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Real jobless rate ~double official figure - CER/WSJ - Dec 10, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63127

"China's real unemployment rate is nearly twice the official rate, of 4.1%, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a new survey of 8.000 households.

Gan Li, a professor of economics @South Western University of Finance +Economics, conducted the survey that found unemployment to be ~8% in June. The study also found that the unemployment rate of China's 160.000.000 migrant workers jumped to 6%, as of June ´12, an increase from 3.4% in August ´11. These figures indicate that ~10.000.000 are unemployed as a result of the economic slowdown +a drop in real-estate construction. The survey highlights the problems that China's new leadership faces, with unemployment already much discussed within the Communist Party, amid fears that the high rate of unemployment could trigger unrest. "

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Coalspur Mines - Optimisation Study Reduces Development Capital, on Vista - Oct 26, 2012

+ Development capital to achieve 1st production in ´15 reduced -to C$527.000.000(C$343.000.000 lower than the Vista Feasibility Study)

+ "Potential further reduction" of "up to" C$82.000.000, by leasing/contracting mobile equipment, taking development capital to approximately C$445.000.000

+ Total net funding to achieve full 12.000.000 t/anno production capacity of C$841.000.000, with project cashflows "substantially contributing to expansion funding"

+ Development capital "expected" to be funded either by a strategic partner or a combination of a strategic partner +an off-take arrangement

+ Development plan maintains "integrity of the current regulatory process" ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CPL&E=ASX&N=610146



Coalspur +CN Rail Agree, on Key Terms - Dec 14, 2012

+ Coalspur +CN enter binding legal agreement, outlining key terms for a definitive commercial agreement for our coal supply chain partnership

+ Terms agreed include rates, term +escalation

+ Final terms agreed with CN produce logistics savings @full capacity(12.000.000 t/anno) compared with the Vista Feasibility Study

+ Total logistics costs, which comprise ~50% of Vista’s estimated FOB cash cost, are now certain

+ Vista’s total FOB cash costs for the 1st 10 years of production are <C$60/tonne, "ensuring Coalspur is "well placed to weather the cycles in thermal coal markets" " ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CPL&E=ASX&N=618563



Coalspur Secures US$300.000.000, Senior Debt Commitment, Fund Majority of Initial Development Capital @Vista; Coal Off-Take / Marketing Discussions to Complete Fundings, " "Expected" to be Finalized in early ´13" - Dec 20, 2012

+ Commitment received from EIG Global Energy Partners, to provide a US$300.000.000 senior debt facility

+ "Advanced discussions" underway, with a number of trading parties to provide remaining required funding

+ Financing arrangements "will" fully fund capital requirements, to achieve 1st production, @Vista

+ Definitive financing agreements " "expected" to be finalised, in the 1st quarter of ´13"

+ Recently agreed binding rail terms with CN "provide certainty around a substantial portion of FOB cash costs"

+ Vista "remains on track for construction in ´13 +1st production, in ´15" ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CPL&E=ASX&N=619347

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Zanaga Iron Ore - Maiden Ore Reserve Statement for Zanaga Iron Ore Project -Probable Ore Reserves of 2.500.000.000 tonnes @34% Fe, derived from 6.800.000.000 tonnes @32% Fe Mineral Resource M/I/I - Nov 1, 2012
http://online.hemscottir.com/ir/zioc/ir.jsp?page=news-item&i…

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African Minerals - Expansion Update - Dec 18, 2012
www.african-minerals.com/am/en/media/announcements2?id=90

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China's November trade weakened by global economy - CER/WSJ - Dec 11, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63143

"China reported weaker-than-expected November trade data Monday, indicating external demand for Chinese goods remains subdued, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Exports increased 2.9% year-on-year in November, much lower than growth of 11.6% in October and economists’ forecast of 9.6%. Imports remained largely unchanged from a year ago, compared with a forecasted increase of 1.9%. The overall trade surplus slumped to US$19.6 billion in the month from US$32 billion in October. "Looking ahead, China may have to rely more on investment to stimulate the economy if the U.S. situation worsens," said HSBC economist Ma Xiaoping. Exports to the US have performed well so far this year but declined 2.5% year-on-year in November, likely as a result of a worker strike at California ports, according to Bank of America-Merrill Lynch economist Lu Ting. Exports to the EU decreased 18% as the region's economy continued to suffer. "

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Xi emphasizes reform, as web unblocked - CER/Reuters/Xinhua - Dec 11, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63140

"Newly appointed Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China must reform to develop its market economy and enhance the rule of law, with his comments coinciding with easing of censorship on certain web content, Reuters reported, citing state-owned Xinhua News Agency.

His remarks on reform were made during a visit to Guangdong, mirroring an at-the-time radical speech made by reformist senior leader Deng Xiaoping in the same province in 1992, which led to a period of rapid economic expansion and reform. Xi's comments were reported on Monday, the same day that censors unblocked searches for the names of senior party members on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo microblog service. Searches for Xi and Vice Premier Li Keqiang among others revealed news articles and user comments, although information connected to Premier Wen Jiabao, whose family The New York Times has alleged to have amassed a fortune, was still barred. "

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US intelligence: China to be top economy, by ´30 - CER/Reuters - Dec 11, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63141

"A US intelligence report released Monday said that China will be the world's largest economy by 2030 but is unlikely to overtake the US as the world's leader on global issues, Reuters reported.

The National Intelligence Council's report, "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," also predicted that Asia will overtake North America and Europe in global power by 2030, a measure determined by examining GDP, population, military spending and technological investment. It additionally stated that "the economies of Europe, Japan and Russia are likely to continue their slow relative declines." The report, the fifth of a series whose last iteration was published in 2008, aims to encourage strategic thinking rather than to predict the future. Such reports are released every election year to offer insights on global trends to new administrations. "

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PetroChina buys LNG stake, from BHP - CER/BB - Dec 12, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63159

"PetroChina (PTR.NYSE, 0857.HKG, 601857.SH) will buy a stake in a major Australian liquified natural gas project from BHP Billiton (BHP.NYSE, BLT.LON) for US$1.63 billion, Bloomberg reported.

The deal will give PetroChina a stake in two LNG projects being lead by Woodside Petroleum (WPL.ASX) in Western Australia: a 20% stake in the West Browse venture and an 8.33% stake in the East Browse joint venture. The purchase follows record Chinese oil and gas acquisitions in 2012 and gives PetroChina a share in Australian natural gas worth, by a Deutsche Bank (DB.NYSE) estimate, US$46 billion. China's interest for oil and gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region is being driven by rapidly increasing energy demand in the country; China's energy demand grew by double the global 2.5% average in 2011. PetroChina aims for half its oil and gas output to come from overseas by 2020. "

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PBoC names yuan clearing branch, for Taiwan - CER/BB - Dec 12, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63158

"The People’s Bank of China has granted Bank of China’s (3988.HKG, 601988.SH) Taipei branch the right to clear renminbi transactions in Taiwan, a move that will facilitate wider use of the currency in the island China continues to claim sovereignty to, Bloomberg reported.

The authorization, following a yuan clearing pact China has signed with President Ma Ying-Jeou's Administration in August, will allow Taiwanese companies and individuals to open renminbi accounts and raise funds in the Chinese currency in Taiwan to fund their investments and operations on the mainland. It will also allow interbank trading of the currency. As part of the pact, Taiwan appointed Bank of Taiwan’s Shanghai branch as the clearing bank for yuan transactions in September. Apart from Taiwan, China has also been expanding the use of yuan with other trade partners including Singapore, Japan and Thailand to promote the currency’s internationalization. "

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US charges consultant, with fraud over Chinese listings - CER/Reuters - Dec 12, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63160

"The US securities authority charged a consultant registered in New Jersey on Tuesday with defrauding investors in Chinese companies he assisted with accessing US capital markets, Reuters reported.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Huakang Zhou and his company, Warner Technology and Investment Corporation, with violating a number of securities laws including failing to report assets held and "outright fraud," the SEC said. Zhou made millions of dollars helping firms that later faced major difficulties, such as China Yingxia International, which dissolved in 2009 amid allegations of fraud, the agency said. The SEC alleges, among other charges, that Zhou helped a Chinese client meet the US$4 million investor bid necessary for an offering on the Nasdaq by fabricating shareholders, leading to the company listing in 2010. Zhou is also accused of misappropriating investor funds to pay for personal property. "

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WMPs surge, @small Chinese banks - CER/BB - Dec 13, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63174

"Sales of wealth management products (WMPs) surged to more than 85% of the US$560 billion (RMB3.5 trillion) of offerings by China's smaller financial institutions from January through September this year, increasing funding costs and credit risks, Bloomberg reported, citing credit agency Fitch Ratings.

