest shortfall in 10 months.
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    Cape Alumina boosts Pisolite Hills by 30%


    CAPE Alumina has announced a 30% increase in bauxite resources for its Pisolite Hills project at Cape York, Queensland.
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    What’s Chinese for Achilles heel?
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    A NOTED economic expert on China explains the ramifications of the Chinalco fiasco. The Outcrop by Robin Bromby.
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    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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    Warm response to Rio’s UK rights issue


    RIO Tinto has announced that the United Kingdom portion of its $US15.2 billion ($A18.8 billion) rights issue closed yesterday with 96.97% of eligible shareholders participating.
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    Raising inches Four Mile closer to production


    ALLIANCE Resources says it is now fully funded to move towards production at the Four Mile uranium joint venture project in South Australia, having completed a shortfall placement of shares not taken up in the recent rights issue.
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    Mining camps powered by the sun


    REDUCING emissions is a growing concern for miners with the impending introduction of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. One Perth company believes it has devised a system that will reduce pollution while cutting energy costs.
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    Minemakers buys into Union


    MINEMAKERS has snapped up a 9.64% shareholding in failed rival bidder for Bonaparte Diamond Mines, Union Resources.
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    Creditors approve Stirling’s Monarch buy


    MICHAEL Kiernan’s Stirling Resources has won control of the Davyhurst and Mt Ida gold assets after the creditors of failed gold miner Monarch Gold agreed to Stirling’s recapitalisation proposal.
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    Share placement complete: Gindalbie


    ALL the Is have been dotted and the Ts crossed, marking the completion of Gindalbie Metals’ $A162.06 million share placement to Ansteel.
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    Gold One offloads Twin Hills


    GOLD One International has sold its Twin Hills project in Queensland to the Pajingo joint venture for $A1.75 million.
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    Not so happy new year


    IT was a lacklustre session as the market followed the lead of the United States, where investors were anxious about the loss of consumer confidence. With metals down and nothing positive to go on, miners saw in the new financial year with a grimace.
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    Sphere responds to Chinese rumours


    SPHERE Investments is keeping mum on media speculation over Chinese interest in the $US2.2 billion ($A2.8 billion) Guelb el Aouj project in Mauritania, Africa.
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    CBH unveils Rasp upgrade


    INVESTORS swooped on CBH Resources today after the company reported a more than two-fold upgrade to the mineral resource for its Rasp zinc-lead-silver mine at Broken Hill.
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