Subject: miningnews . net newsletter - thursday , january 29 , 2004
thursday , january 29 , 2004 miningnews . net
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falconbridge strike looms
workers at falconbridge ' s sudbury nickel operation in canada may walk off the job sunday if a new labour agreement is not settled with mine management . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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new discovery expected to boost wiluna mine reserves
less than two months after completion of the management buyout of the wiluna gold mine in western australia from newmont mining , agincourt resources says it has potentially made the best discovery at the project since the million ounce bulletin ore system was found in the early 1990 s .
. . ( 29 january 2004 )
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production shortfall set to continue at coppabella
coal production at the coppabella mine southwest of mackay dropped to 929 , 900 t in the december quarter , down almost 18 % from the 2002 period - and the shortfall is likely to continue until june , with an estimated loss of 200 , 000 t of saleable coal this financial year . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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bhpb to drill mithril target
bhp billiton plans to drill a nickel sulphide target next month in south australia ' s gawler craton owned by mithril resources . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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new samples sparkle for kimberley
kimberley diamond has recovered 14 , 768 diamonds weighing 6226 carats from the eastern and central areas of ellendale pipe 9 , where exploration during the late 1970 s failed to identify a coherent concentration of diamonds . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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perilya to take daisy - milano decline deeper
perilya has moved closer to a return to the gold sector after committing to develop a decline at the high grade daisy - milano mine near kalgoorlie . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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navigator climbs on wills creek samples
navigator resources shares were up almost 14 % this morning after the company announced rock chip sampling adjacent to em conductors at its wills creek nickel project has returned peak grades of 1 . 75 % nickel with copper and 0 . 9 gpt platinum group metals . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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long continues to outperform for independence
independence group has highlighted a significant increase in attributable nickel production expected next financial year after achieving a $ 9 . 9 million pre - tax profit last quarter from its long nickel mine near kambalda . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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area c pushes bhpb iron ore to new record
bhp billiton ' s early commissioning of its mining area c project in western australia is already paying dividends with the company enjoying a record december quarter for iron ore production . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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barrick increases russian exposure
barrick gold is spending us $ 40 million to increase its stake in london ' s aim - listed highland gold mining , which has several properties in russia . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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abelle set to push button on png project
abelle expects to have financing agreements in place within the next month for the $ 174 million development of a 300 , 000 ounce per annum gold project at hidden valley in papua new guinea . . . ( 29 january 2004 )
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croesus posts solid quarter
croesus mining has recorded a first - half pre tax profit of $ 7 . 1 million after producing 123 , 632 ounces from its western australian gold operations at cash costs of $ 361 / oz . . . ( 28 january 2004 )
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great australian resources set to float on wa assets
perth based geologist tony gates is looking to raise $ 3 . 5 million for his new public vehicle great australian resources .
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rand , costs hit harmony ' s bottom line
higher operating costs and a stronger rand almost halved harmony gold mining ' s december quarter profit , slashing 48 % from the south african miner ' s bottom line to r 236 million compared with r 457 million in the same period of 2002 . . . ( 28 january 2004 )
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esco eyes eastern europeheavy equipment wear parts manufacturer esco will use this year ' s bauma trade fair in munich as a launching pad for a new range of ground engaging tools . . . . full story minmet biotechnology boosts romania gold recoveriesminmet says testwork applying its biotechnology on concentrates from the baia de aries mine in central - southern romania has shown gold recoveries can be improved from 40 % to 70 % . . . . miningnews . net ' s e - newsletter
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