The share held by rural, city and joint-stock financiers of the US$1.92 trillion WMPs market increased to 48% from 32% in 2011, according to a report released by Fitch last week. Funding costs are increasing as banks, eager to hold onto investors, offer higher returns on their WMPs than benchmark deposit rates. The rise of WMPs is changing the stable and inexpensive deposit base into one that is "more mobile, expensive and short-term," increasing the risk of repayment defaults by smaller banks, Fitch said. "

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China adds $1.100.000.000, to solar subsidies - CER/Reuters/Xinhua - Dec 13, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63170

"China increased subsidies to its solar power industry by US$1.1 billion, doubling the amount committed to the sector this year and leading to a surge in the shares of US-listed Chinese solar firms, Reuters reported, citing stated-owned Xinhua News Agency.

The finance ministry said the total value of this years support is now US$2.08 billion (RMB13 billion), the news agency said. Shares of Trina Solar (TSL.NYSE, TR3.FRA) and Yingli Green Energy Holding (YGE.NYSE, YG11.FRA) rose more than 20% during Wednesday morning trading in New York, while JA Solar Holdings' (JASO.NASDAQ, Y12A.FRA) shares increased by 14%. Shares of Suntech Power Holdings (STP.NYSE, S9H.FRA) and JinkoSolar Holding (JKS.NYSE, ZJS1.FRA) increased by roughly 10%. The announcement follows on a Xinhua report Tuesday that cited an anonymous industry insider who claims that China will seek to double solar capacity to 40 gigawatts by 2015. "

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 43.977.510 von Popeye82 am 03.01.13 13:13:07

"Global Trends ´30: Alternative Worlds" - NIC - Dec12

- Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds is the 5th installment in the National Intelligence Council’s series aimed @providing a framework for thinking about the future . As with previous editions, we hope that this report will stimulate strategic thinking by identifying critical trends *potential discontinuities. We distinguish between megatrends, those factors that will likely occur under any scenario, *game-changers, critical variables whose trajectories are far less certain. Finally, as our appreciation of the diversity +complexity of various factors has grown , we have increased our attention to scenarios or alternative worlds we might face.

We are @a critical juncture in human history, which could lead to widely contrasting futures . It is our contention that the future is NOOOT set in stone, but is malleable, the result of an interplay among megatrends, game-changers +, above all, human agency. Our effort is to encourage decisionmakers—whether in government or outside—to think +plan for the long term so that negative futures do not occur +positive ones have a better chance of unfolding.

I would like to point out several innovations in Global Trends 2030. This volume starts with a look back @the four previous Global Trends reports. We were buoyed by the overall positive review in the study we commissioned, but cognizant too of the scope for needed changes, which we have tried to incorporate in this volume.

Our aim has been to make this effort as collaborative as possible, believing that a diversity of perspectives enriches the work. We have reached out to experts far beyond Washington, D.C. We have held numerous meetings, many in universities, in Indiana, Texas, California, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Colorado, Tennessee, New York +New Jersey.

We also sponsored a public blog which featured blog posts +comments by experts on key themes discussed in Global Trends 2030. The blog had >140 posts +>200 comments. As of mid-October, it had 71.000 hits +had been viewed by readers in 167 different countries. To ensure that the blog posts can continue to be consulted, we are linking them to the web +e-book versions of the final published report.

We expanded our engagement overseas by holding meetings on the initial draft in close to 20 countries. Many times this was @the invitation of governments, businesses, universities, or think tanks. One beneficial outcome of the NIC’s quadrennial efforts has been the growing interest elsewhere in global trends, including elaboration by others on their own works, which we encourage. Because of the widespread interest in how Global Trends 2030 is seen elsewhere, we have detailed the reactions of our international experts to the initial draft in a special box following the introduction.

In this volume, we expanded our coverage of disruptive technologies, devoting a separate section to it in the work. To accomplish that, we engaged with research scientists @DoE laboratories @Sandia, Oak Ridge +NASA in addition to entrepreneurs +consultants in Silicon Valley +Santa Fe. We have also devoted strong attention to economic factors +the nexus of technology +economic growth.

Finally, this volume contains a chapter on the potential trajectories for the US role in the international system. Previous editions were criticized—particularly by overseas readers—for not discussing @greater length the US impact on future international relations. We believe that the United States also stands @a critical juncture; we have devoted a chapter to delineating possible future directions +their impact on the broader evolution of the international system.

Scores of people contributed to the preparation of Global Trends 2030, and we have sought to acknowledge the key contributors from outside the NIC in a separate entry. Within the NIC, Counselor Mathew Burrows was our principal author in addition to orchestrating the entire process from beginning to end. He was assisted by Elizabeth Arens as senior editor; Luke Baldwin, who established the 1st-ever NIC blog; Erin Cromer, who oversaw logistical support; +Jacob Eastham +Anne Carlyle Lindsay, who created the design. Dr. Burrows worked closely with regional +functional National Intelligence Officers, who reviewed +contributed to the draft. Among NIC offices, the NIC’s Strategic Futures Group under Director Cas Yost rates special mention for its participation across the board in Global Trends-related work. I would especially like to acknowledge the work of the late senior analyst Christopher Decker who provided critical help with the forecasts on global health +pandemics before his untimely death.

I encourage readers to review the complete set of Global Trends 2030 documents, which can be found on the National Intelligence Council’s website, www.dni.gov/nic/globaltrends, +to explore possible scenario simulations using the interactive material. We also have published the work in an e-book format so readers can download it for their use on a tablet. These formats are available for downloading from our website.

As with our previous Global Trends studies, we hope this report stimulates dialogue on the challenges that will confront the global community during the next 15-20 years—+positive +peaceful ways to meet them.

Sincerely,

Christopher Kojm,
Chairman, National Intelligence Council ...-
http://info.publicintelligence.net/GlobalTrends2030.pdf
www.dni.gov/nic/globaltrends

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HK releases stricter rules, for IPO sponsors - CER/Reuters - Dec 13, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63172

"The Hong Kong Securities and Future's Commission (SFC) released rules that would hold banks accountable for the content of prospectuses in IPOs that they sponsor but also gives them more power to ensure clients follow the rules, Reuters reported.

Hong Kong's market watchdog released the proposals following a six-month commenting period, and the rules still must be approved by Hong Kong's Legislative Council. The rules, while not watered down as banks had hoped, did offer some changes that will be welcomed by financial institutions. Banks rather than individual bankers will be held accountable for misleading prospectuses, and sponsors will have broader authority in examining clients pre-IPO. The rules are still likely to face opposition from the local banking community, which forced an end to similar propositions in 2005. "

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China, Russia seek more control, over web - CER/BB - Dec 13, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63171

"An eight-country group, including China and Russia, have redrafted a proposal to the UN agency for telecommunications that could give nations rights over web content in their territories, Bloomberg reported.

