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Australian Mining Sector Forecast Iron Ore and Copper Mine Production Increase To June 2010


Australia forecast a strong rise in iron ore production and a 10 percent jump in copper mine output in the year to June 2010, even after factoring in a more prolonged economic slump that has already triggered supply curbs.

Australian Mining Companies Forecast Strong Increase Iron Ore-Copper Mine Production


Australia forecast a strong rise in iron ore production and a 10 percent jump in copper mine output in the year to June 2010, even after factoring in a more prolonged economic slump that has already triggered supply curbs.

China Iron & Steel Company Candidate Expansion Pilbara Iron Ore Project


Hunan Valin Iron & Steel has pipped China’s largest steelmaker, Baosteel, as the leading candidate to fund a $3billion-plus expansion of the Fortescue Metals Pilbara iron ore project.

China Iron Ore Mine Import Reported Rise 6.2% on Nopember


China’s iron ore imports rose 6.2% on month in November to 32.52 million metric tons, but analysts say that is merely a blip in contractual deliveries and some stockpiling at mills.

Two Biggest Mining Companies After Merge, An Ambition Becomes The Biggest Mine Company In World


Marius Kloppers is determined to win his $127bn battle to merge BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, but must beat regulatory hurdles – and Rio’s opposition. Ruth Sunderland met a late starter who could become one of the globe’s most powerful men.
Marius Kloppers, chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, could be the patron saint of [...]

Australian Mining Exploration Reported, Iron Ore an Coal Mine Export Effort Australian Economic Growth


Bloomberg online news reported today, growth of chartered investment Australia to experience increase of this year. Factor assisting growth of this state is existence of export mine exploration result activity, especially at delivery of mining products, iron ore mine and coal mine.
Exports climbed 1 percent to A$21.9 billion ($21.1 billion) in May, the statistics bureau [...]

Bulge bracket firms dominate in Asia


While bulge bracket firms did not dominate the Financial Times/StarMine Awards for Europe in 2006, they certainly did in Asia.
Independent research houses have made significant in-roads in the US and Europe but, judging from the results, when it comes to producing accurate company analysis the emerging markets of Asia require an altogether higher level of [...]

Flooding at Canada Uranium Mine Is Tied to Blasting by Cameco


Cameco Corp. announced at 2:11 a.m. on Oct. 23 that its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northwest Canada had flooded after a “rock fall,” jeopardizing the world’s richest undeveloped source of nuclear fuel.
In the six months since, Cameco has said little about the circumstances behind a disaster that will delay production at its $25.5 billion [...]

Flooding at Canada Uranium Mine Is Tied to Blasting by Cameco


Cameco Corp. announced at 2:11 a.m. on Oct. 23 that its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northwest Canada had flooded after a “rock fall,” jeopardizing the world’s richest undeveloped source of nuclear fuel.
In the six months since, Cameco has said little about the circumstances behind a disaster that will delay production at its $25.5 billion [...]