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A nod to the past

Carly Lovejoy
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:25 Jan 2012
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While rifling through the Mining Magazine archives recently, I stumbled across a comment from a predecessor. It is an appropriate way in which to open this month’s comment, the first of 2012. Full story...

Beating off recession

Carly Lovejoy
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:05 Dec 2011
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It seems someone forgot to tell Caterpillar that the world is teetering on the brink of a second recession. Full story...

Mutiny at Grasberg

Carly Lovejoy
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:01 Nov 2011
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The past month has seen some shocking events as a result of strike action at the Grasberg operation of PT Freeport Indonesia Full story...

Need to know

Carly Lovejoy
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:05 Oct 2011
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Managing the needs of the water-hungry mining industry has become a fast-growing and costly business Full story...

Congress comes to South Africa

Carly Lovejoy
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:06 Sep 2011
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The past year has been tumultuous for the South African mining industry, politically, economically and environmentally Full story...

The bigger picture

The bigger picture
Author:Carly Lovejoy
Publishing Date:02 Aug 2011
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According to a report published by Citigroup Global Markets, almost one quarter of the world’s greenfield mining projects are at risk of not being developed as planned Full story...

Costs under pressure

Author:Mining Magazine
Publishing Date:03 May 2011
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In a report released on April 11, the International Monetary Fund noted that financial conditions continue to recover after the global crisis, although they remain unusually fragile. Full story...

A brave new dawn

Author:Mining Magazine
Publishing Date:24 Feb 2011
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There appears to be a general feeling of optimism in the industry.This can only be good news for mining equipment manufacturers. However, despite exploration and expansion now apparently on the cards, there remains an air of restraint throughout the sector. Full story...

Rio-BHPB joint venture axed

Rio-BHPB joint venture axed
Author:Paul Moore
Publishing Date:09 Nov 2010
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Global mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have finally scrapped their proposed US$116 billion iron-ore joint venture, bowing to significant opposition from regulators, steel groups and major investors almost a year and a half after first announcing the plan Full story...

Red mud rising

Red mud rising
Author:Paul Moore
Publishing Date:19 Oct 2010
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On October 4, a major spill of red mud occurred from reservoir No 10 at the Ajka alumina plant in western Hungary. Full story...

China's potash concerns

China's potash concerns
Author:Paul Moore
Publishing Date:08 Sep 2010
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China’s growing influence in the global primary mining sector continues unabated, but the latest market developments concern the potential control of others over one of the country’s key mineral-based imports Full story...


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