The revised draft would allow member states control over all naming, numbering, addressing and identification used for international telecommunications in their countries, according to remarks made by various delegations at the World Conference on International Telecommunications. Those responsibilities for assigning web addresses are currently handled by two non-government organizations. The UK, the US, Canada, Australia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Australia and Germany asked for the proposal to be rejected, stating that they had agreed not to discuss the regulation of the web at the conference. The coalition supporting the revised plan includes Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates. The conference is held by the International Telecommunication Union, a UN body. "

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Champion Minerals - Provides Year-End Review of the Consolidated Fire Lake North Project, +Update on Feasibility Study - Jan 1, 2013
www.championironmines.com/vns-site/?page=pressdetail&xmlid=h…

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China proposes tariff cuts, to boost consumption - CER/WSJ - Dec 18, 2012
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63201

"China will slash tariffs on a range of imported products in 2013 in a bid to boost domestic demand, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Ministry of Finance expanded its annual list of products that receive low tariff status to include raw materials, intermediate goods and some consumer products, including baby milk powder and some medical devices such as pacemakers. The list also includes robots for automobile manufacturing lines, lithium batteries and light-emitting diodes, the ministry said in a statement published on its website Monday. Raw materials such as tungsten and ceramic clay will also see cuts, alongside agricultural commodities like alfalfa. Chinese leaders indicated at the annual Central Economic Work Conference this weekend that their economic priority for the next year would be expanding consumption as a driver of the economy. "

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"The lottery of life, Where to be born in 2013?" - TE - Nov 21, 2012
www.economist.com/news/21566430-where-be-born-2013-lottery-l…

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U.S. senators seek probe into royalties, on coal exports; Any wrongdoing by the mining companies must be found out +punished - FY/Reuters, WASHINGTON - Jan 5, 2012

- Patrick Rucker -
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-senators-seek-probe-royaltie…

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Bacanora Minerals - Preliminary Economic Assessment for Cajon Borate Deposit Estimated @$113.000.000 NPV8 - Jan 4, 2012
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bacanora-preliminary-economic-…

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Pura Vida Energy NL - Farmout with Plains Exploration &Production Company Secures Funding, For Multi-Well Drilling Program Offshore Morocco - Jan 3, 2012

+ Pura Vida has signed a farmout agreement in relation to the Mazagan permit, offshore Morocco.

+ The farmout will provide funding for various exploration operations "up to" a maximum of US$215.000.000, including a firm commitment to fund +drill two exploration wells.

+ Drilling will test multiple play types, including the giant Toubkal prospect, that has a "mean resource potential" of 1.500.000.000 barrels.

+ @closing(following receipt of all governmental approvals) Pura Vida will receive an upfront cash payment, of US$15.000.000. ...
www.puravidaenergy.com.au/news_pdf/ASX_67_-_Farmout_Secures_…

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Perilya - Announces Updated Resource Estimate -to 21.700.000 tonnes @9.2% zinc, 7.0% lead +89 g/t of silver M/I/I, including 11.700.000t @6.2% zinc, 4.8% lead +50g/t of silver P/P reserves - Dec 28, 2012
www.perilya.com.au/articles/broken-hill-updated-reserve-and-…

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"Obama says U.S. can't afford more showdowns, over debt, deficits"; Republicans Representative D. Camp, delivering his party's weekly address, warned, @least indirectly, that they would expect spending cuts, in return for raising the ceiling again - FY/Reuters, HONOLULU - Jan 5, 2012

- Jeff Mason -
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-says-u-cant-afford-11044…

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Haranga Resources - Presentation - Dec 18, 2012
www.haranga.com/pdfs/PresentationTheSelengeIronOreProjectMon…

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Resource Generation - Interim fund raising +offtake contract, with Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd. - Jan 7, 2012
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=RES&E=ASX&N=715141

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Globe Metals &Mining - Updated JORC Resource Estimate, Kanyika Project -of 68.300.000 Tonnes @2.830ppm Nb2O5, 135ppm Ta2O5 +80ppm U3O8 M/I/I - Jan 7, 2012
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=GBE&E=ASX&N=620423

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Tanami Gold NL - "Significant growth" in Groundrush Resource -to 1.040.000 Ounces @4.8g/t Au M/I/I, Deposit "remains open in multiple directions" - Jan 7, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=TAM&E=ASX&N=620424

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Coal of Africa - MOU Signed with Vitol Group, world's largest energy trading company - Jan 7, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CZA&E=ASX&N=620430

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Kupang Resources - Supply Agreement for High Grade Manganese, with Manganese Society of Kupang, +Plant Acquired - Jan 7, 2013

"KHL":

+ Letter of intent entered into "for potential supply"(on a "best endeavours basis") of an estimated 30.000 tonnes/month, of high grade locally mined manganese ore

+ Process plant acquired capable of producing 30.000 tonnes of High Grade Manganese Lump product/month, for direct smelter feed

+ "Targeting" grades 85 -95% Manganese Oxide(Mn >50%), with minimal impurities, "therefore driving the highest "potential" value" ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=KPR&E=ASX&N=620420

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Fake press release wipes $314.000.000 off Whitehaven - MA - Jan 7, 2012

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/fake-press-release-wipes-$31…

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MGT Resources - Statement Retracting a Mineral Estimate, of 200.000 tonnes @1.68% Tin I - Jan 7, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=MGS&E=ASX&N=715206

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Chemical leak shuts off water; in north China city - CER/WSJ/Xinhua - Jan 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63293

"Nearly 40 tons of a chemical used in manufacturing and agriculture leaked into a reservoir and a river in Shanxi province late last month, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing state-owned Xinhua news agency.

Residents in Hebei province's Handan city lost access to drinking water Saturday after the chemical compound aniline flowed eastward down the Zhouzhang river. Four officials at Tianji Coal Chemical Industry Group were fired after a drainage valve at a company factory functioned improperly, resulting in the leak. It took the company five days to report the problem. A report on the front page of People's Daily Monday said that 85% of Handan's drinking water has been restored. The incident, while less severe than other recent environmental disasters in China, highlighted the country's growing water pollution problem. "

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China pledges investment, in public transport - CER/BB - Jan 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63290

"China will aim for public transport to account for 60% of all vehicles operating in larger urban areas in a bid to relieve increasing traffic congestion, Bloomberg reported.

Beijing will assist the development of green, urban transportation and provide tax incentives and fuel subsidies for public transit vehicles, according to a State Council statement posted online on January 5. The current proportion of public transport use was not detailed. Certain shuttle services, such as those on airport and school routes, will be able to use public transport lanes and parking may be prohibited in busy areas. Local regulators should plan for one bus stop every 500 meters in the center of towns, the statement said. Transport providers should approach strategic financiers for funds and raise private capital via trust and equity investments, the State Council said, although overall financing budgets were not specified. "

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Australians want to put the brakes, on foreign ownership of mining interests - M.com - Jan 4, 2013

- Marc Howe -
www.mining.com/australians-want-to-put-the-brakes-on-foreign…

"A new survey conducted as part of a nation-wide television series on the Australian mining industry has found that Australians are heavily opposed to foreign ownership of the country's resource interests.

The survey of 1.500 people was conducted by Australia's SBS channel as part of its television series "Dirty Business:How Mining Made Australia " +reveals that nearly 70% of respondents favor restrictions on foreign ownership of Australian mining companies.

Most of the respondents said that foreign ownership of Australia's mining concerns is >than they would prefer , +almost 1/2 of those surveyed were opposed to the recruitment of foreign labor by miners.

The survey also indicates that the China-backed mining boom has had a disparate impact on Australia's states, with Queenslanders +Western Australians twice as likely to feel that they have derived benefit from the boom, than their compatriots in the south-eastern states of New South Wales +Victoria.

