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This newsletter contains the most recent articles posted on the Mining Journal website as well as the Headlines from today's issue and a selection of articles that show current industry thinking.
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| LATEST NEWS | Friday, September 06, 2013 |
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 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
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Despite this year�s difficulties, the outlook for the gold price over the next year or two is modestly encouraging Full story... |
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MinEx Consulting examines the outlook for gold exploration in 2013 and beyond Full story...
Gold miners are rethinking and re-strategising, but there is much more that can be done, says BlackRock Full story...
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| THIS WEEK'S MINING JOURNAL HEADLINES |
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Rio Tinto reportedly pushed back, by three years, the target for first exports from its giant Simandou iron-ore project in Guinea Full story... |
A round up of this week in Finance news, Production news and statistics Full story...
BHP Billiton (BHPB) opened its US$1.4 billion Daunia coking-coal mine in Queensland, Australia this week, as it continued to consolidate its position as the largest seaborne exporter of coal for steel making Full story...
The confidence boost provided by a proposed tax break for Australian explorers was �critical in a period of financial uncertainty� according to the Queensland Resources Council Full story...
Nearly 70,000 workers in the South Africa gold sector downed tools this week after wage negotiations broke down between the industry�s biggest union, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), and the country�s Chamber of Mines Full story...
The Romanian government�s approval last week of draft legislation to develop the country�s Rosia Montana gold project has been met with demonstrations in Romanian cities as well as outside the Romanian embassy in London Full story... |
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The main source of deals in the mining and metals space during the first half of this year is more a reflection of a lack of activity than a massive change in trend.
According to the latest PwC Global Mining Deals Mid-Year Report, the top merger and acquisition (M&A) deals by value so far this year came out of the former Soviet Union states, namely Russia and Kazakhstan, compared with the more traditional regions of China, Canada and the UK. Full story...
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Euromining
September 11-12, 2013, Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, Tampere, Finland |
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Toronto Resource Investment Conference
September 12-13, 2013, Sheraton Centre Toronto, Canada |
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Mine Closure 2013
September 14-22, 2013, Eden Project Cornwall, UK |
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Precious Metals Summit Colorado
September 18-20, 2013, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Colorado, US |
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Denver Gold Forum
September 22-25, 2013, Hyatt Regency, Denver, USA |
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LME Metals Seminar
October 7, 2013, LME, London |
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Indonesia Investment Summit Hong Kong 2013
October 21-24, 2013, Conrad, Hong Kong |
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Fennoscandian Exploration & Mining
October 29-31, 2013, Levi, Finland |
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Mines and Money Australia
October 29 - November 1, 2013, Conrad, Hong Kong |
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Mongolia Investment Summit Hong Kong 2013
November 18-20, 2013, Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong |
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Mines and Money London 2013
December 1-5, 2013, Business Design Centre, London |
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