THE Federal Government has promised to develop 100 extra technical colleges throughout Australia over the next 10 years, but the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies says that is only part of the skills shortage solution, according to a MiningNews.net report.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to spend A$2 billion on the colleges, with […]

A new wave of economic reform, social and physical infrastructure capacity building and renewed commitment to sustainable development is essential if Australians are to benefit from the best opportunities in the minerals industry in a generation, according to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). In his opening address to the 2007 Sustainable Development Conference in Cairns, […]

As reported by IM, Blacksmith Institute released its second annual report The World’s Worst Polluted Places on September 12, 2007 in partnership with Green Cross Switzerland. Two joint press conferences were held to reveal this year’s ‘Top Ten’ and ‘Dirty Thirty’ lists of polluted places. Blacksmith Instituterepots that as a result of the media […]

Barrick Gold has entered into a support agreement with Arizona Star Resource under which Barrick has agreed to make an offer to acquire all of Arizona Star’s common shares, valuing Arizona Star at some C$773 million on a fully diluted basis. The offer has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of Arizona Star. All of […]

Thriving West Australian nickel business Jubilee Mines has unanimously recommended an all cash, off-market takeover bid from Swiss major Xstrata, through its Australian subsidiary Ithaki Australia, worth A$23.00/share or about A$3.1 billion (US$2.9 billion).
The offer represents a 35% premium over the closing price of A$17.10/share on the Australian Securities Exchange last Friday, a 36% […]

Outotec has been awarded a contract by Steel Authority Of India Ltd (SAIL) for the design and delivery of two iron ore sinter plants on a turnkey basis as part of a consortium with Larsen & Toubro. The new plants will be built at the IISCO Steel Plant of SAIL located at Burnpur, West […]