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01/09/2009
BLM decision could delay solution mining (Carlsbad Current-Argus)
CARLSBAD — A decision by the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement on Intrepid Potash's proposed solution mining operation could delay the project for at least 18 months, or longer should the final draft be challenged.
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01/08/2009
Govt sees ’09 mining investments at $1B (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The government expects investments in the mining sector to reach $800 million to $1 billion in 2009 on the back of the new projects to go on stream during the year, a senior official said.
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01/08/2009
Report: Fire razes 21 houses in Diwalwal mining area (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - Some P6.9 million in property went up in smoke after a fire razed 21 houses in the mining area in Mount Diwalwal in Monkayo town in Compostela Valley province, a radio report said Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Mining investments to fall short of target (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - Full-year investments in the local mining industry likely fell short by more than a third of the $1-billion target set last year, as mining companies grappled to fund projects amid tightening global credit, the head of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Rambler Metals and Mining lays off 18 at its mine in Baie Verte, N.L. (Canadian Business)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Rambler Metals and Mining (TSXV:RAB) is scaling back operations at its copper-gold mine in Baie Verte, N.L..All
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01/08/2009
Xstrata Restarts Open Pit Mining at Queensland Site (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Xstrata Plc , the world’s fourth- largest copper producer, restarted open pit mining at its Ernest Henry site in Australia’s Queensland state after heavy rain interrupted operations.
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01/08/2009
Mitsui Mining Shares Fall on Report It May Post Pretax Loss (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. shares fell the most in a month in Tokyo trading after a media report said the Japanese non-ferrous metal producer may post a pretax loss. The company said it wasn’t the source of the information.
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01/08/2009
Rambler Metals and Mining lays off 18 at its mine in Baie Verte, N.L. (MSN Money Canada)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Rambler Metals and Mining (TSXV:RAB) is scaling back operations at its copper-gold mine in Baie Verte, N.L.. All underground drilling and pre-development work has been suspended, meaning layoffs for 18 employees.
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01/08/2009
MINING FINANCE / INVESTMENT (Mineweb)
RBCCM presents its 20 "best idea" global mining stocks for the first quarter of 2009. Analysts at Royal Bank of Canada on Thursday published a list of "best ideas" for global mining portfolios, for the first quarter of 2009, an exercise where 20 stocks are named.
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01/08/2009
DOJ dismisses case against mining firm officials (Yehey!)
THE Department of Justice has dismissed with finality the criminal charges for alleged mineral theft filed by a member of the Palawan provincial board against officials of a mining firm and a businesswoman.
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