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10 May 2008
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DRYBLOWER 

Dryblower on the unpredictability of predictions
(Monday, 5 May 2008)

IF YOU forecast a downturn long enough you will eventually be right. That seems to be the policy of the world’s commodity-price tipsters who, Dryblower is amused to say, have failed miserably for five years, but who refuse to give up.
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Dryblower on feeding the dragon


Dryblower on how easy cash signals a changed market


Dryblower tips the rebirth of the boom


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PREMIUM FEATURES 
Austin bolsters Bowen capacity
(Friday, 9 May 2008)

A MAJOR aftermarket dump truck body supplier this week used the BBY Mining Conference in Sydney to herald the recent $A4 million expansion of its Mackay workshop – one of numerous capacity upgrades it has carried out in a bid to meet the needs of a constantly expanding client base. Alex Forrest reports
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Miner-backed vaccine trial ready to go


Qld legislates for resources action


Abbot points towards 50Mtpa


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MINE SUPPLY TODAY 

Topical purchase
(Thursday, 8 May 2008)

MAJOR Western Australian resources and remote site catering company Topic Caterers has been acquired by ISS Facility Services for an undisclosed sum.
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Conveying new growth


Orica’s 1H profit up 7%


Australia’s mining providers on display in Chile


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
General Manager Exploration and Project Development
(Friday, 9 May 2008)

  • Leading International Uranium Explorer
  • Perth office location
  • Attractive package with options

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    SENIOR PROJECT GEOLOGIST - RESOURCES
    (Tuesday, 6 May 2008)


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    PROJECT EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS – Tropical North Queensland
    (Thursday, 1 May 2008)

  • Thriving Gold & Base Metals Exploration Group
  • Permanent or Contract
  • Attractive Remuneration
  • Campaign Based Travel
  • Successful, Experienced Exploration Team

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    PROJECT MANAGER


    Northern Operations Superintendent


    Senior Mining Engineer


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    FINAL CALL 
    Resources help lift market again
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    EQUITIES are starting to emerge from the rubble of the sub-prime crisis and the resultant credit crunch, with some hardy souls even venturing to suggest the market has bottomed out.
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    Nickel down below key marker


    Gleneagle sets sights on Mozambique tenements


    2007 a golden year for silver


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    INVESTMENT 
    Resources help lift market again
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    EQUITIES are starting to emerge from the rubble of the sub-prime crisis and the resultant credit crunch, with some hardy souls even venturing to suggest the market has bottomed out.
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    Fertile ground for phosphate hopefuls


    Capital Watch: Platina, Windy Knob, Polaris, Central Asia


    Rumours stoke up the mining sector


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    RESOURCESTOCKS 
    Citadel strengthens Saudi resource
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    CITADEL Resources has raised its profile as well as the resource at its Jabal Sayid copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia. By Wally Graham – RESOURCESTOCKS*
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    A star worth following


    Exploration the key to a long mine life


    Gold explorer hits the ground running


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    IPOs 
    IPOs down on economic uncertainty: Deloitte
    (Thursday, 24 April 2008)

    INITIAL public offerings have gone off the boil in the March quarter as low investor confidence and the reverberations through equity markets takes its toll, Deloitte research has revealed.
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    MINERAL EXPLORATION 
    Regis boosts Moolart Well gold resource 42%
    (Wednesday, 7 May 2008)

    GOLD-focused mineral explorer Regis Resources has reported a 42% upgrade to contained gold ounces at the Moolart Well prospect, part of the company’s flagship Duketon gold project north of Laverton, Western Australia.
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    Perseus improves Ghana resource


    More gold for Dragon Mountain


    Sunnyside up for Albidon


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    Coates teams up with Minara
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    MINARA Resources, Australia’s second-largest nickel producer, has appointed Xstrata Australia chair Peter Coates as its new chairman.
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    South Boulder Mines ‘disrespectful’: indigenous group
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    ASPIRING potash miner South Boulder Mines has come under fire from an organisation representing a group of indigenous landowners, over statements it made in relation to a recently signed exploration access agreement.
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    Resources help lift market again
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    EQUITIES are starting to emerge from the rubble of the sub-prime crisis and the resultant credit crunch, with some hardy souls even venturing to suggest the market has bottomed out.
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       CURRENT FOCUS FEATURES

    Iron ore projects 2008

    Dispute with Portman over as Polaris gets Bungalbin rights

    Maximus soars on Canegrass target

    Haoning Group takes stake in Jupiter

    DMC touts Congo iron potential

    Drilling to begin at Mt Oscar

    Portman 1Q profit slumps 38%

    Maiden iron resource for Crusader

    Gindalbie: no takeover, but plenty of DSO

    Aquila talks up $4bn Pilbara future

    Western Plains down on Tui resource




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       TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED


