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Dreary as they can be, there is a universal method for measuring the success, or otherwise, of mining conferences. It’s simple: how did the after-party go. On that score, it’s pleasing to report that new-found African and
Full story...India’s new liberalisation, and the consequent rise in economic growth rates, has attracted the interest of many foreign companies from many sectors. The mining sector hasn’t been left out, but it’s only the really big boys who
Full story...As a demonstration of how the world has really changed in the three decades since the last major commodities boom, the story of the Prairie Creek property owned by Canadian Zinc works pretty well. This property sits in the
Full story...As its name might suggest, Wildhorse Energy has little time for the navel gazing of Australian politicians over their uranium policy, and has instead gone seeking highly prospective uranium projects elsewhere in the world. Wisely
Full story...The Queen couldn’t make it but the King did. The absence of Her Majesty at this year’s seriously curious “Africa Downunder” conference, which kicked off in Perth today, was probably a result of someone forgetting to send an
Full story...In theory, Australia and Africa have nothing in common. They are, literally, an ocean apart. But, two events this week disprove the theory. First is the prospect of 1,000 delegates attending the world’s second biggest African
Full story...The Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota has long been known to host extensive resources of copper, nickel and platinum and its associated metals, but the cost of extracting them has in the past proved prohibitive. This is
Full story...Mine closures and scaled down operations just about sum up the mining situation in Zimbabwe. Add in late payments for gold deliveries from the country’s central bank and shortages of foreign currency, and it all adds up to one
Full story...Not a lot has been heard from Cambridge Minerals of late, but Colin Andrew, the managing director who returned from Colombia over the weekend, assures Minews that things are going to plan and that the Quintana mine should be in
Full story...The Olympics are done. What happens next? Well, for starters growth isn't going away. The Chinese economy is forecast to grow by 9.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to China’s State Information Center. That
Full story...International mining companies have had it pretty bad in Zimbabwe. It really is a nightmare sustaining operations here, let alone undertaking expansion or exploratory activities. Ask any mining company executive and he will tell
Full story...It is not often you come across the perfect junior resource stock. And Minews is not saying Medusa Mining is it, but it certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes. It has a large position in a highly geologically prospective area,
Full story...No doubt about it, Giralia Resources is one of the most fascinating companies operating in Australia. Not only does it have five wholly owned iron ore projects, three of which are high grade hematite and close to infrastructure,
Full story...For the first half of the year consensus opinion was relatively simple. The US economy was heading for a deep and profound recession because of the collapse of the housing-backed lending frenzy that had been precipitated by
Full story...After a tricky start in life Azumah Resources has settled down into becoming a rather nice little understated gold explorer in Ghana. Executive chairman Stephen Stone gave a quick recap to Minews of how the company’s first two
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Starfield Resources Announces Successful Test Results From Hydrometallurgical Process
Greystar Adds Colombian Engineering Firm To Angostura Feasibility Study
Midland Minerals gives update on projects in Ghana and Tanzania at AMG
