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Dryblower digs into the fertiliser world and comes up smelling of it


MOST of the world’s big mining companies have, at some stage, tried to bolt on an oil division. All, except BHP Billiton, have failed. What’s keeping Dryblower amused is whether fertiliser will follow oil and become the next big flop for the world’s miners.
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Dryblower on why mining is the big winner from Saturday’s election


Dryblower and the worldwide problem with government


Dryblower says a very loud ‘I told you so’


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Complicated contracts


I HAVE come across some impossibly complicated contracts in my time. I’ve also come across extruders, smelters and refiners who have the misfortune to have their contracts on both sides of operations – buying in the raw material then selling the product. By Lesley Campbell.
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A very ordinary mine


Worth the wait for IMX


175 years of mining history


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MINE SUPPLY TODAY 

Ammtec hits out at Campbell Bros’ takeover tactics


AMMTEC managing director Rod Smith has lashed out at the takeover tactics of Campbell Brothers, saying the lab testing and chemical group will “strangle” his company and do neither side of the hostile bid any good.
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Money where his mouth is


Fuel on


Impairment losses drag down Swick results


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
Alternate U/G Manager

Northern Star Resources is an emerging mining company that is aggressively pursuing acquisitions that demonstrate a clear pathway to a positive cash flow. This strategy has resulted in the acquisition of the high grade and extremely profitable Paulsen’s Gold mine.
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Senior Mine Geologist

Northern Star Resources is an emerging mining company that is aggressively pursuing acquisitions that demonstrate a clear pathway to a positive cash flow. This strategy has resulted in the acquisition of the high grade and extremely profitable Paulsen’s Gold mine.
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Technical Data Analyst – Melbourne
Whittle Consulting PL


  • Exciting opportunity in a dynamically expanding company, with a strong heritage in the mining industry
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    Mining Engineer
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    SENIOR MINE GEOLOGIST – Fortescue Metals


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    MINE PRODUCTION TODAY 
    Phoenix enters producer ranks


    LESS than three months after acquiring the Mountain of Light copper project, Phoenix Copper has started production at the South Australian mine.
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    Grange blames depressed market for profit dive


    GRANGE Resources’ annual profit dived last financial year, more than halving to $A42.2 million for the year on the back of reduced prices for its iron ore pellets.
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    Medusa posts record year


    PHILIPPINE gold miner Medusa Mining has clocked up a record financial performance for 2009-2010 with revenues up 121% to $US94.6 million ($A106 million) and remains debt free.
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    New Hope lifts production, sales and exports


    Minara back in black


    Forex losses hurt Resolute


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    MINE GEAR TODAY 
    Equipment market still struggling


    SLOW sales in the second quarter have led to a small decline in the Australian construction and mining equipment market for the first six months of 2010.
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    A welcome form of RBT


    JKTECH has launched the JK Rotary Breakage Tester, its ore breakage characterisation tool.
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    FINAL CALL 
    Mining gains, though Labor looks likely


    MINING stocks on the Australian bourse had another positive trading day, though profit taking later in the day trimmed some of the early gains on the market.
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    U can’t touch this


    Deal on patent technology reshapes Wonarah economics


    Two plaintiffs pull out of Ramu tailings injunction


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    INVESTMENT 
    FMG shareholder files for damages


    THE third-largest shareholder of Fortescue Metals Group, Leucadia National Corp, has filed a summons against the iron ore producer and its chief executive Andrew Forrest, for damages over “misleading and deceptive conduct”.
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    Two plaintiffs pull out of Ramu tailings injunction


    Paulsens purchase paying off


    Mining Briefs: Dragon, Tasman, Legacy and more


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    RESOURCESTOCKS 
    Maiden shipment remains on track


    WITH the changing tax regime creating uncertainty throughout the industry BC Iron remains resolute in shipping first ore from its Nullagine project in December this year. By Tim Treadgold - RESOURCESTOCKS*
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    Botticelli’s beauty on the rise


    Fast track to iron ore production


    You little beauty


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    IPOs 
    Mineral Deposits pushes ahead with demerger


    GOLD producer Mineral Deposits is planning to spin-off its Sabodala gold mine in Senegal into a new Canada-based company to be listed in North America.
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    Solid debut for Dampier


    Coalspur’s TSX listing


    Coal float sinks


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    MINERAL EXPLORATION 
    Stanmore unveils maiden Mackenzie resource


    STANMORE Coal has set an initial inferred resource of 99 million tonnes of coking coal at its wholly owned Mackenzie River open cut project near Blackwater in Queensland.
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    Another quick boost for Bathurst


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    Gryphon boosts Banfora


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    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 
    Third party could trump rivals in NQM bid


    TAKEOVER target North Queensland Metals is hoping an unsolicited approach from a third party will lead to a superior offer and trump the takeover tug-of-war for the group between rivals Conquest Mining and Heemskirk Consolidated.
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    Padbury refutes proxy claims


