Anglo American plc
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Anglo replaces schools lost in Chilean earthquake
CHILE – About 4,500 Chilean schoolchildren are back in class in the areas most affected by the Feb. 27, 2010, …
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: Mines in Chile survive major earthquake
Everyone’s life could probably use a little shaking up once in a while, but we hope it won’t be a 8.8 earthqua…
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COPPER-GOLD EXPLORATION: Pebble budget boosted to $70 million
ALASKA — Originally set at US$59.9 million, the 2009 budget for the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum projec…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Anglo American, Argentex, Barrick and Excellon
Sir John Parker has been named chairman of British-based Anglo American, effective Aug. 1, 2009.
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BLASTHOLE DRILLING: Bucyrus 49HR rig equipped for high altitude efficiency
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – From Bucyrus International comes news that one of its 49HR rotary blasthole drills equ…
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MERGER: Anglo rejects Xstrata proposal
SWITZERLAND and SOUTH AFRICA – Rumours were confirmed this week, when Xstrata, the Swiss mining giant, said it had …
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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Covalence releases ethical ranking including resource companies
Covalence, the Geneva-based organization that tracks the ethical reputations of multinational companies, has releas…
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COAL RESOURCE: Belcourt reserves could support mining for 15 years
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The latest 43-101 numbers for the Belcourt coal property include 86 million tonnes of proven res…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Alaska votes for gold, not fishing
This week the voters of Alaska were asked to decide whether or not they favour prohibitive clean water regulations …
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – ICS Copper, Inspiration Mining, Northern Dynasty, Pediment and VMS Ventures
Richard Molyneux, former head of De Beers Canada, has joined the board of ICS COPPER SYSTEMS of Abbotsford, B.C.
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COPPER RESOURCES – Collahuasi numbers grow 28%
CHILE – Total resources at the Collahuasi copper mine in Region I have grown 28% and represent an additional 11.0 m…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Vale, Xstrata in merger talks
Brazilian mining giant VALE (formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce) has confirmed that it is “in discussions” with Sw…
