- 1. RTG-led consortium wins support of Central Bougainville’s Parliamentary Committee
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- ... Bougainville, was reported as the largest open pit copper mine in the world in its day, contributing approximately 40 per cent of the total economy of Papua New Guinea. The mine was closed down in 1988 ...
- Created on 14 September 2018
- 2. BHP acquires interest in SolGold
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- BHP has entered into an agreement with Guyana Goldfields to acquire its 6.1 per cent interest in SolGold, the majority owner and operator of the Cascabel porphyry copper-gold project in Ecuador. BHP ...
- Created on 07 September 2018
- 3. OZ Minerals raises Eloise JV investment and expands activity scope
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- ... magnetics Round-the-clock diamond drilling since April 2018 reveals consistent and wide spread copper-gold intersections at Jericho, only 3km south of the Eloise copper mine. By mid-September, ...
- Created on 07 September 2018
- 4. Minerals supply faces crunch time as economic powerhouses drive demand
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- ... on resources commodities of a trade war between majors and the United States – with copper pundits pricing in a greater than 0.5 per cent drag on global growth due to uncertainty about economic policy ...
- Created on 31 August 2018
- 5. East Asia Minerals submits feasibility study and completes legal requirements for up to US$15 Million
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- ... as for general working capital”, said Mr Filbert. The Sangihe gold-silver-copper project is located on the island of Sangihe off the northern coast of Sulawesi and has an existing National Instrument ...
- Created on 24 August 2018
- 6. Former mining boss found guilty of insider trading
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- ... for copper-gold at its Eloise Project site in Cloncurry, Queensland. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) case detailed that Mr Lind came into possession of inside information ...
- Created on 24 August 2018
- 7. OZ Minerals declares strong financial results whilst delivering on growth
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- ... by higher copper prices, ongoing operational efficiencies and a continued focus on costs. OZ Minerals’ earnings and margins improved during the half year with net revenue of $530 million – 19 per cent ...
- Created on 17 August 2018
- 8. MOD Resources confirms good results in Botswana
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- ... of mineralisation in the early stages of drilling at the A4 Dome which shows strong similarities to the dome which underlies the T3 deposit. “When put into context with T3 and the ~7Mt of contained copper ...
- Created on 10 August 2018
- 9. AU$2.8 million Australian Government research grant for Kapunda Project
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- The Australian Government Ministry for Science, Jobs and Innovation has offered Environmental Copper Recovery SA (ECR) research funding of AU$2,851,303, over a 30-month period, for the Kapunda In-Situ ...
- Created on 03 August 2018
- 10. Chinese eye off AU$480 million SA copper mine
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- Supporters of a new AU$480 million copper mine on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula are evaluating financing options in regard to project funding or offtake agreements from a number of interests, including ...
- Created on 03 August 2018
- 11. Minotaur expands drilling campaign along Jericho copper system at Eloise JV, QLD
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- Minotaur Exploration has reported that the extended drilling program along the Jericho ‘J1’ and ‘J2 North’ copper conductors at the Eloise JV southeast of Cloncurry, Queensland has been further expanded, ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 12. East Asia Minerals completes all lending requirements on $17.5 million credit facility
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- ... gold bullion as a vehicle of repayment with 12 months advanced notice and contained within a formal off-take agreement. The Sangihe gold-copper project is located on the island of Sangihe off the northern ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 13. Indonesia signs landmark deal to gain control of mine
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- The Indonesian government will pay US$3.85 billion to acquire the majority stake in one of the world's largest gold and copper mines in Papua province, as it seeks more control of the country's vast natur ...
- Created on 20 July 2018
- 14. Impact signs CA$5.5 million JV with Bluebird on its Broken Hill project
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- Impact Minerals has signed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to joint venture its Broken Hill project with BlueBird Battery Metals Incorporated. Broken Hill Ni-Cu-PGE Project – magnetic ...
- Created on 13 July 2018
- 15. Barminco secures long-term contract at Mt Colin
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- Round Oak Minerals has awarded Barminco Holdings a four-year contract for the provision of underground mining services at the Mt Colin underground copper mine. Under the AU$95 million contract, which ...
- Created on 06 July 2018
- 16. CSIRO breakthrough scanner promises to reduce copper waste
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- The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has developed an analyser that promises to slash energy and water use in copper mining operations. Taking advantage of magnetic ...
- Created on 06 July 2018
- 17. Global Energy Metals becomes leading cobalt developer in Mt. Isa
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- ... results correlate well with the previous deeper drilling with the further delineation of wide zones of cobalt, copper and gold mineralisation nearer to surface. The drilling campaign is now complete. “Spurred ...
- Created on 29 June 2018
- 18. Glencore accepts OZ Minerals’ Avanco offer
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- Oz Minerals has reached acceptances in its bid for the Brazilian copper-gold miner Avanco, totalling 73.9 percent of company shares. The company requires 50.1 per cent of investor shares for the takeover ...
- Created on 22 June 2018
- 19. X-rays mark the spot
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- ... minerals, including silver and copper. Source: www.csiro.au ...
- Created on 01 June 2018
- 20. Rio Tinto looks to making a deal on Grasberg
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- ... Grasberg, located in the province of Papua in Indonesia, is one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines. It is owned and operated by Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of US-based Freeport-McMoRan ...
- Created on 24 May 2018