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Queensland Miners Resort to Force Majeure

The floods in Queensland are affecting its mining sector adversely. Projects worth $2 billion are facing delays and additional costs as the floods cause work disruptions in many mines across the state. Many mines have had to cease production on a temporary basis or shut down completely due to the heavy rains.

11 Jan 2011

Chile's Collahuasi Mine Looks for Alternatives for Copper Shipments

Chile's Collahuasi mine, the world's third largest copper deposit, declared it had to shut down its main port following an accident. It is now looking for alternatives to export copper concentrate.

20 Dec 2010

Qantas Invests in 'Fly in Fly Out' Mining Service Airline

Qantas may have wanted to boost profits by acquiring Network Aviation which focuses mainly in the 'fly in fly out' activity in the mining regions of Australia, but it has stirred up a hornet's nest.

16 Dec 2010

Afghanistan Approves Western Mining Investments

The Afghanistan government has approved the concept of western investors taking a stake in the Afghan mining industry.

16 Dec 2010

Brazil's MMX to Expand Operations with $2.9 Billion Investment

Brazilian mining group MMX Mineracao e Metalicos S.A. (MMX) has decided to invest 5 billion Brazilian Reais (US$2.9 billion) to expand its operations. The company's board has approved the investment in two iron ore mining projects both of which are located in Brazil.

14 Dec 2010

FerrAus Still Optimistic on Haulage Deal with BHP

FerrAus is hoping to still manage to negotiate a haulage deal with BHP Billiton. The junior iron ore mining company said that its talks with the mining giant have not broken down. The company said that reports that claimed this were incorrect in a number of respects.

From BHP Billiton Plc 12 Dec 2010

Papua Wants to Refine its Own Gold

Papua New Guinea (PNG) hopes to build its own gold refinery which would be operated in a joint public and private partnership.

9 Dec 2010

Eldorado Gold Restarts Construction at Eastern Dragon

Eldorado Gold has restarted construction activities at the Eastern Dragon mine in China. The engineering is almost complete and procurement is 95 % done as per a company press release.

From Eldorado Gold Corporation 8 Dec 2010

Xstrata Board Approves Hunter Valley Coal Expansion

The $1.4 billion Hunter Valley coal expansion planned by Xstrata has been approved by the company board of directors. The expansion of operations in that area will create about 800 new jobs subject to Xstrata getting all necessary approvals from the state and federal government.

8 Dec 2010

BHP Submits Olympic Dam Expansion Environmental Report

The final environmental report for the expansion of the Olympic Dam project has been submitted as per schedule by BHP Billiton. This keeps the project on track for a final approval to be given in the latter half of next year.

From BHP Billiton Plc 5 Dec 2010