A new wave of economic reform, social and physical infrastructure capacity building and renewed commitment to sustainable development is essential if Australians are to benefit from the best opportunities in the minerals industry in a generation, according to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). In his opening address to the 2007 Sustainable Development Conference in Cairns, [...]

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National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz made the following comments after the House Natural Resources Committee today approved a bill (H.R. 2262) that would amend the nation’s General Mining Law: “Despite progress made by Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and the House Natural Resources Committee to update the General Mining Law, the [...]

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Alcan today officially joined the Rio Tinto group following the successful offer for Alcan by a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. The expanded aluminium product group, formed by the combination of Alcan and Rio Tinto’s existing aluminium assets, today became the new global leader in aluminium and will be known as Rio Tinto Alcan. The two [...]

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Responsible mining is capable of creating general economic welfare for its host communities in Africa which could long survive the mines themselves, says Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Bristow said the utilisation of natural resources was often the best and sometimes the only way of alleviating the [...]

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Diamond prices are expected to hit new highs over the next 12 months as the great divide between supply and demand widens. Prices would increase by up to 10% over the next year as the industry attempted to “balance the market”, according to respected international diamond expert, South African-based James Allan, Principal of Allan Hochreiter [...]

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