Anglo American plc
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NICKEL DEVELOPMENT – Anglo okays $1.2B Barro Alto project
BRAZIL – The directors of London, UK-based ANGLO AMERICAN PLC have given the okay to the US$1.2-billion Barro Alto …
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NAME REVEALED – Watch for Peace River Coal
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The combined coal properties of Hillsborough Resources, NEMI Northern Energy & Mining and Anglo …
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DRAGLINE – Anglo Coal Australia chooses Bucyrus
AUSTRALIA – BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL of South Milwaukee, Wis., says it has sold one of its 8750AC walking draglines to…
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URANIUM PROCESSING – Uranium 1 commissions Dominion plant
SOUTH AFRICA – SXR URANIUM ONE of Toronto has begun commissioning its Dominion uranium project a full three months …
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COAL MINING Tumbler Ridge mines consolidated
BRITISH COLUMBIA Three coal producers in the northern town of Tumbler Ridge have agreed to consolidate their oper…
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Phelps Dodge bids US$40B for Inco-Falconbridge
PHELPS DODGE of Phoenix, Arizona, has stepped forward and offered US$40 billion for a combined INCO-FALCONBRIDGE co…
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NET NIT – From the PwC survey: Awakening Giants
(The following is an extract from the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers global mining survey “Mine: Let the Good Times …
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URANIUM DEVELOPMENT – SXR readies Dominion mine
SOUTH AFRICA – SXR URANIUM ONE of Toronto is readying its Dominion uranium mine for commercial production beginning…
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COPPER RESOURCES Potential addition to Collahuasi reserves
CHILE Toronto-based FALCONBRIDGE is optimistic that inferred resources in the newly tested Rosario Oeste zone wil…
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PACIFIC MINING CONFERENCE – Philippines open for business
MANILA – Just a year ago, no one would have imagined Philippines as the site for this year’s Asia Pacific Mining Co…
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Exploration highlights in Qubec during 2004 and early 2005
Mineral exploration spending in Qubec saw a remarkable increase in 2004, compared with the previous year, reaching $204 million for exploration and deposit appraisal combined. Gold exploration accoun…
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DRILLING – Anglo dumps Boart Longyear
LONDON, U.K. – ANGLO AMERICAN quietly agreed to sell the BOART LONGYEAR GROUP, part of Anglo Ferrous Metals and Ind…
