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LATEST NEWS | Monday, August 05, 2013

	Iluka secures Sri Lankan mineral sands Iluka Resources Ltd has been granted exploration tenements to an ilmenite project in Sri Lanka. Full story... Iluka Resources \| Industrial Minerals \| Central & Northern Asia \|

	Gemfields seeks Zambian government guidance over export ban Alternative Investment Market-listed Gemfields plc said it continues to seek guidance from the government of Zambia over a possible export ban for the gems it produces, despite two successful auctions within the country. Full story... Gemfields \| Central and East Africa \|

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FINANCE ARTICLES FROM THE LATEST ISSUE

Freeport McMoRan �could float 5%� of Grasberg copper operation

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc was reportedly looking to offload a 5% stake in its Indonesian subsidiary Full story...

MJ Funding Supplement 07/13 Now is not a good time to be a junior explorer in the mining sector. The funding crisis is likely to push a number of juniors out of business as the finance squeeze for exploration gains momentum Read the supplement online
	Is the industry in crisis? A lender�s perspective The shake-up of the industry is a good thing, as hopefully what we are going to see is a return to a bit more discipline Full story....
Meeting the equity gap Equity markets went into serious decline in 2012, according to figures released by Ernst & Young earlier this year, with the opportunity for initial public offerings (IPOs) �practically closed on anything other than highly dilutive terms�. Full story... Reshaping the mining industry Standard & Poors predicted a difficult year ahead for the mining industry in 2013 and to date the prediction has proved uncomfortably accurate Full story... Read the supplement online

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EVENTS UPDATE

Diggers and Dealers August 5-7, 2013, The Goldfields Arts Centre, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Euromining September 11-12, 2013, Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, Tampere, Finland

Mine Closure 2013 September 14-22, 2013, Eden Project Cornwall, UK

Precious Metals Summit Colorado September 18-20, 2013, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Colorado, US

Denver Gold Forum September 22-25, 2013, Hyatt Regency, Denver, USA

LME Metals Seminar October 7, 2013, LME, London

Indonesia Investment Summit Hong Kong 2013 October 21-24, 2013, Conrad, Hong Kong

Fennoscandian Exploration & Mining October 29-31, 2013, Levi, Finland

Mines and Money Australia October 29 - November 1, 2013, Conrad, Hong Kong

Mongolia Investment Summit Hong Kong 2013 November 18-20, 2013, Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong

Mines and Money London 2013 December 1-5, 2013, Business Design Centre, London

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and Finance: Iluka secures Sri Lankan mineral sands and Gemfields seeks Zambian government guidance

Iluka secures Sri Lankan mineral sands

Gemfields seeks Zambian government guidance over export ban

Freeport McMoRan �could float 5%� of Grasberg copper operation

Flurry of gold writedowns

Village cuts off funding to Blyvoor

BHPB and Rio give nod for US$3bn water plant

Yamana Gold avoids impairment

Chinese to sell stake in DRC assets to Guoxin

First Quantum earnings fall on lower metal prices

Anglo profit fall prompts rethink

Pascua Lama hurts Barrick amid US$8.7bn writedown

JP Morgan ready to offload physical commodities arm

Rio sells Northparkes but no deal for BHPB coal mines

MJ Funding Supplement 07/13

Is the industry in crisis? A lender�s perspective

Meeting the equity gap

Reshaping the mining industry

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