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Mining Now Employing 100,000 People in WA

Employment opportunities in the mining sector in Western Australia are growing steadily. The Australian Bureau of statistics has shown that total mining employment has hit 100,000 in the state and is likely to rise.

18 Dec 2011

Wildcat Exploration Completes Primary Drill Program at Burntwood Project

Wildcat Exploration has completed the early drilling campaign that includes three holes, totaling 510 m, on two targets located at the Burntwood property. This property is situated in the productive Thompson Nickel Belt.

16 Dec 2011

Fire River Gold Pauses Alaskan Gold Mine Operations

Fire River Gold Corp. has decided to shut down its operations at the Nixon Fork gold mine in Alaska as bad weather was delaying flights with fuel supplies. The temporary shut down was imperative as the fuel supply had been delayed for three days.

13 Dec 2011

Kalkadoon Native Title Ruling After 20 Years

The long dispute over the native title with the Kalkadoon people seems to be finally drawing to a conclusion. The claim which was made twenty years ago deals with about 40,000 square km of area spread over Boulia, Mount Isa, McKinlay, Cloncurry and Carpentaria shires.

13 Dec 2011

Queensland Mining Industry Says It's Driving the Economy

Miners in Queensland claim that they still drive the economy of the state as one in eight jobs in the state is related to the mining industry.

13 Dec 2011

Ivanhoe Mines Receives Decision in Arbitration with Rio Tinto

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. has announced that a decision has been received in the arbitration between Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto. The arbitrator's decision has two aspects.

From Ivanhoe Mines Ltd 12 Dec 2011

Rhodia and China Rare Metals And Rare Earth Ink Agreement on Rare Earths

Rhodia (member of the Solvay Group) and China Rare Metals and Rare Earth Co., Ltd. (part of Aluminum Corporation of China, CHINALCO) have signed a letter of intent to develop opportunities in the global rare earth business.

12 Dec 2011

Peru Re-Shuffles Cabinet

The President of Peru, Ollanta Humala has reshuffled the ministers in his government. This follows the state of emergency which was declared in some parts of the South American nation to help control widespread anti-mining protests.

12 Dec 2011

Colibri Resource Provides Details on Exploration at Ramard Silver Property

Colibri Resource has provided details on the activities at the Ramard silver property, which is situated 100 km towards the northeast part of Hermosillo in Sonora.

12 Dec 2011

China Looks to Bolivia for Untapped Lithium and Potassium

The CITIC Guaon Group, a Chinese state company, has signed an agreement with Bolivia to develop lithium and other resources in the South American nation.

11 Dec 2011