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TVI Pacific Advances Permit Approval for Near-Mine Property in Philippines
January 27, 2012
TVI Pacific’s Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development has completed the free prior informed consent (FPIC) process for a new mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) in proximity to the producing Canatuan mine. Approval of the FPIC process was granted by the National…
Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electrical Industrial Systems Opens New Sales Office in Mumbai, India
January 27, 2012
Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems(TMEIC) has opened a new sales and service office in Mumbai, India to further support customers in the region. The new office is part of TMEIC Industrial Systems India Private Limited company in Hyderabad, a wholly owned subsidiary…
Olympic Champions Become Rio Tinto Olympic Ambassadors
January 27, 2012
With just six months to go until the London 2012 Games, Rio Tinto is celebrating Australia Day with the appointment of three Olympic ambassadors to share their sporting dreams across regional and remote mining communities in Australia. Three-time Olympic gold medallist…
Ariana Resources’ Kiziltepe Feasibility Study Nearly Complete for its Red Rabbit Project in Turkey
January 27, 2012
Ariana Resources said the feasibility study for the Kiziltepe part of its flagship Red Rabbit project in Turkey is now nearly complete. The wide ranging statement also revealed the firm had agreed a US$2 million loan with Yorkville Advisors for current…
TurkPower Establishes Mining and Trading Subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands
January 27, 2012
TurkPower has established two subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands by the names of Sibcoal Mining Corporation (SMC) and Sibcoal Commodities Trading Corporation (SCT). SMC will be holding the company’s mining licenses for the Zavyalov Square of the Toguchino Coal Field…
Peabody to Sell Wilkie Creek Thermal Coal Mine in Australia
January 25, 2012
Peabody Energy has hired UBS to find a buyer for its Wilkie Creek coal mine in Australia, in a move likely to kindle interest from Asian nations vying to secure coal supply for their growing fleet of power plants. Peabody said…
P&H Minepro to Build Mining Facility in Hunter
January 25, 2012
P&H Minepro’s application to build a facility to repair mining equipment in Rutherford has been approved. The $25 million facility was approved by the Maitland Council last night, which stated that “the proposed development is considered satisfactory….. the development application is…
Environmental Clean Technologies Signs MOU With K-Coal of Korea
January 25, 2012
Following meetings in South Korea, Environmental Clean Technologies (ECT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean based energy company K-Coal Co. Ltd. The MOU provides K-Coal with exclusive sales and marketing rights into Korea for ECT’s Coldry technology. “K-Coal is…
Lundin Mining Reports on Neves-Corvo Future Underground Materials Handling Study, Portugal
January 25, 2012
Lundin Mining Corporation has announced a summary of the results of the initial Future Underground Materials Handling Study for its Neves-Corvo mining complex in southern Portugal. This conceptual level study identified and evaluated the underground materials handling and access options necessary…
NSW Government Approves Centennial Coal’s Myuna Expansion
January 25, 2012
The state government has approved an expansion of Centennial Coal’s Myuna coal mine, amid concerns about subsidence of the lake bed. The approval will allow Centennial to expand Myuna and increase production from 1.3 million tonnes of coal a year to…
