The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) says it “is profoundly disappointed that the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) White Paper is not better aligned with progress towards a global agreement on reduction commitments, new low emissions technologies and emissions trading schemes in other countries. To meet the Federal Government’s objective of demonstrable global […]

Members of the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition are calling upon the KP to suspend Zimbabwe from the rough diamond certification scheme, in light of recent violence used by the government to take control of the Chiadzwa diamond fields. Police reportedly shot and killed as many as 50 informal diamond diggers in November’s raid, […]

The Federal Government of Australia has announced an infrastructure package, aimed, according to Mitchell H. Hooke, CEO of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA),  at “clearing Australia’s export bottlenecks.”

Despite current market conditions and commodity prices, 2008 has ended up as a strong year for gold. According to the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Gold Price Survey, released yesterday, the price started at $846 on January 2 and averaged over $800 for the year. There was significant intra-period volatility in the gold price over the year, […]

Australia’s mining and exploration industry gathered to celebrate the end of a tumultuous year and recognise the work of their peers at The Association of Mining & Exploration Companies’ (AMEC) End of Year Gala Dinner. Among the 190 guests were dignitaries including the Japanese Consul-General Mr Torao Sato, WA Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore, […]

Germany’s mining equipment manufacturers have hardly been affected by the financial crisis so far. For the coming year, they are predicting that the total turnover will increase by 10% to €3.3 billion. Peter Jochums, Chairman of the VDMA German Mining Equipment Association, noted this at the annual press conference in Zeche Zollverein. The VDMA says: “Recently, […]