Although people in the most populous states of NSW +Victoria feel they've missed out on the direct benefits of the resource boom, Australians in general believe that the mining sector has served the country well during tough economic times —44% of respondents believe the mining sector helped insulate Australia from the impact of the GFC, with only 9% demurring. "

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Rare earth phone scams fleece credulous UK investors; Cold-call phone scams have switched from traditional sales staples, such as unlisted shares in obscure companies, to novel new get-rich investment options such as land, wine, +lumps of rare earth metals. The Independent reports that the sale of rare earth elements by unregulated "boiler room" companies in England has become the latest trend, in investment phone scams - M.com/TI - Jan 6, 2012

- Marc Howe -
www.mining.com/rare-earth-phone-scams-fleece-credulous-uk-in…
www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/rare-metals-beware-th…

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´13 Global Gold Price Report; This year, we contacted executives from a cross-section of senior, mid-tier +junior gold mining companies, representing 35.000.000Ozs gold mined in ´12 - PWCCA - Dec12

- Gold is the favoured commodity of ´13, with >80% of gold executives expecting to see a rise in the price of gold. An analysis of the 46 largest TSX-listed gold mining companies showed that >20 of these gold companies have cash reserves >$500.000.000.

Gold miners are "determined to prove they’re a good investment" —not just now , but in the long term. In "order to receive approval from investors, they will have to establish cost-effective management strategies, increase dividend payments +invest responsibly in production growth."

Gold companies are using cash for development +exploration, with 100% of senior gold companies using cash for such activities +89% of mid-tier companies planning on using cash for project development +another 83% of mid-tier miners planning on using cash for fund exploration activity in ´13.

There will also be an increase in M&A activity in ´13, as 20% of all senior gold companies plan to spend money on acquisition-related activities, while 33% of junior/mid-tier companies expect to spend their cash on acquisitions. This is double the number of companies, that spent money on M&A activity in ´12.


Topics

I. Inside
II. PWC´s point of view
III. Gold price performance
IV. Interview with Jamie Sokalsky, President +CEO, Barrick Gold Corporation
V. Gold miners´ cash allocation +capital investment strategies
VI: Mine planning data
VII. Interview with Randy Smallwood, President +CEO, Silver Wheaton Corporation
VIII: Global silver price survey responses
IX. Deals activity, in ´12
X. Gold deal activity
XI. Mining in South Africa -´13 Outlook ...-
www.pwc.com/en_CA/ca/mining/publications/pwc-global-gold-pri…

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Adventure Gold - outlines inferred resources -of 770.000 ounces @2.63g/t Au, located 25 kilometers from Val-d’Or, "+therefore close to all required infrastructure for a "proper" development", Key infrastructure for the project: a currently existing 340-metre deep shaft, underground development drifts on five levels, industrial access road, power line, a railway within 1.5 kilometres +custom milling facilities, in Val-d’Or - Nov 21, 2012
www.adventure-gold.com/common/documents/AGE-EN-PascalisReses…

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Northern Graphite - Signs Equipment Financing Deal, with Caterpillar, "potentially 1/3rd of the capital required, to develop Bissett Creek" - Jan 8, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/northern-graphite-signs-equ…

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EnWave - Signs Collaboration with Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Ltd., an industry leader in the production +processing of dairy products in Canada - Jan 8, 2013
www.enwave.net/media/20130108_-_enwave_signs_collaboration_w…

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African Eagle Resources Plc - Maiden JORC Resource Estimate for Zanzui: 27.100.000Tonnes @0.81% Ni +0.06% Co I; Zanzui complex "covers an area of ~140 km2, defined nickel resource measures ~3 km2" - Jan 8, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/print-version/african-eagle-declares-27…

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Jupiter Mines - Mount Ida Resource Upgrade -to 1.850.000.000 tonnes @29.48% Fe - Jan 8, 2013
www.jupitermines.com/images/jupiter---aesie.pdf

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Ferrex Plc - Scoping Study Update "Substantially Improves Economics, @Malelane Iron Ore Project", primarily a result of improved fines recovery that the Company has been investigating for the last 6months; D. Reeves: "These updated Scoping Study numbers "have substantially enhanced the already excellent economics of Malelane" +"with the Capital Intensity continuing to fall, the Project is well within the 1st 1/4 of iron ore projects, world-wide." As a result of metallurgical testwork conducted over the past six months, an increase in mass recovery of the fines, from 20% to 37%, has been achieved by using an alternative density separation method. This, combined with a reduction in quoted rail costs to the port of Maputo, has delivered the significant improvements in operating costs, product produced +accordingly, the Project’s IRR +NPV" - Jan 7, 2013

+ NPV10 increased by 65% -to USD523.000.000(pre-tax)

+ IRR increased by 44% -to 72%(pre-tax)

+ Capital Intensity reduced -to USD72/t*

+ Operating Costs reduced -"commencing" @USD44/t Freight on Board(‘FOB’)

+ Production increased -to 1.800.000t/anno, @57% iron(‘Fe’)(62% CaFe)

+ Resource based on 1.1/14km strike length ...
www.ferrexplc.com/documents/MalelaneScopingStudyUpdate04.01.…

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PanTerra Gold - restarts full production, @Las Lagunas - Jan 8, 2013
www.panterragold.com/userfiles/file/news/8_1_2013%20%20Progr…

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Brixton Metals - to Acquire 100% Interest, in Thorn Property - Jan 8, 2013
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brixton-metals-acquire-100-int…

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Minco Silver - Provides Corporate Update - Jan 8, 2013
www.mincosilver.ca/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=564626&_Type=…

[Popeye82]

CBM Asia Development - Clarifies 15 Tcf "Resource Target" - Jan 9, 2013
www.cbmasia.ca/Press-Releases/118

[Popeye82]

Prospect Global Resources - Potash Price of $400/Metric Ton "Validates Prospect Global Resources' China Contract" - Jan 8, 2013
http://ir.prospectgri.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=236928&p=irol-news…

[Popeye82]

Fire on BHP land burning “out of control” - MA - Jan 9, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/fire-on-bhp-land-burning-out…

[Popeye82]

Fortune Minerals - closes NICO refinery lands purchase - Jan 9, 2013
www.fortuneminerals.com/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-De…

[Popeye82]

Southern Weekly reaches agreement, with Party officials - CER/FT - Jan 9, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63317

"An agreement between Communist Party officials and journalists at Southern Weekly could end a weeklong row over censorship at the Guangzhou-based paper, one of China's most respected, Financial Times reported.

Officials will drop approval procedures for reporting topics and stop examining copy during the production process, according to internal chat group messages. In return, journalists have agreed to go back to work. Writers and editors at the paper reportedly left their desks after a Guangdong province propaganda official rewrote the paper's New Year's message last week . The move was widely criticized on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, and protestors early this week gathered outside the Southern Weekly's headquarters. The agreement, reached Tuesday, demonstrated the Communist Party's eagerness to quickly end the dispute and the bad publicity it has attracted . "

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Champion Minerals - Provides Mineral Resource Estimate Update for East +West Deposits, @Consolidated Fire Lake North Project: 1.215.100.000Tonnes @~30.9% Fe M/I/I; T. L.: "Our ´12 drilling campaign was highly successful "@"upgrading Inferred Resources -to Measured +Indicated categories, while "significantly" expanding total resources. The updated resource tonnages "position the Fire Lake North deposits among the best in the Labrador Trough, "in terms" of size +grade". The increased resource is " "close " to the tonnage required to double the expected annual concentrate production -to 20.000.000tonnes", "which will have a significant positive impact on the FLN Project economics". The "new project scope +economics" will be presented in the CFLN Project Preliminary Feasibility Study, later this month. However, for the Feasibility Study, expected July ´13, we plan additional drilling, to further enhance our resource +reserve base, to support a 20-year mine plan, with 20.000.000t concentrate production/anno. Champion's resource base, of >2.600.000.000 tonnes, within the confines of the Consolidated Fire Lake North Project " "might " ultimately support 30.000.000 -40.000.000 tonnes of iron concentrate production/anno +"could "suffice" to support an independent rail solution, if necessary." Furthermore, we have nooot yet assessed "potential development of the 2.400.000.000 tonnes of additional resources, that have been delineated, within our Fermont Holdings" - Jan 9, 2013
www.championironmines.com/vns-site/?page=pressdetail&xmlid=h…

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Chinese bank loans fall -to record low - CER/BB/IMF - Jan 9, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63316

"Chinese bank loans "may have declined" to a record low, "as a proportion of financing in the economy", "signaling an increase in the use of riskier non-bank financing sources", Bloomberg reported.

