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Flowsheet boosts recoveries for Tectonic
(Monday, 30 August 2010)

THE final flowsheet design for Tectonic Resources’ Phillips River polymetallic project in Western Australia has confirmed higher recoveries and concentrate grades.
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New Koongie supergene zone finds favour
(Monday, 30 August 2010)

DRILLING by Anglo Australian Resources on its Koongie property in Western Australia could have major ramifications for its development and hit the right chord with investors, with shares in the junior up nearly 21%.
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Tough second half for Perilya
(Friday, 27 August 2010)

PERILYA has posted lower revenue and profit for the six months to June 30, but is happy with the result given the sharp declines in Australian dollar zinc and lead prices during the period.
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Zinc higher
(Friday, 27 August 2010)

ZINC, like all the base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, has clawed its way back to finish higher overnight at $US2050 a tonne, an increase of US86c to the previous day’s price of $1964/t.
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Results support Meridian resource upgrade
(Friday, 27 August 2010)

DRILLING at the Kapok West prospect within Meridian Minerals’ Lennard Shelf project in Western Australia has intersected up to 22.5% combined lead and zinc mineralisation outside the current resource boundary.
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Foreign exchange losses impact Terramin results
(Wednesday, 25 August 2010)

AUSTRALIAN zinc and lead producer Terramin Australia has recorded a loss of $A5.5 million for the six months to the end of June.
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More zinc, less waste
(Wednesday, 25 August 2010)

THIS Australian junior went to Canada in search of an advanced-stage zinc project and found something with a lot more on offer. By Wally Graham - RESOURCESTOCKS*
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Mining Briefs: IMX, Western Plains, Blackthorn and more
(Tuesday, 24 August 2010)

THE start of road haulage at IMX Resources’ Cairn Hill project in South Australia, drilling progress by three juniors, an updated resource for Western Plains, a joint venture between Blackthorn Resources and Glencore, and top honours for Minotaur Exploration’s executive director of exploration from the country’s geological body are the main items in Mining Briefs today.
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Kagara returns to profit
(Tuesday, 24 August 2010)

BASE metals miner Kagara has posted a modest full-year profit of $A3.7 million, in what it describes as a rebuilding period for the company.
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Ironing out zincs in Greenland
(Tuesday, 24 August 2010)

AS markets prepare for the closure of several large zinc mines, cashed-up Ironbark Zinc is wrapping up a definitive feasibility study for a world-class zinc-lead resource in Greenland. By Amanda Ellis - RESOURCESTOCKS*
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Mining Briefs: Venturex, Richmond, OZ and more
(Tuesday, 17 August 2010)

REVISED resource estimates for Venturex Resources, positive metallurgy for Richmond Mining, financial adjustments for OZ Minerals, exploration updates for Greater Bendigo Gold Mines and Avanco Resources, contract appointments by Moly Mines and new acreage for Drake Resources in Mauritania, were the main headlines in Mining Briefs today.
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Intierra Spotlight: Around the Red Sea
(Tuesday, 10 August 2010)

THIS week Spotlight takes you away from Australian shores to look at activity around the Red Sea and, in particular, to developments in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Eritrea where a number of foreign companies, many Australian, are beginning to cut the mustard.
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Mining Briefs: Paladin, Terramin, Crusader and more
(Thursday, 5 August 2010)

AUSTRALIAN uranium producer Paladin Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese group CGNPC (China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corporation) for potential long-term uranium offtake and an expansion of its joint venture with Energy Metals in the Northern Territory.
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Meridian to finalise flowsheet
(Thursday, 5 August 2010)

WITH metallurgical results confirming its Kapok West deposit can produce high-grade lead and zinc concentrates using the same process flotation regime as previous operations, Meridian Minerals can now get on with the job of finalising the process plant design for its Lennard Shelf project in Western Australia.
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Zinc enjoys strong support
(Tuesday, 3 August 2010)

ZINC was the most traded metal on the London Metal Exchange overnight, pushing the price 4.79% higher to $US2122 a tonne and catching many analysts by surprise. The rise was reflected in the share price movements of some of the companies on the Final Call watchlist.
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Perilya beats market guidance
(Friday, 30 July 2010)

BASE metal miner Perilya not only reined in costs during the June quarter, but beat its own production guidance for the period when it generated 31,395 tonnes of contained zinc and lead from its Broken Hill operation in New South Wales.
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CBH posts solid quarter
(Thursday, 29 July 2010)

NEW South Wales base metal miner CBH Resources has concluded its last quarter as a public company with a bang on the back of rising production at its Endeavor mine and the new Rasp development moving closer to becoming a reality.
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Base metals, coal up for Xstrata
(Tuesday, 27 July 2010)

SWISS mining giant Xstrata has seen increases in coal, refined nickel, lead and zinc concentrates, platinum group metals and ferrochrome production for the first six months of 2010.
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Kagara looks to growth beyond Australia
(Monday, 26 July 2010)

BASE metals miner Kagara is now looking to growth opportunities overseas after facing the prospect of paying higher taxes in Australia if the Labor party is returned to power in the upcoming election.
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Mining Briefs: Ironbark, Excelsior, Beadell and more
(Monday, 26 July 2010)

IRONBARK Zinc has renegotiated a previous joint venture arrangement over its Captains Flat base metal project in New South Wales.
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Zinc buoys MMG
(Monday, 26 July 2010)

MINERALS and Metals Group has reported a 28% increase in zinc production for the June quarter as the metal took priority over copper production at Golden Grove in Western Australia.
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Kroombit study bodes well for Argonaut
(Friday, 23 July 2010)

ARGONAUT Resources has received positive results of a scoping study on its Kroombit zinc-copper project in Queensland, which confirms its development potential.
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Rox removes Myrtle hurdle
(Wednesday, 21 July 2010)

SHARES in Rox Resources jumped today after the company did a deal with wholly owned Rio Tinto subsidiary North Mining, removing a major development hurdle at its flagship Myrtle deposit.
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Higher rates cap off quarter for Jabiru
(Monday, 19 July 2010)

RISING production and mine development rates were the order of the day for Jabiru Metals in the June quarter, as the company now looks to progress further regional targets at its Jaguar property in Western Australia in a bid to replicate the Bentley discovery.
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Argent ups Kempfield stake
(Friday, 16 July 2010)

INVESTORS have smiled on Argent Minerals today on news the company has lifted its stake in its flagship Kempfield silver project in New South Wales to 51%, 12 months ahead of schedule.
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Kimberley Metals’ JV gets FIRB tick
(Thursday, 15 July 2010)

THE Foreign Investment Review Board has approved a $A5 million joint venture between China’s largest lead producer Henan Yuguang Lead & Gold and Kimberley Metals.
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Toho stretches out CBH offer period
(Thursday, 15 July 2010)

TOHO Zinc has extended its offer period for CBH Resources by just over one month.
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Zinc price forecast downgraded
(Tuesday, 13 July 2010)

WITH JP Morgan’s UK-based commodities team revising down its 2010 price forecasts for some base metals, zinc took the biggest hit in its estimates, down 13% or US92.7c per tonne. The metal also dropped by $48 overnight on the London Metal Exchange to $1855.50.
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Jabiru extends mine life
(Thursday, 8 July 2010)

ONLY a month after boosting the resource at its Jaguar project in Western Australia, Jabiru Metals has again increased the numbers and pushed out the mine to 5.5 years.
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Prairie Downs, Ivernia join forces
(Tuesday, 15 June 2010)

THE future exploration and development of Prairie Downs Metals’ namesake property has received a boost after the junior explorer inked a heads of agreement with Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Ivernia to advance the Pilbara-based project.
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