Accidents Plague China's Workplaces Wall Street Journal By JAMES T. AREDDY | Xinhua/ZUMA Press | The site of Wednesday's explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing, China. The blast killed at least 12. Factories in China are often situated in crowded residential zones. | SHANGHAI—A deadly gas explosion and a chemical leak on Wednesday are the lates...
Xstrata’s first half coal output flat, SA production drops Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - Diversified mining major Xstrata on Tuesday reported a big increase in coking coal production in Australia, but its thermal coal output fell, with production from South African mines falling by 16% drop in the first six months of the year. | Xstrata's consolidated...
Oz Minerals ‘content’ with Sandfire stake, hunting for copper acquisitions Mining Weekly | PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Oz Minerals CEO Terry Burgess said on Thursday that the miner had no short-term interest in making a takeover offer for fellow-listed Sandfire Resources. | Burgess said in a speech delivered at the Sydney Min...
Blackthorn sells South African project to BEE partner Mining Weekly | PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Australia-based Blackthorn Resources sold its 74% interest in the Mokopane nickel/platinum project, in South Africa, to its black economic empowerment (BEE) partner for R4-million. | Blackthorn MD Scott Lowe said on Thu...
Zijin says executive detained in toxic spill probe Mining Weekly | HONG KONG - Zijin Mining Group said its vice president and former head of Zijinshan Gold and Copper Mine, Chen Jiahong, was detained by police in connection with a toxic spill. | The company will provide further disclosures on the progress of the i...
Accidents Plague China's Workplaces Wall Street Journal By JAMES T. AREDDY | Xinhua/ZUMA Press | The site of Wednesday's explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing, China. The blast killed at least 12. Factories in China are often situated in crowded residential zones. | SHANGHAI—A deadly gas explos...
Peru's Garcia says Doe Run license being canceled Mining Weekly | LIMA - Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Doe Run Peru on Wednesday of "playing games" and said its license to operate the sprawling La Oroya smelter would be canceled after a drawn out financial crisis. | Garcia, who made his comments during...
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Australia and Mining Companies Agree to New Levy The New York Times | CANBERRA — Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia said Friday that she had reached a “breakthrough” deal with key mining companies on a contentious new tax t...
Australia relents on contentious mining profit tax Breitbart CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government on Friday retreated from a planned 40 percent tax on booming profits in the mining industry, defusing a damaging row with big busi...
Lundin posts $75,6m Q2 profit Mining Weekly | TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Toronto-based Lundin Mining earned $75,6-million in the second quarter, an increase of 73% compared with a year earlier, helped by the sale of shares in junior Chariot Resources. | Sales declined 6% to $183,1-million ...
Zambia union says will block Vale copper investment Mining Weekly | LUSAKA – Zambia's largest mine workers' union said on Wednesday it aimed to block Brazilian firm Vale's planned development of a $400-million copper mine because of concerns about its bad labour relations record. | Mine Workers' Union of Zambia ...
First Quantum says to shut-down Zambia copper plant Business Report | Submit your comment | Canada's First Quantum Minerals will suspend production at its Bwana Mkubwa copper processing plant in Zambia in August after running out of raw materials, technical manager Andre Scott said on Wednesday. | Scott said B...
Murali, Kumble eye bowling academy: Report Deccan Chronicle Murali, Kumble eye bowling academy: Report | Share ARTICLEURL | New Delhi, July 29: Record-breaking Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and retired Indian legend Anil Kumble plan to join hands to set up a spin academy for youngsters, the players were quoted as saying on Thursday. | Muralitharan, who quit Test cricket last week after a final mat...
Big B sad to leave Rome, Sanjay's birthday today The Times Of India Your regular dose of celeb tweets! | Priyanka Chopra | Hey world!Woke up with a cold!Boo hoo!but gotta do what I gotta do.Off to work.blaring some Edward maya in da car,coffee in my hand,im set | Mugdha Godse | Hello interesting replies but I personally feel tht its just a sign of distraction.. ;) | Imran Khan | Last day of shooting for Break ke Ba...
