On October 24, a three member panel of Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) revoked the silent refusal of the Minister of Environment and Waters, Jevdet Chakarov, and ordered him to issue a Resolution on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM) Expansion Project at the Chelopech copper-gold mine (IM, October 2006, pp6-19). […]

Last week Katanga Mining placed orders for several key components necessary for the continued development and rehabilitation of the Kamoto mine. Agreement has been reached with Atlas Copco to supply Kamoto Copper with the primary mining fleet required to restart the Kamoto mine. The contract is valued at $13.3 million. Katanga says it “is pleased […]

Joy Mining Machinery has signed a contract with Huainan Mining Industry for the supply of longwall equipment. The contract is for two 7LS6 longwall shearers, along with spare parts and product services. Huainan is a major coal producer in Anhui Province, close to Shanghai; annually producing 30.8 Mt of raw coal, with plans to increase […]

Trans-Siberian Gold (TSG) recently held an annual general meeting, in which it was indicated that the appointment of Oleg Bagirov as the new Chief Executive and the potential consolidation of the company’s operations in Far East Russia represent a substantial step change in the company’s efforts to become a profitable gold producer by 2008.
The sale […]

Comalco’s bauxite mine at Weipa in Queensland has won the Australian minerals industry’s highest accolade – the 2006 MINEX Award – the National Minerals Industry Safety and Health Excellence Award. At the Awards dinner on October 23, Minerals Council of Australia MCA Chief Executive Mitchell H Hooke said the Australian minerals industry was committed to […]

Inco and WWF-Canada have announced a new C$1 million agreement to advance a number of conservation initiatives, both in Canada and internationally. Under the terms of the agreement, Inco will contribute C$200,000 per year to WWF-Canada for the next five years in support of a three-pronged conservation programme with the following objectives: 1) conserve species […]