New yuan financing "likely fell by 14% year-on-year in December", according to the average forecast in a Bloomberg News poll, of 27 analysts. The figure "would mean that banks provided 55% of the country's total financing, in ´12, according to UBS AG (UBS.NYSE) estimates, the lowest since ´02. The fall "marks the declining ability of official loan figures", "to reflect the true scale of debt, as borrowers +investors switch to less-monitored , higher-margin unofficial financing instruments". The increasing use of non-bank finance "poses "new challenges to financial stability,"" said the International Monetary Fund. "

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Leyshon Resources - 2nd Well Encounters Multiple Pay Zones; analysis of logs +samples is ongoing, however positive initial results have "indicated that ~80 metres of cumulative potential pay interval has been intersected, across 15 "potential" pay zones" - Jan 9, 2013
http://leyshonresources.com/upload/documents/Investor/Releas…

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Zincox Resources Plc - Korean Recycling Plant, Update - Jan 09, 2013
www.zincox.com/userfiles/file/130109%20Korean%20Recycling%20…

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SA +world "urged to accelerate carbon-capture efforts"; South Africa, which relies primarily on coal to produce most of its electricity, is "set to raise the profile of its carbon capture +storage(CCS) initiatives in ´13", amid a call from the International Energy Agency(IEA) for a renewed focus on the deployment of CCS as part of international efforts to reduce climate-altering carbon emissions. The agency warned early in January that "the goal of limiting the global temperature rise to only 2 °C by ´50 will be impossible without CCS", which it sees as "a necessary addition to other low-carbon energy technologies +energy efficiency improvements" - MW - Jan 9, 2013

- T. C. -
www.miningweekly.com/article/sa-and-world-urged-to-accelerat…

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China introduces spot checks for IPOs - CER/Reuters - Jan 10, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63329

"China's security regulator plans to tell underwriters and auditors of prospective IPO applicants to review their accounts and then begin conducting spot checks on the companies, Reuters reported, citing unidentified sources.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will be on the lookout for factors including illegal and fraudulent activity and measures taken to prevent loss, the sources said Wednesday. The regulator also plans reject IPO applicants for China's small-cap ChiNext board if they record a year-on-year decrease in profit in 2012. The self-inspection period will continue until the end of March. The move adds to other measures taken by the CSRC to improve the reputation of the Chinese stock market, after it was tarnished by allegations of insider trading and accounting scandals. New listings on the domestic IPO market have been frozen since October, and 882 companies are now queuing to list. "

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Southern Weekly "back to normal" - CER/WSJ - Jan 10, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63328

"The new year's second issue of Southern Weekly hit stands Thursday, signaling an end to a clamorous censorship dispute between officials and journalists in Guangdong province.

A verbal agreement between provincial authorities and the newspaper meant production was “back to normal,” according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited a Southern Weekly editor. In exchange for printing, propaganda authorities agreed not interfere with the paper's content or punish the journalists. The controversy began last week when a propaganda official rewrote Southern Weekly's New Year's message. Since then, other publications have become embroiled in the dispute. The editor at Beijing News reportedly resigned this week after officials forced the paper to publish a criticism of Southern Weekly. The website of Yanhuang Chunqiu was shut down last week after it advocated for rule of law, the original theme of Southern Weekly's New Year's message. "

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China opens mobile services, to non-state firms - CER/BB - Jan 10, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63329

"China will launch a "two-year trial" for private firms to provide mobile services to users, ending the monopoly of state-owned carriers in the nation's telecommunications sector, Bloomberg reported.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday proposed the initiative online, which will allow private Chinese companies to acquire mobile network bandwidth from current carriers and rename the services before marketing them to users. Beijing will support private capital injections to bolster network quality in the mobile services industry, the ministry said. The development follows China's State Council's pronouncement in May 2010 that it would encourage competition and private investment in the telecommunications sector. Foreign investment in the mobile services sector is limited to minority share holdings in listed Hong Kong units of mainland operators. "

[Popeye82]

Canada Lithium - signs 2nd off-take deal, with Marubeni - Jan 10, 2013
www.canadalithium.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=565000&_Ty…

[Popeye82]

Karnalyte Resources - inks Indian investment +off-take agreement - Jan 10, 2013
http://karnalyte.com/News/news-details/2013/Karnalyte-Resour…

[Popeye82]

Brazil to go ahead with oil rights auction, in May - MW/Reuters - Jan 10, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/brazil-to-go-ahead-with-oil-rig…

[Popeye82]

Minbos Resources - Strategic Partner Tender Process -Market Update - Jan 9, 2013
www.minbos.com/assets/documents/asx/2013/strategicpartnerten…

[Popeye82]

Canadian Orebodies - Announces Final ´12 Drill Results, @Haig West; G. McK.: "We are very pleased with the progress made during ´12 -a year in which we established three new areas of iron mineralization +added >145 square kilometers of land for future exploration. During this past year's exploration program we outlined iron mineralization @Haig West over a 25km strike length, @Kihl Bay over 10km, +@Haig North over 8km. This program "reaffirmed management's belief about the "vast potential" of the Belcher Islands", +we "still have a number of "highly prospective" areas, that have never been drill tested" " - Jan 10, 2013
www.canadianorebodies.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=564886
www.canadianorebodies.com/i/maps/HaigInlet/2012DrillPlan-Fin…

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Nemex Resources - Maiden Inferred Resource, @Telimele Iron Project in Guinea: 257.665.000tonnes @37.29% I, 2.000.000.000 ‐5.000.000.000tonnes @30 ‐40% Fe "exploration target" -should NOOOT be confused with estimates of Mineral Resources - Jan 10, 2013

Boulere Prospect

+ 258.000.000t @37.3% Fe Inferred Mineral Resource, @the Boulere Prospect

+ Maiden Mineral Resource includes 16.800.000t @55.1% Fe of "potential direct shipping ore(DSO)"

+ "5% of prospective area drilled", mineralisation remains open, in all directions

+ Test work underway, on potential DSO metallurgical samples, to provide product type +quality

+ Concept Study underway, to "examine commercial viability of a 1.000.000 +2.000.000t/anno DSO operation"

+ Télimélé ironstone occurs close to rail +ports in the West African country of Guinea. Two operational railways pass nearby the project. The ironstone occurs @surface +has been traced over a 30km strike length of the Télimélé Licence +adjoining licence applications


Regional Exploration Target1

+ 2.000.000.000 ‐5.000.000.000t @ 30 ‐40% Fe exploration target, "over licences +applications"

+ Target includes 50.000.000 –100.000.000 @50 -60% Fe "potential DSO mineralisation" ...
www.nemexres.com.au/sites/4dbe04e850ee853d0e00046d/contents/…

[Popeye82]

Aspire Mining - Noble Group Provides Additional Support, for Ovoot Coking Coal Project’s Port +Rail Solutions - Jan 10, 2013
www.aspiremininglimited.com/userfiles/file/370_201301210%20n…

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China lifts nuclear power plant construction moratorium, imposed on the industry to review safety following Japan's Fukushima disaster - PAIA - Jan 11, 2013
www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/38045/china-lif…

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BioNeutral Group - Receives "Positive Testing Results From A Global Independent Laboratory", For Its Ygiene Sterilant Against Anthrax Spores; Ygiene IS in 1 minute or <eliminated anthrax spores @<a 10 to the 6th challenge level, while it took chlorine bleach 60 minutes to achieve the same level of performance, which today is often recommended +frequently used in addressing anthrax contamination - Nov 28, 2012
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bioneutral-group-receives-posi…

