Compania Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM’s board has given approval for the commencement of a prefeasibility study for the third phase of the Collahuasi copper project in Chile. Xstrata holds a 44% stake in Collahuasi, with Anglo American holding a 44% stake and a Japanese consortium headed by Mitsui holding the remaining stake. ...
Iron Mining Group subsidiary IMG Iron Ore Trading (IMG Trading) has entered into a contract for sale of iron ore to an undisclosed global physical commodities company. Under the terms of the free on-board contract, IMG Trading will deliver 300,000M metric tons (MT) of 63% iron ore to the port of Manzanillo, Mexico. Plant ...
The union movement has strengthened its foothold in the mining sector after winning the right to meet and spruik for members in the lunchroom of a non-unionised mine site. The Fair Work Australia ruling late last week set a precedent that erodes the ability of employers to ban unions from lunchrooms. The Australian ...
Shareholders in Ursa Major Minerals voted on Thursday to support the incumbent board and management, rejecting a rival slate put forward by a group of dissident shareholders led by Inspiration Mining and Forbes & Manhattan. The dissidents had argued that the current management did not have the necessary operational experience to run and optimise ...
From June 15, 2011 to 19, 22th, China Harbin Economic and Trade Fair (“the Harbin Trade Fair”) will be held at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Centre. As the window and bridge of development of Russia, CIS and countries of the world market, “Harbin Fair” has been successfully held for 21 sessions since 1990, with a total of more than 160 million customers from more than 80 countries and regions participating in the fair The total turnover is more than a thousand billion dollars. The current “Harbin Trade Fair,” has a total of 3,000 international standard booths, indoor and outdoor exhibition area is 86,000 square meters. There will then be more than 10,000 overseas merchants and more than 10 million domestic customers from more than 80 countries and regions who will participate in the fair.SBM will also carry the latest research results and best-selling product to the exhibition. Welcome to attend the trade exchange. Shanghai Shibang Machinery Co., Ltd. In 2011 “Harbin Trade Fair” Booth: JC.050 Show Time: June 15, 2011 ~ June 19, 2011 Show Address: International Exhibition and Sports Center, Harbin, China (Hongqi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, China No. 301) Contact Phone :400 –696–1899 Note: Please bring your invitation, and you will get a discount of 2% of the contract Related: SBM Crusher Plant Jaw Crusher Plant Cone Crusher Plant ...
Gindalbie Metals has awarded a contract to Briety to supply haematite mining and associated services at its Karara iron ore project in Western Australia. Under the $185m contract, which will last four years, Brierty will undertake direct shipping iron ore mining services operations at Karara’s Blue Hills North and Terapod deposits including drill and ...
North China’s Hebei province would constrain the number of coal mines at 200 or so by the end of 2012, sources learnt from the provincial land and resources office. By the end of 2012, the province’s coal mines must achieve annual production capacity of 150,000 tonnes , following coal mine consolidation, according to a circular issued ...
The Quebec Government has launched ‘Plan Nord’ to develop its frozen northern reaches into a powerhouse of mining and renewable energy. The 25-year plan covers about 1.2 million km#&179 and will require an investment of C$80bn (US$83bn) from private and public sectors in Quebec. Quebec hopes for an investment of C$33bn (US$34bn) ...
Rio Tinto is to pay as much as $US700 million to the Guinean government to secure development rights to its Simandou iron ore project- an early stage West African version of its Pilbara interests. The yet-to-be announced payment is a budget boost for the impoverished nation. The deal was struck with the help of ...
Abcourt Mines has acquired the Vendome property, comprising 15 half claims, located in range ten of Fiedmont township and range one of Barraute township in Canada, from Xstrata subsidiary Xstrata Zinc. The transaction includes 400,000 shares of the capital stock of Abcourt, 2% net smelter return royalty on any production originating from the ...
China plans to purchase overseas iron ore assets to obtain half of its iron ore imports from Chinese-invested overseas mines. With this target, the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) plans to capture an $80bn iron ore import market back from a few global players. CISA vice-chairman Luo Bingsheng said that the company’s ...
Top global miner BHP Billiton’s chief executive sees iron ore prices staying strong for as long as two years, and is confident the company’s profit margins will remain robust, even as costs escalate. Marius Kloppers was bullish on the near-term outlook for iron ore prices due to supply constraints, with India not exporting and rivals ...
Australia’s Extract Resources is holding talks with Rio Tinto on jointly developing its Husab Uranium project in Nambia and the neighbouring Rossing Uranium mine to capture potential synergies, the company said on Monday. ...