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Japan oil rivals in merger deal
Japan's Nippon Oil is merging with Nippon Mining Holding in an attempt to weather falling oil prices and weak demand.
2008-12-04 01:30:07
Bush To Ease "Mountaintop Mining" Rule
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2008-12-03 22:55:07
BHP Billiton stands by iron ore target
Marius Kloppers, BHP Billiton chief executive, insisted the Anglo-Australian mining had no plans to cut iron ore production despite warning that recent Chinese steel production was down 17 per cent year-on-year
2008-12-03 09:06:24
â€˜Policy on banning mining in Western Ghats region soonâ€™
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2008-12-03 09:07:18
Botswana: Chinese Firm to Build Ambitious Mmamabule Project
The 1 320 Megawatt Mmamabula Energy Project MEP is gathering momentum at a time when most mining and energy development projects are folding due to the global financial crisis.
2008-12-03 00:43:20
Unions say SAfrican mines to shed 10,000 jobs AP
AP - About 10,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs as South Africa's mining industry copes with the global financial crisis, unions said Tuesday.
2008-12-02 12:28:11
Mining Zones Take On Aids
With an HIV infection rate of 5.2 per cent, the lucrative mining sector in Guinea is particularly at risk from the epidemic. Some mining companies have begun setting up their own programmes to make up for the lack of HIV/AIDS services on offer. But they say a public-private partnership is essential if local residents are not to be excluded.
2008-12-02 12:14:10
Jordan nuclear plans move ahead
The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission has signed an agreement with China to aid the country in enriching and mining uranium, agencies have reported. AFP has said that the country has 1.2 billion tonnes of phosphate reserves, which are estimated to contain 130,000 tonnes of uranium.
2008-12-02 06:39:19
Judge Declares Interest in Zesco, Lumwana Case
LUSAKA High Court Judge Hilda Chibomba has recused herself from the case in which Lumwana Mining Company has sued Zesco over its notice to terminate the power supply agreement PSA and disconnect the mine from the electricity grid.
2008-12-02 06:27:29
'Mines' Job-Cuts Inevitable'
THE Chamber of Mines in Zambia CMZ has defended retrenchments in the mining industry saying the exercise is inevitable and not intended to pressure the Government to revise the tax regime.
2008-12-02 06:27:29