    Emergent agrees to bigger CMIC slice


    ALS ups Ammtec bid


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    ENVIRONMENT 
    Government releases reserve arrangements


    THE Western Australian government has released new nature conservation and mining arrangements for the Mt Manning area, north of Southern Cross.
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    Iron ore miners triumph at Golden Geckos


    Coal of Africa scales down Vele development


    Xstrata workers clean up in awards


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    FMG shareholder files for damages


    THE third-largest shareholder of Fortescue Metals Group, Leucadia National Corp, has filed a summons against the iron ore producer and its chief executive Andrew Forrest, for damages over “misleading and deceptive conduct”.
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    Mining gains, though Labor looks likely


    MINING stocks on the Australian bourse had another positive trading day, though profit taking later in the day trimmed some of the early gains on the market.
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    Another quick boost for Bathurst


    BATHURST Resources has increased the total resources of the Deep Creek prospect within its Buller coking coal project in New Zealand by more than 80% to 10.9 million tonnes.
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    Stanmore unveils maiden Mackenzie resource


    STANMORE Coal has set an initial inferred resource of 99 million tonnes of coking coal at its wholly owned Mackenzie River open cut project near Blackwater in Queensland.
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    Mining Briefs: Dragon, Tasman, Legacy and more


    DRILLING updates for Dragon Mining, Tasman Resources and Legacy Iron Ore, the start of commissioning for Galaxy Resources, a boost to resources for Nex Metals and Australian Bauxite, and new acquisitions by Canyon Resources in Burkina Faso were the top stories in Mining Briefs today.
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    Two plaintiffs pull out of Ramu tailings injunction


    TWO of the five plaintiffs involved in an injunction to stop the construction and operation of a deepsea tailings placement system at the $US1.4 billion Ramu nickel development in Papua New Guinea, have pulled out of the court action.
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    Paulsens purchase paying off


    NORTHERN Star Resources has paid off $A4.35 million of the debt facility from the purchase of the Paulsens gold mine just one month after taking ownership of the Pilbara project.
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    Deal on patent technology reshapes Wonarah economics


    A LICENSING deal that also brings a new cornerstone investor to Minemakers has the potential to offer large capital savings through the use of the patented dry kiln process rather than the conventional wet process acid techniques.
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    Executive Outcomes: Carrick, Condor, Ironbark and more


    IAN Burston has resigned as chairman of Carrick Gold and Condor Nickel due to other work commitments.
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    A green challenge
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    HOW about the Greens putting their principles where their mouths are when it comes to the mining sector? The Outcrop by Robin Bromby.
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    More Australian diplomats needed in Africa


    AUSTRALIA needs to increase its diplomatic presence in Africa in order to better help service the needs of the rapidly expanding Australian mining presence in the region, according to senior mining identities speaking at the Africa Downunder conference this morning.
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    Resource security accelerates deals


    THE pace of deal activity is intensifying in the mining and metals sector, with the value of pending deals already four times the $US40.6 billion ($A44.7 billion) generated in the first half of the year.
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    Complicated contracts


    I HAVE come across some impossibly complicated contracts in my time. I’ve also come across extruders, smelters and refiners who have the misfortune to have their contracts on both sides of operations – buying in the raw material then selling the product. By Lesley Campbell.
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    Government releases reserve arrangements


    THE Western Australian government has released new nature conservation and mining arrangements for the Mt Manning area, north of Southern Cross.
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    Atlas unveils $178M capital cost for Turner River


    PILBARA iron ore miner Atlas Iron has released preliminary capital estimates for its Turner River Hub project of $A178 million, with payback expected in less than 24 months.
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    Risky business



    A LACK of investor appetite for risk has become a major challenge for junior mining companies on the Johannesburg stock exchange, according to a speaker at the Africa Downunder Conference.
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    Iron ore miners triumph at Golden Geckos


    IRON ore players Crosslands Resources and Pluton Resources have been awarded Golden Gekko Awards for environmental excellence at a ceremony in Perth last night.
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    Healthy profit for Centamin


    GOLD producer Centamin Egypt has posted a net profit after tax of $US12.87 million ($A14.16 million) for the 2010 financial year.
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    NSW loses another mining minister


    THE New South Wales mining industry is once again in disarray after newly appointed Mineral Resources Minister Paul McLeay resigned from his portfolio for using a government computer to look at gaming and adult websites.
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    Coal of Africa scales down Vele development


    COAL of Africa has cut 596 jobs at its Vele Colliery in South Africa as the company battles unexpected green tape.
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    Maiden shipment remains on track


    WITH the changing tax regime creating uncertainty throughout the industry BC Iron remains resolute in shipping first ore from its Nullagine project in December this year. By Tim Treadgold - RESOURCESTOCKS*
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