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First Australian Uranium Shipped To China - Minister

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 The first Australian uranium has been exported to China, with demand for the fuel likely to increase sharply in coming years, Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said Friday. The shipment follows the signing of two bilateral nuclear safeguards agreements in April 2006 and their ratification in January 2007, which provide ...

Research and Markets: Mining Industry - Global Strategic Business Report Includes Indexed, Easy-To-Refer, Fact-Finder Directory Listing

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mining Industry - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. The global outlook series on the Mining Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a bird's eye view of the ...

Chinalco, China bank agree $2 bln Peru mine loan

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 China's Chinalco (601600.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and a Chinese bank will announce this week a $2 billion loan to develop the Toromocho copper project in Peru, a Peruvian government official said Tuesday. Peru is the world's second largest producer of copper and the Toromocho mine could lift the country's ...

Learn about the World Mining Industry Market Brief

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 The global outlook series on the Mining Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a bird's eye view of the industry, and highlights the implications boded by the consolidation wave, and rising mineral prices. The discussion on the global ...

Asian Stocks Decline as Japan Slides Into Recession; BHP Falls

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Asian stocks retreated, led by financial companies and commodity producers, as recession in Japan and Hong Kong and declining oil prices heightened concern a global economic slowdown is deepening. Mitsubishi Estate Co., Japan's largest developer by market value, sank 5.4 percent after the Nikkei newspaper said Tokyo office rents retreated ...

Junior miners pine for partners but investors aren’t listening

Monday, November 17th, 2008 The wallets are closing, the bank accounts are running down, the investors are no longer listening. In the next few months there will be a fevered stampede from the cash-strapped juniors to find someone -- anyone -- with money to help keep them going. Adrian Day believes he has got in ...

Iron ore exporters to China hit by payment defaults

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Iron ore exporters have been hit by a cash flow crisis with Chinese importers defaulting on payment obligations. Besides, Chinese banks are also refusing to honour the letters of credit issued on behalf of the importers. The Vice- Chairman of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Southern Region), Mr Basant Poddar, ...

Many Asian Investors Hunting for Gold in Toronto

Friday, November 14th, 2008 The Asian investors believe that there is opportunity in every great crisis; and the gold mining industry's dramatic downturn--a surprising result of the global financial meltdown--is no exception to the rule, in their view. They see a physical gold shortage, which, coupled with recent actions by governments and central banks that ...

Gold Mine processed by Tonghua Institute of Geology

Friday, November 14th, 2008 A gold mine jointly financed by an Australia-registered mining company and a geological prospecting organization in Jilin Province began production on Sunday. The mine, located 7 km from Baishan City, was financed by the Tonghua Institute of Geology and Prospecting and Sino-Gold Mining Ltd., a Sydney-based company. The Australian company's website ...

Australia-China gold mine starts production in Jilin Province

Friday, November 14th, 2008 A gold mine jointly financed by an Australia-registered mining company and a geological prospecting organization in Jilin Province began production on Sunday. The mine, located 7 km from Baishan City, was financed by the Tonghua Institute of Geology and Prospecting and Sino-Gold Mining Ltd., a Sydney-based company. The Australian company's website ...