The Jhanjra project, owned by Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), concluded its first annual production period in January 2009, achieving a record raw coal output of 631,770 t. The previous record of 463,297 t was achieved in May 2004 by Anjan Hill mine, in the Chirimiri Area of South Eastern […]

Proto Resources & Investments says it is now ready to commence its expanded clean technology test program, “which has the capability to revolutionise the treatment of nickel laterite. Over the past 16 months, Proto and its associates have been working on new technologies for the treatment of the Pregnant Liquor Solution left over once the nickel […]

Outotec is expanding into the energy and industrial water treatment industries. The company has established two new business units that will focus primarily on these technologies. It has several competencies, technologies and proprietary equipment, which are utilised in the mining and metallurgical industry, and which can be adopted in other process industries. These new businesses, […]

MetalCORP has announced results from a Titan 24 Geophysical Survey on its 100% owned BL14 copper-zinc deposit located on the Big Lake property 10 km southeast of Marathon and 10 km southwest of the Hemlo gold mines, Ontario. The program, carried out by Quantec Geoscience, was designed to penetrate deeper than conventional surveys and therefore […]

The Treasurer of Australia has today released the following statement. “I advise of progress in my consideration of the takeover proposal by China Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals for 100% of OZ Minerals. Under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975, all foreign investment applications are examined against Australia’s national interest. An important part of this assessment is […]

AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon, a member of the delegation joining French President Nicolas Sarkozy on his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has signed an agreement with Congolese Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu, on uranium prospecting and mining. AREVA says the DRC’s “size and geographical profile have given it major uranium reserves.”