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COPPER, NICKEL, POLYMETALS     BAUXITE      EXCLUSIVE
 


STEEL/IRON ORE

India - Steel Industry - Time to look far ahead
The initial euphoria seems to be over after the realization of  hard bargaining and insistence  on spot deals and no long term contracts readily forthcoming from Chinese market. Though the country expects to maintain its export levels as that of last year, there is an urgent need to look inwards and work out a long term strategy. After the phenomenal capacity expansions now it appears to be the time for Chinese market at stabilizing the operations and reach sustainable costs. Several steps seems to be in place towards this direction like more thrust on spot deals and smaller players, depleting built-in inventory and balancing supply-demand situation.
related:
The focus is for iron ore at Jharkhand 
realignment        
Chiria Hill - some are in and some are not sure
Exploring for investment possibilities
Location of Jharkhand   Mineral Map   Location of Chiria

Indian Steel Industry, Facts and a peep into the future
20062007

IRAN - 
cheers - iron front
Interest from Chinese market for Minnesota's taconite pellets bring hope for the mining industry in contrast to the days of May 2003 when Eveleth mine considered closure.

more on taconite dust
Some issues on Pollution control
Concern about taconite fibers

Related
Minnesota's iron range taconite mining grants (PDF )
more on Taconite mining and local history

 

GOLD

Project Gold
Exploration is the backbone of mining and when test results bring hope, the cup of joy is full. The discoveries of potential deposits after hard work often speculative is fulfilling. Projects are continuously being carried out throughout the world and here we have a look at some of the projects in diversified settings.
Laos Gold at Sepon . More on Sepon Project

elsewhere
Western Region Gold Deposits- The Great Basin

Mali West Shear Zone, Gold Projects 
Gold - HGM's focus on promising silver and gold discoveries 
Data evaluation and projects - Russia
Crater Mountain Project - Papau New Guinea
Donlin Creek Project - Alaska
Shahuindo Project, Peru 

Australia Gold   Mining History     
New Zealand gold (pdf)

GOLDSHEET
The “Goldsheet Mining Directory” is exhaustive and conveniently arranged into segments covering data on companies, Australian and South African sectors, diamonds, platinum, silver and statistics. You can also find investment information on stocks, organizations, prospecting and other services. The novel "Coin Sheet Numismatic Directory" is worth a visit.

Mali- Loulo 0 and Yalea
Exploration for depth persistence and optimizing surface and underground workings. The mine is targeted to go on production during 2005.Randgold Resources had a success story in Morila mine also in Mali, considered to be among the largest in the world
also - a quick review on the African scene.

Mangolia Oyu Tolgoi
Gold-Copper// IVANHOE announces encouraging results and is planning to get the pre feasibility studies completed by year-end. The deposits are considered large enough to call this "new Chile" 

Tanzania updates from Tan Range Explorations
Gold -Diamond-Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt

Romania - Gold mining dates back through ages in Romania. The Golden Quadrilateral and Rosia Montana in particular draw attention. "Gabrial" is optimistic after completing a feasibility study and an environmental management plan worked out.
Related:
Gabrial from Infomine./ Updates from Gabrial's direct Comments on the feasibility study
More:
mineral occurrence in Romania / Geology of Bucium project GOLD

Columbia -The El Alacran Gold (Copper, Silver) Projec

Alaska -Gold Hill Project Gold

Turkey - Kisladag Project Gold

China - Maoling Gold Project

Guyana-Tassawini
Tassawini, Guyana in South America has a long history of exploration. The current drilling program confirms occurrence of gold in saproliteover considerable width and also points to requirements of further drilling to establish the parameters. The Company has released a quick report on Tassawini. related:
Birrimian metasedimentary terrains of West Africa

India - Reality at Bharat Gold Mines.

Canada - Grew Creek Project- Gold      Canada Top 20 

PLATINUM GROUP METALS

Platinum group metal exploration roundup

South Africa-Bushveld/The exploration program at Tweespalk and War Springs projects gets the thrust and Canada's Platinum Group Metals Ltd announces the Phase 2 drilling program.
It is back to business at Boikgantsho Joint Venture
Blue Ridge project - UG2 – PGE
Bushveld

Canada - Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan - Uranium
Quebec - Glitter lake 

Platinum Group Metals a review-–

Zimbabwe - Ngezi mines platinum more

COAL

India - Coal blocks for captive mining

UK- Lease of life for Doncaster colliery 
Doncaster colliery got closed and its shafts filled 30 years back and is 
back in the reckoning for opening up due to current market price of coal 
and Attempts to get the 74 acre site for public use has not proved 
financially viable so far.
also: Harworth Colliery  
Interested in history? then something about Phantom miners in Doncaster

Southern MongoliaNariin Sukhait Mine coal
Tavan Tolgoi and Nariin Sukhait coal mine 

Environmental issues from coal industry revival

URANIUM

Czech Republic
The anticipated closure of Rozna Uranium gets prolonged and that is good news. The current leaning on nuclear energy augers well for uranium, operational constraints notwithstanding. 
also: The Geology of Rozna uranium deposits

Argentina - Huemel, Campesino Norte, La Pintada, and Central Block
213 uranium anomalies are indicated within the surveyed properties. The exploration surveys were airborne fixed wing flights employing a 256 channel scintillometer at 500 meter spacing.
also:
Scintillometer in turbulence sensing
Information on turbulence measurement
09112006

DIAMOND

Botswana - Orapa and Jwaneng Diamond

India - JV Hindustan Diamond with De Beers India- Diamond

SILVER AND GOLD

Mexico - San Acacio Silver Project
Sterling projects
more on silver 

Argentina - Santa Cruz - San Agustin property Silver
Pinguino Trenches .gold and silver

COPPER, NICKEL, POLY METAL

The potential of The Thompson Nickel Belt, extending over 200 kilometers and with reserves of more than 170 million tonnes is yet to be established and attract more exploration programs. Stephens Lake Property is a joint effort in this direction by pooling resources. The Geological maps show the preliminary results of the compilation. 
related :
Tower Mountain Project Hunter Gold Mine  / Jinzhuang Mining District Horseshoe Property / ValGold & Northern Orion 
also:
exploration on the Lac Manitou PGM Property, Quebec for NI-Cu-PGE.
The Havre-Saint-Pierre Complex 

Newfoundland
Tulks South Property
zinc-copper-(lead)-silver-gold 

Australia - Balcooma Polymetallic Deposits High Grade Zinc
Kagara Zinc

South Africa - War springs, Bushveld

Georgia - Sveneti - copper

Botswana - Nickel project

Canada - Kirkland Lake, Ontario project  additional maps 
Thunder Bay - Lake Nipigon area  Chester Property

Tibet - Xietongmen Property Gold and Copper

Pakistan - Saindak is located in the Chagi mineral complex. Chagi is called a museum of minerals with a wide range of mineral resources.
 More on Chagi

BAUXITE

Australia - Aurukun Bauxite

Brazil  -Pitinga bauxite deposit 

EXCLUSIVE

Tanzania
Lelatema Mountain range- future augers well for Tanzanite
06092005

 

 

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