    Gleneagle sets sights on Mozambique tenements
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    GLENEAGLE Gold has moved closer to bagging six exploration tenements in Mozambique.
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    2007 a golden year for silver
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    SILVER posted a solid performance in 2007 with the annual price for the white metal averaging $US13.38 an ounce – a 16% rise on 2006 – thanks to strong investor and industrial applications demand, according to a report by the Silver Institute and Gold Fields Mineral Services.
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    Diatreme fast-tracks potentially lucrative heavy minerals project
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    BRISBANE-based explorer Diatreme Resources is bullish about its heavy mineral sands projects in the Eucla Basin with a 73,500m air core drilling program due to start soon.
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    Chinese Republic
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    CLEARLY China is the new black. Anyone who’s anyone these days in the resources arena is either doing business or making plans to do business with the Chinese, so news of Republic Gold’s recent jaunt to the Asian nation should come as little surprise.
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    Dispute with Portman over as Polaris gets Bungalbin rights
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    THE dispute between Polaris Metals and Portman over the Bungalbin tenements has finally been settled, with Polaris assuming rights over three iron ore tenements in Western Australia.
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    WA’s key business still needs more support: CME, AMEC, CCI
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    WESTERN Australia’s mining and business representative bodies have welcomed some measures in the 2008 State Budget but underlying this was the message that both state and federal governments must do more to support Australia’s key industry.
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    Chirundi viable at 1.3Mlb production a year
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    HOT on the heels of yesterday’s upgraded resource figures, Albidon and its joint venture partner African Energy Resources have released the details of a pre-feasibility study into the Chirundi uranium project in Zambia.
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    Kalkaroo copper buoys Havilah
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    DIVERSIFIED metals explorer Havilah Resources has beefed up its copper credentials – and its share price – with further infill drilling results from the Kalkaroo project in South Australia.
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    Austin bolsters Bowen capacity
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    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    A MAJOR aftermarket dump truck body supplier this week used the BBY Mining Conference in Sydney to herald the recent $A4 million expansion of its Mackay workshop – one of numerous capacity upgrades it has carried out in a bid to meet the needs of a constantly expanding client base. Alex Forrest reports
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    Miner-backed vaccine trial ready to go
    Exclusively for Premium Subscribers
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    A BIOPHARMACEUTICALS company backed by the mining industry is waiting for the green light to proceed with a trial for an HIV/AIDS therapeutic vaccine in Southern Africa. By Kellie Guest
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    Maximus soars on Canegrass target
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    SHARES in junior explorer Maximus Resources have shot up to an intraday high of A27.5c in morning trade on news of an exploration target of between 1.7 and 3 billion tonnes of iron ore discovered at its wholly-owned Canegrass iron ore-vanadium project near Windimurra in Western Australia.
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    Challenge and opportunity: Mining in Mozambique
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    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    WITH massive social challenges including widespread poverty and unrest, mining in Mozambique is unlikely to be everyone’s cup of tea. However a handful of Australian and other international mining companies are answering the Mozambican Government’s call for increased foreign investment activity. By Charlotte Dudley
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    Midwest nominates Yilgarn for port on deadline
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    MIDWEST Corporation has finally made an 11th hour nomination of Yilgarn Infrastructure for the Oakajee port tender.
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    Baal Gammon gets green light
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    NORTH Queensland Metals has given its Baal Gammon copper-tin-silver-indium project in far north Queensland the thumbs up after a mine feasibility study confirmed the project was robust.
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    WA bucks downward labour demand trend
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    DESPITE evidence of a softening labour market, new employment figures show mining boom state Western Australia is leading the demand for jobs growth, with a 2.7% increase in job ads for the month of April.
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    Image hones its heavy mineral booty
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    MINERAL explorer Image Resources has announced a maiden heavy mineral resource of more than 260 million tonnes at 87% heavy mineral content.
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    Citadel strengthens Saudi resource
    (Friday, 9 May 2008)

    CITADEL Resources has raised its profile as well as the resource at its Jabal Sayid copper-gold project in Saudi Arabia. By Wally Graham – RESOURCESTOCKS*
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    Pilbara benefits from budget
    (Thursday, 8 May 2008)

    THE Western Australian resources sector received some welcome news in the Carpenter Government’s 2008-09 budget, especially for those miners operating in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region.
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