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Bora Bora Resources - bHoA for High Grade Graphite Project Acquisition; "surrounding one of the world’s oldest producing +highest grade vein graphite mines", in "a region known to have the world’s highest grades of graphite mineralisation"; P. Ford: "We are "very excited by the acquisition" +its high grade nature -which is nooot comparable to any other region in the world ... We are pleased to have successfully completed due diligence upon this "exciting Sri Lankan graphite portfolio." Sri Lanka is "well documented to have the world’s highest grades of graphite mineralisation"(usually in excess of 90% TGC), "relative to the rest of the world’s deposits" -that typically do not average grades in excess of 15% TGC" - Nov 28, 2012
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=BBR&E=ASX&N=615854
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=BBR&E=ASX&N=620594
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=BBR&E=ASX&N=618782
http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-117/NA_117_i.pdf

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Cardero Resource - Announces Maiden Resource Estimate, for Sheini Hills Iron Project, Ghana: 1.312.000.000 Tonnes @33.8% Fe I, with a global strip ratio of 0.93 - Jan11, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/cardero-announces-maiden-in…
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/CDU_Figure1_846080.pdf

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Global activists join fight to “kill” Whitehaven mine - MA - Jan 11, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/global-activists-join-fight-…

[Popeye82]

Dortmund holt Sahin zurück - W/DPA - Jan 11, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/sport/fussball/1liga/17006110-bvb-hol…

[Popeye82]

Nevsun Resources - Comments on Human Rights Matters - Jan 11, 2013
www.nevsun.com/news/2013/january11/

[Popeye82]

Guyana Goldfields - Announces Updated Feasibility Study, with $800.000.000 NPV5 +38% IRR(After-Tax), estimated initial capital to achieve commercial production of US$205.000.000 - Jan 11, 2013
http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=2101115407&view=16…

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Armstrong will Doping beichten, Lance Armstrong will laut einem US-Medienbericht "dosiert auspacken" - W/DPA, BOSTON - Jan 11, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/sport/sportmix/17011250-medien-armstr…

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EIUG head "calls for rethink", on SA’s nuclear plan; The head of South Africa’s Energy Intensive User Group(EIUG), which represents Eskom’s largest mining +industrial customers, has called for a full review of the country’s future generation capacity options, including the validity of pursuing a “substantial, expensive +inflexible nuclear programme”. Writing in the Business Day, EIUG chairperson Mike Rossouw described the current version of the Integrated Resources Plan(IRP), which was published in ´11 +outlines South Africa’s new electricity generation capacity plan for the 20-year period from ´10 -´30, as “outdated” “A review should consider, for example, the scope for new technology innovation in power, the validity of a substantial, expensive +inflexible nuclear programme +alternative fuel options, such as gas,” Rossouw argues. It has been reported previously that the Department of Energy is "likely to conduct" a review of the current IRP during ´13, +that there is an "intention to increase the role of imported +unconventional gas options into a revised plan". Rossouw tells Engineering News Online that the review is “overdue”, as there have been material changes in the electricity environment, since the IRP was published - MW - Jan 11, 2013

- T. C. -
www.miningweekly.com/article/eiug-head-calls-for-rethink-on-…

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Australian cyclone cuts 1/5th of global iron ore trade - MW/Reuters, SYDNEY - Jan 11, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/australian-cyclone-cuts-fifth-o…

[Popeye82]

Japan kicking off another seabed survey, for Rare Earths; Japan is launching another survey, "in the hopes of uncovering more rare earths deposits on the sea floor". In ´11 it was reported Japanese scientists had discovered a massive potential seabed rare earths deposit 1000times >than those on land, "which was estimated to be as large as 100.000.000.000 tonnes". It came only months after the nation changed it resources laws, to allow for mining of the seabed as part of the Japanese Government’s plan to increase control of natural resources within the seabed inside of its exclusive economic zone - MA - Jan 11, 2013

- C. Latimer -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/japan-surveys-seabed-for-rar…

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Helmut verlässt das Camp - W - Jan 12, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/tv/dschungelcamp/17012212-dschungelca…

[Popeye82]

Obama VERBIETET Bau eines Todessterns; Enttäuschung für alle Star-Wars-Fans: Die USA werden KEINEN Todesstern bauen. Eine entsprechende Online-Petition lehnte das Weiße Haus ab, weil die US-Regierung "keine Unterstützung für die Zerstörung von Planeten" leiste, "Warum sollten wir unzählige Dollars aus Steuereinnahmen für einen Todesstern ausgeben, dessen fundamentale Schwachstelle von einem Ein-Mann-Raumflieger ausgenutzt werden kann? "; Studenten der Lehigh University in Pennsylavania hatten ausgerechnet, wie teuer der Nachbau wohl wäre +kamen auf 852.000.000.000.000.000 Dollar, In diesen Preis sind aber leeeeediglich die Rohstoffkosten für den notwendigen Stahl eingerechnet. Bei einem Durchmesser von 140 Kilometern würden 1.080.000.000.000.000 Tonnen benötigt/800.000 Jahre aktuelle Weltstahlproduktion - W - Jan 12, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/panorama/17011968-obama-v…

[SEPP_EIXLBERGER]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.015.284 von Popeye82 am 13.01.13 09:39:13

Sag bloß du interessierst dich für den Schmarrn!

Peace&Love
SEPPi

[Popeye82]

French utility GDF Suez says keen to export US shale gas - MW/Reuters/CMR, PARIS - Jan 12, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/french-utility-gdf-suez-says-ke…

"GDF Suez, Europe's biggest utility, is keen to export American shale gas and hopes the Obama administration will soon deliver licenses to export the gas, GDF Suez CE Gerard Mestrallet said on Friday.

The French group has an agreement with Sempra Energy to develop a gas liquefaction plant in Hackberry, Louisiana. Mestrallet said that energy-intensive industries are lobbying to block export of the abundant gas, but that energy groups like GDF Suez are keen to export it.

"At the moment, not a cubic metre of gas is leaving the US," Mestrallet told reporters.

GDF Suez hopes that the Louisiana plant, which is expected to start operations in 2016, will allow it to liquefy shale gas and ship it to Asia via the Panama canal.

Mestrallet said the abundance of shale gas in the US was hurting the competitiveness of European companies and that energy-intensive industries were increasingly delocalising to the US.

He also said that France's ban on hydraulic fracking was untenable in the long term.

France possibly has the biggest shale gas reserves in Europe, but it has a ban on fracking and withdrew several exploration permits this year.

"It is not because some consider that today it is not possible to extract shale gas without damaging the environment, that it will always be thus. Technology will improve, and then we need to think again," he said.

Mestrallet said it is the government's responsibility to boost economic growth as well as to protect the environment.

"The state will have to decide when the technology has improved sufficiently. But let us not close the door to progress," he said.

Mestrallet also called for a review of French mining law, under which landowners have no ownership of any underground resources, and said that it would be only logical that landowners would receive at least a certain percentage of the income from the extraction of any underground resources.

"If you'd own a beautiful property in a lovely area, the worst that could happen to you would be the discovery of oil or other resources. You'd get nothing but the trouble," he said.

Mestrallet said that a new system of automatic indexation of consumer gas prices in France will be more in line with GDF Suez's effective operating costs.

"From 2013 onwards, we can start with a price level that corresponds to GDF Suez's real costs," Mestrallet said.

GDF Suez and other suppliers have repeatedly challenged French caps on gas tariff increases in court.

Mestrallet also said GDF Suez still expects to meet its targets for 2012 recurring group net profit of between €3.7-billion and €4.2-billion.

GDF Suez's full-year 2012 earnings will be released on February 28.


Edited by: Creamer Media Reporter "

[Popeye82]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.015.339 von SEPP_EIXLBERGER am 13.01.13 10:03:35

Man muss über die wirklich wichtigen Sachen immer informiert sein.


Nein, das fällt eher in meine Sonderkategorie "Sachen, die die Welt nicht braucht". Da mir das im www "immer überrepräsentierter" scheint, habe ich das mal mit aufgenommen.

Gruß
P.

