Subject: miningnews . net newsletter - monday , february 02 , 2004
monday , february 02 , 2004 miningnews . net
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big year ahead for red metal
the global copper market is forecast to be facing supply deficits of 500 , 000 tonnes this year , falling to a deficit of 300 , 000 in 2005 , according to market analysts . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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fmg to split in two
andrew forrest ' s fortescue metals group ( fmg ) will separate its iron ore business from its $ 1 . 2 billion rail and port infrastructure project . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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more trouble at tarmoola
sons of gwalia has experienced further pit problems at its tarmoola gold operation near leonora , with mining being suspended in the north pit . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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resolute sells burkina faso ground
resolute mining ' s divestment of non - core assets has continued with canadian company goldbelt resources buying resolute ' s exploration projects in burkina faso for us $ 1 . 5 million cash plus shares and warrants worth c $ 5 million . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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mil considers stanwell
magnesium international is evaluating the stanwell area west of rockhampton in central queensland as a possible new home for its samag magnesium smelter . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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smc continues chilean diligence
queensland based junior smc gold is proceeding with legal and financial due diligence in relation to taking a 70 % stake in chilean gold and copper company compania minera tamaya .
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steady quarter for anglogold
anglogold has reported flat gold production and slightly weaker earnings from the december quarter . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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strike pressure on nickel price
the nickel price is expected to come under pressure this week after workers downed tools at the sudbury operations in canada owned by falconbridge on sunday . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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ashanti hedging to be cut
closing a big portion of the hedge book of ashanti goldfields is expected to take more than a year , according to new owner of the ghana - based miner , anglogold . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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cerro colorado workers strike
copper prices hit a six - and - a - half year high late friday after workers at a bhp billiton copper mine in south america went on strike . . . ( 2 february 2004 )
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siberia set to start mining
siberia mining has awarded a mining contract to bgc contracting and will truck ore 35 km from its siberia gold project north of kalgoorlie to croesus mining ' s davyhurst mill . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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apollo intercepts wabash lode
junior apollo gold has reported intercepting remnant high - grade material at the old workings at wabash and ida - h after drilling 13 rc holes . the lode itself was intercepted for 3 m at wabash and at ida - h panning of a lm interval revealed several specks of visible gold . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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lafayette says unaffected by philippines ruling
lafayette mining does not believe the supreme court ruling that voided a philippine government agreement allowing indophil resources and its partners to develop the tampakan project will result in any delay in the development of its rapu rapu polymetallic project . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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tectonic profit doubles
junior nickel producer tectonic resources has posted a net profit before tax of $ 7 . 15 million for the december quarter , an increase of 115 % on the preceding period . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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policy , not geology
attractive geology does not guarantee mining investment if a region ' s policies are bad , say mining executives surveyed in the seventh annual survey of mining companies released by the fraser institute . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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short contracts put scare on future output
the trend away from long - term supply contracts to short - term agreements may be breeding financial uncertainty among coal producers , which are less willing to undertake expensive new production projects , jeopardising future production . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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mponeng seismic event claims two lives
two deaths occurred yesterday following a seismic event at the mponeng gold mine in south africa , according to the national union of mineworkers . . . ( 30 january 2004 )
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outokumpu achieves tough international standard outokumpu american brass is the first integrated manufacturer of copper and copper - alloy sheet and strip products in north america to earn the iso / ts 16949 , a stringent international quality standard for suppliers in the automotive industry . . . . full story roche , bec help chaffers restorationa group of enthusiasts is trying to save from the scrap heap two historic pieces of mining machinery used at the old chaffers mine at kalgoorlie . . . . miningnews . net ' s e - newsletter
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