Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

BASF Opens Global Mining R&D Centre in Perth, Australia - An Interview with BASF

AZoMining speak to BASF’s Dr Marco Altmayer about their new global R&D centre for mining that has just opened in Perth, Australia and what it looks to achieve.

20 Jul 2012

Petrolympic Updates on 80-2V Well in Chittam Ranch Property

Petrolympic has offered details on the 80-2V well that is situated at the Chittam Ranch property, Texas Maverick basin.

7 Nov 2011

Heritiage Listing of West Kimberly Region Could Have A Vast Impact on the Mining Industry

The bid to list the entire West Kimberly region as a heritage site has been seen by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy for Western Australia as an emotional over reaction. The Australian Heritage Council is making this demand of the federal government to put the brakes on any future mining projects in the region.

28 Aug 2011

Canadian Prime Minister Supports Mining in the Arctic Region

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s support for mining was appreciated by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc’s President Cathy Towtongie. The Prime Minister announced that $ 230,000 dollars would be spent to establish an office to advance the mineral exploration in the Arctic region.

28 Aug 2011

Magnitude 7 Earthquake Makes No Impact on Peruvian Mining Industry

Despite a magnitude 7 earthquake of the magnitude of 7 on the Richter Scale hitting Peru on Wednesday, no effect was felt by the mining industry.

28 Aug 2011

Shares in Perseus Mining Climb Following First Gold Pour

Perseus Mining is an Australian company focused on West African gold resources. Shares in the company went up as it announced its first pouring of gold from the Central Ashanti Gold Project in Ghana.

24 Aug 2011

Venezuela Nationalizes Gold Mining Industry

Hugo Chavez has signed the law that makes the nationalization of the country’s gold mining industry legal. The signing took place at a ministerial meeting broadcast by state media. The natural law reserves the exploration and management of gold, as well as the connected activities, to the state.

24 Aug 2011

Sand Mining in Cambodia Could be an Environmental Catastrophe

Sand mining in Cambodia is being seen as a major hurdle for the environment. The serene rivers tend to become an industrial nightmare with flotillas of dredgers operating 24 hours a day, scooping up sand and piling it onto ocean-bound barges.

23 Aug 2011

Avocet Mining Shares Jump After Increased Gold Reserves Announced

Avocet Mining has increased its estimates for mineral resources at the Inata gold mine by 59%. The gold mining company has previously said that the mine in Burkina Faso has resources of 3.36 million ounces of gold. The announcement pushed up the shares of the company by 10%

23 Aug 2011

Wage Negotiations with South African Gold Miners Making Good Progress

South African Chamber of Mines is making good progress with wage negotiations with mine workers of the gold mining companies. Dr Elize Strydom is the Chamber of Mines negotiator for the gold mining companies. She said that she was heartened by the unions’ response that they share the Chamber’s concerns about the future of the gold mining industry.

6 Jul 2011