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NGEx Resources - Announces Substantial Increase in Mineral Resource Estimate, for the Josemaria Project -to 1.032.000.000tonnes @~0.35% Cu +~0.23g/t Au, for 8.130.000.000Pounds Copper +8.140.000 Ounces Gold I/I - Jan 10, 2013
http://ngexresources.mwnewsroom.com/getattachment/487a2380-0…

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Blackham Resources - announce Matilda resource upgrade -to 1.495.000 Ounces @1.9g/t Au M/I/I - Jan 13, 2012
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=BLK&E=ASX&N=620929

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West Melville Metals - Announces Initial Mineral Resource, @Isortoq: 70.300.000tonnes @29.6% Fe, 10.9% TiO2 +0.144% V2O3 I; "represents drilling of <1km of the Isortoq body, "while evidence from previous drilling +the ´12 ground magnetic survey has demonstrated a strike length >16.3 kilometres" " - Jan 14, 2013
www.westmelville.com/news/index.php?&content_id=51

[Popeye82]

Barbie &die "Bachelor"-Lüge: Nina IST SCHON verheiratet - W - Jan 15, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/tv/shows/17025196-bachelor-barbie-ver…

[Popeye82]

Volta Mining - HGS - Jan 15, 2013
www.voltamining.com.au/index.php?option=com_investorcentre&v…

[Popeye82]

Kivalliq Energy - Announces 60% Increase in Uranium Resource -to 43.300.000 lbs @~0.69% U3O8 +~23g/t Ag, ~0.17% Mo +~0.25% Cu I, "one of the largest undeveloped +highest-grade uranium resources in Canada, outside of the Athabasca Basin" - Jan 15, 2013
www.kivalliqenergy.com/news/index.php?&content_id=212

[Popeye82]

Mining wealth "should be shared -Zuma" - IOL, JOHANNESBURG - Jan 14, 2013
www.iol.co.za/news/politics/mining-wealth-should-be-shared-z…

[Popeye82]

Mining bosses' "nasty New Year surprise" - TNA - Jan 14, 2013
www.thenewage.co.za/78307-1007-53-Mining_bosses_nasty_New_Ye…

- B. Sergeant -

"After a difficult year, mining executives and their lawyers returned to work after their December break only to be confronted with 99 pages of proposed amendments to mining laws.

On December 27, at the close of one of the most tumultuous years in South African mining, Minerals Minister Susan Shabangu quietly published the proposed amendments in the Government Gazette.

Amid the scramble to formulate responses to the proposals, the general reaction has been that the good news, for now, was that the proposed amendments made no mention of the so-called mining super tax that was proposed in an ANC paper. The paper proposed a "resource rent tax" of 50%, which would apply above a certain threshold.

Domestic mining companies already pay a standard corporate income tax rate of 28%, plus a 10% secondary tax on companies, plus royalties of up to 7%.

Mining lawyers have identified a number of contentious issues amid the 99-page proposed draft amendment bill to the

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act. The Department of Mineral Resources would not comment yesterday. "

[Popeye82]

Fission Energy - Denison Mines to Acquire Fission Energy, +Spin-Out Patterson Lake - Jan 16, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=566128

[Popeye82]

Quadrupled recycled platinum supply hobbling mining –Amplats - MW, JOHANNESBURG - Jan 15, 2013

- M. Creamer -
www.miningweekly.com/article/quadrupled-recycled-supply-hobb…

[Popeye82]

Anglo American, CMU collaborate on robotics development, to improve mine safety - MW, JOHANNESBURG - Jan 16, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/anglo-american-cmu-collaborate-…

[Popeye82]

Carpathian Gold - Reviews ´12 Achievements +Reports RDM Mine Construction now 60% Complete +Remains on Schedule for Gold Production, in H2 ´13 - Jan 17, 2013
www.carpathiangold.com/news/press-releases/press-release-det…

[Popeye82]

Species Discovered in in Southeast Asia; A new bat named for its devilish appearance, a subterranean blind fish, a ruby-eyed pit viper, +a frog that sings like a bird are among 126 newly identified species from the Greater Mekong -a region that includes Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam +Laos. Amid the excitement of these discoveries is the grim reality that many species could disappear before they are ever recorded because of man-made pressures, such as habitat loss +illegal hunting, in the area - WWF - Jan13
http://worldwildlife.org/stories/remarkable-species-discover…
http://assets.worldwildlife.org/publications/533/files/origi…

[Popeye82]

Muss Allegra als Erste gehen? - T.de - Jan13
http://top.de/news/66nI-dschungelcamp-2013-allegra-curtis-ge…

[Popeye82]

And then there's the EU! ; The European Commission responded to the Deepwater Horizon disaster by reaching for a new level of regulation; this is an extract from the Commission’s own summary in the relevant press release... - FP - Nov 30, 2013
www.findingpetroleum.com/n/And_then_theres_the_EU/8f9efb8d.a…

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Cap-Ex Ventures - Releases Final Assay Results, of "up to" 256.8m @28.82%, 233.4m @30.58%, 226.5m @29.91%, 202.2m @29.16% +249.m @29.14% Fe, Prior to Maiden Resource Estimate, scheduled to be released within the next few weeks - Jan 17, 2013
www.cap-ex.ca/news/2013-news-releases/147-cap-ex-releases-fi…

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FDI into China fell, in ´12 - CER/FT - Jan 17, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63371

"Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China dropped year-on-year in 2012 as growth slowed, Financial Times reported. FDI fell 3.7% from the year prior to US$111.7 billion, the first drop since the 2009 global financial crisis. Outbound investment from China, however, hit a record high of US$77.2 billion in 2012, a 28.6% increase from 2011.

A decline in foreign investment was partially caused by rising costs of operation in the mainland. HSBC (HBC.NYSE, 0005.HKG, HSBA.LON) figures show that FDI into the textile industry declined 19% in the first three quarters of 2012. Meanwhile, sharp rises of FDI into lower cost nations, such as Indonesia and Thailand, indicate China may be losing its ability to compete on cost. "India, Indonesia and Vietnam stand to benefit most as they have large labor forces and strong domestic markets," wrote Trinh Nguyen, an HSBC economist, in a recent report "

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China to build steel plant, in Iran - CER/WSJ - Jan 17, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63367

"A Chinese state-owned metals firm inked a US$712 million deal to construct a steel factory in Iran, a sign that Beijing is not in step with other nations eschewing trade with Tehran over its nuclear weapons ambitions, The Wall Street Journal reported.

China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering & Construction (000758.SH), a unit of metals giant China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group, will assist the Iran Butia steel factory with equipment supply and installation, building and education services and engineering design, the Chinese company said in a statement Wednesday. China has consistently defended its trade relations with Iran, which is under sanctions imposed by the US and European Union for allegedly developing its nuclear weapons capacity. However, this deal is unlikely to raise concern in the US or Europe, given its small size and steel's lower priority in contrast with crude oil. "

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Germany's Metro shutters China retail stores - CER/WSJ - Jan 17, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63369

"Germany's Metro is exiting the Chinese consumer electronics retail market, after a two year trial period, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The larger Metro Group will focus on other lines of business to strengthen its market position, said Chief Executive Olaf Koch on Wednesday. Consumer electronics firm Media-Saturn, a unit of Metro, had seven Media Markt brand stores in China. A significant amount of capital would have been required to allow the firm to compete in the country, the German company said. The move was widely anticipated, as Media Markt had to compete with online retailers who offered lower prices and a wider range of goods, said Commerzbank analyst Jürgen Elfers. Metro will continue its Metro Cash & Carry line of wholesale food stores in China, having opened 12 such stores in the mainland last year. "

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Balamara Resources - "Final tender submitted" for Togo world-class Phosphate Project, Balamara is one of three remaining parties short-listed for this Tier1 project, +the Company has assembled a strong consortium of partners for the tender process, including one of the largest investment banks in the world; Project is a "significant" deposit of >2.000.000.000 tonnes phosphate which has been extensively drilled with a large core of higher grade product(18 -20% P2O4). The deposit is shallow "+therefore "considered" "relatively" easy to mine." "Perhaps most importantly of all", it is located only 30km from an existing port facility, with infrastructure in place - Jan 18, 2013
www.readcorporate.com.au/news/BMB_180113.pdf

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Centaurus Metals - MOU Signed with Minas Gerais State Government -Jambreiro - Jan 18, 2013

+ Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) signed with State of Minas Gerais +other key State Departments, encompassing project facilitation arrangements for the Jambreiro Iron Ore Project.

