International Mining’s leader in the January issue will examine, in the light of latest Kyoto discussions in Bali, the world need to generate power from coal. Clean coal technologies must be embraced and furthered, particularly coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuels.
Last week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the USA, in an early release of its Annual Energy […]

Citadel Resource Group started trading on the Australian stock exchange on December 17 with a 50% interest in the major Jabal Sayid copper project and a 100% stake in an interesting portfolio of copper, gold and other base and precious metal projects on the Arabian Shield in Saudi Arabia.
The potentially worldclass Jabal Sayid copper project already […]

The Technical Audit of Peter Hambro Mining’s mining and mining related assets, which it commissioned from Wardell
Armstrong International (WAI) has been completed. The WAI Audit Report can be found on www.peterhambro.com.
WAI concluded:

Company Measured and Indicated mineral resources (as defined by the JORC Code (2004)) are 118 Mt at an average grade of 1.15g/t Au containing […]

A multi-product scenario looks promising at Minemakers Moina project in Tasmania. The company has an option to purchase an initial 80% equity for A$1.25 million. Its future looks bright due to China’s falling exports in a number of its prospective products.   Minemakers reports increased international interest in the Moina project in northern Tasmania […]

The Minerals Council of Australia, in partnership with the University of Queensland, has established a world first postgraduate program aimed at improving the skills of community relations practitioners in the minerals industry. The program will offer courses in community engagement, community development, corporate social responsibility and cultural awareness for practitioners in the minerals industry.
The program, […]

Continuing the discussions about initiatives to overcome the Australian mineral industry skill shortages, METS (Minerals Engineering Technical Services) has developed a new mentoring program. Jason Stirbinkis, General Manager explains: “Young metallurgists or process engineers and the companies that employ them face a quandary.”
For the metallurgist it’s “I want the responsibility and breadth that a small or remote […]