Attention is focussed on the Indian steel industry following reports that Tata Steel may make a takeover bid for Corus. GFMS Metals Consulting has just published a report - Indian Steel: The Next China? - The Prospects for the Indian steel industry out to 2011.
The report provides SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats,) on […]

Lonmin has announced two major new initiatives that are examples of what the company describes as its “continued commitment to working in partnership with local communities to create a sustainable future for each and every individual within the Greater Lonmin Community.”
The company aims to make a measurable and long lasting difference in education, recognizing […]

Gabriel Resources has expanded its commitment to corporate social responsibility by adopting the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines for multinational enterprises. The OECD guidelines, one of the world’s foremost corporate responsibility instruments, contain voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct.
The OECD guidelines are the means through which the OECD seeks to […]

Like all mining companies active in Bolivia, concerned about talk of nationalizing the country’s mines, Apogee Minerals says it has consulted with its advisors and officers of COMIBOL, the Bolivian state mining agency, relating to the release of a new national Mining Policy, expected to be announced on October 31. Apogee says it “has received […]

Mali’s currently burgeoning gold mining industry requires re-investment from the mining companies as well as the Mali government if it is still to thrive in 10 years’ time, says Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow. He was speaking at an open day at the company’s Morila joint venture, and noted that mining constantly needed to […]

In a joint statement, the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia explain that Australia’s minerals industry will need to find an extra 70,000 workers over the next decade to meet its demand for labour, according to a new report from the Minerals Industry National Skills Shortage […]