Cornerstone Capital Resources reports that remarks by Ecuador’s new Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Derlis Palacios, indicate the new mining law should be enacted by early January 2009. The appointment of Palacios to replace outgoing Minister Galo Chiriboga was announced earlier this month.  Speaking to a group of
geologists and engineers in Cuenca last week, Minister Palacios said that […]

A consortium led by Adelaide-based Flinders Ports was today selected by the South Australian Government to undertake a feasibility study for a significant infrastructure development - the Port Bonython Bulk Commodities Export Facility, near Whyalla.

Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (October 24): As we are faced with constant reminders of a market downfall there is still evidence that companies are rising to this most daunting of challenges with investment in projects. One such example, which features four big Australian iron ore miners, is the Northwest Iron Ore […]

The Morila gold mine in Mali will start its transition to a stockpile retreatment operation towards the middle of next year and its stakeholders must work together to ensure that the maximum value is extracted from the remaining asset while it is brought to a close in an orderly and responsible manner, says Randgold Resources […]

The Australian nickel sector fought back today against its price pressure, arguing that it is the one metal that can contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gases. Addressing the first day in Perth of the 2008 Paydirt Australian Nickel Conference, Nickel Institute President, Stephen Barnett, said nickel’s sustainable characteristics were the ‘green factors’ argument that the industry […]

D’Aguilar Gold’s wholly owned subsidiary Ridge Exploration has announced the key findings of a six-month preliminary study and field reconnaissance program. Ridge was incorporated to apply for exploration licences for sedimentary iron ore over parts of the northern Surat Basin in Queensland and other areas where previous work has identified sedimentary iron ore development with over […]