+ The project facilitation arrangements encompass important tax concessions, relating to key capital +operating inputs for the Project.

+ Concessions encompassed within the MOU "are initially expected" to deliver capital cost savings, of A$4.000.000 to 5.000.000.

+ Signing of the MOU "reflects the strong relationship which Centaurus has developed with the State Government in Minas Gerais, as well as with local communities +municipalities."

+ State to provide support +assistance to the Company, to access State Development Bank funding for equipment finance +for the licencing process.

+ Jambreiro Project to result in a A$136.000.000 investment by Centaurus in the State +the creation of >1.000 direct/indirect jobs during construction +~300 direct +200 indirect jobs during steady state operations. ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CTM&E=ASX&N=621440

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Japan, US revisit defense agreements, amid China spat - CER/Reuters - Jan 18, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63384
www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/world/asia/american-envoy-calls-f…

"The US and Japan started reviewing joint defense agreements on Thursday, amid a territorial dispute between Tokyo and Beijing over islands in the East China Sea, Reuters reported.

The guidelines - which cover how Japanese and US troops cooperate in Japan or in its vicinity - are being revisited for the first time in 15 years, as there have been significant changes in the security conditions during that period, particularly in regard to maritime development, the Japanese government said. The issues covered will include the role of Japanese and US troops in the next 15 years and the security practices in that period, according to a US Defense Ministry representative. Meetings began in Tokyo, and revisions are expected to take a year to complete. In a separate report, high ranking US diplomat Kurt Campbell urged Japanese and Chinese leaders on Thursday to start diplomatic talks on the escalating islands dispute to avoid a potential crisis. "

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China adds to US Treasuries holdings - CER/BB - Jan 17, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63368

"Chinese bought up US Treasuries in November, pushing its holdings to a one-year high, Bloomberg reported.

US Treasury data released Wednesday showed that China's position increased 0.02% to US$1.17 trillion. However, Chinese demand for US sovereign debt dampened as the market's focus shifted from the US election in November to fiscal concerns such as the expiration of tax cuts instituted by George W. Bush. "The Chinese, while arguably less active buyers than they have been, certainly have structural demand for Treasuries," Ian Lyngen, a government-bond strategist at CRT Capital said. As long as money continues to flow into China, there will be excess US dollars to be invested, he said. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 1.82 Wednesday, down 0.2%, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader. "

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Albanese quits Rio, amid $14.000.000.000 write-down shock, follows Cynthia Carroll(Anglo American) +Mick Davis(Xstrata); The write-down of aluminium assets was expected, but it was the $3.000.000.000 impairment of Rio Tinto's Mozambique assets that delivered the fatal blow to Albanese - Mmx - Jan 17, 2013

- D. McKay -
www.miningmx.com/page/news/markets/1499834-Albanese-quits-Ri…

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Rum Jungle Resources - Barrow Creek1 Measured Resource Update -to 136.000.000 tonnes @15.7% P2O5, 238.000.000t @14.6% P2O5 M/I/I - Jan 18, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=RUM&E=ASX&N=384854

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Europa Oil &Gas - Kiernan prospect "could contain" 1.612.000.000 barrels of "Total mean unrisked indicative" oil - Jan 16, 2013
www.europaoil.com/documents/130116IAMUpdate.pdf

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Largo Resources - announces positive preliminary economic assessment, for the expansion of production @its Maracas Vanadium Project, Brazil - Jan 18, 2013

+ NPV $554.000.000, vs $274.000.000 previously(+102%)

+ After tax IRR of 26.3%, vs 22.4% previously

+ Production increased, by ~46%

+ Production of V2O5 from ´14; FeV from ´16

+ Mine life increased to 29 years, versus 15...
http://largo2012.q4web.com/Investors/Press-Releases/Press-Re…

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Prospector discovers $300.000 nugget , The prospector, who wished to remain anonymous, discovered the nugget on Wednesday @a depth of 60cm +footage of the discovery was soon posted on YouTube - MA - Jan 18, 2013

- A. Duffy -

www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/prospector-discovers-$300-00…

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Virginia's Coles Hill Uranium Deposit Faces Crucial Vote as Russia Takes Uranium One; Proposed legislation that would end Virginia's 31-year moratorium on uranium mining permits is set to be finalized this week. The Virginia General Assembly will take up the issue in its ´13 session in what is expected to be a tight vote. If passed, the legislation will be a monumental step toward production @the Coles Hill uranium project, which is wholly owned by Virginia Energy Resources - U3O8.biz - Jan 19, 2013

- M. Pistilli -
www.u3o8.biz/s/MarketCommentary.asp?ReportID=566780&_Type=Ma…

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Atrum Coal NL - upgrades JORC Anthracite Resources @Groundhog, by 113% -to 338.000.000t I/I - Jan 16, 2013

+ JORC resources @Groundhog increased by 113% to a global open cut coal resource of 338.000.ooot, across Indicated(106.900.000t) +Inferred(230.900.000t) categories

+ 85.300.000t between 0 +50m depth with attractive indicative ROM strip-ratios

+ >80% of the coal resource between 0 +150m depth

+ Further resource upgrade expected March ´13, following additional structural interpretation +modelling

+ Preliminary washed clean coal quality data from the ´12 drilling program is expected by the end of January ´13

+ Groundhog adjacent to rail ‘right-of-way’, connecting to rail network on to Prince Rupert or Vancouver deep sea ports. Fixed wing airstrip access, 6km from central target zone Port +rail capacity ...
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130116/pdf/42cg1n91n46mdm.pdf

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Heads are rolling -The precarious position of global mining CEOs - MA - Jan 18, 2013

- L. Williams -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/features/heads-are-rolling-the-pr…

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Orbite Aluminae - Produces 1st Tonne of High-Purity Alumina, @Plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec - Jan 22, 2013
www.orbitealuminae.com/en/news/press-releases/orbite-produce…

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Innovotech - Extends PP, to "Support" New Healthcare Product - Jan 22, 2013
http://cnrp.marketwire.com/cnrp_files/20130121-b121iot.pdf

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Trevali Mining - announces NI 43-101 Resource Estimate for its Caribou Deposit in New Brunswick, Canada: 10.890.000 tons grading ~6.98% zinc, ~2.89% lead, ~0.40% copper, ~82.39 g/t silver +~1.00 g/t gold M/I/I - Jan 17, 2013
www.trevaliresources.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=566320

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Military already working to protect mining assets - MA - Jan 22, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/military-already-working-to-…

"The Australian military is already working to ramp up protection of oil, gas, and mining assets in Australia due to the rising risk of attack from terrorists or resource-hungry nations.


According to a draft white paper leaked to the Australian Financial Review Australia's lucrative resources may be seen as vulnerable and poorly-protected due to their isolation.

“Work is already under way to enhance the ADF's preparedness for operations in the north-west,” the white paper said.

“The government recognises the economic importance of northern Australia and our offshore resources has increased.”

Measures to ramp us security follow a recent attack on a gas plant in Algeria, which Australia's Defence Force Chief David Hurley said would be studied to help prevent similar attacks in Australia.

Last year the Federal Opposition called for the defence force to play a larger role in protecting Australia's resource assets, and flagged increases in the navy to help lead the measure.

In early 2012 planners in the ADF also urged the military to maintain a strong presence in resource-rich regions.

Australian mining companies working overseas have also recently upped efforts to manage the risk of emergency incidents. "

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China's state banks cut ´13 profit forecasts - CER/Caixin - Jan 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63401

"Four of the five state-run Chinese banks have cut their 2013 profit forecasts, amid continued banking reform and a tightening of credit flows, Caixin reported.

The Bank of China (3988.HKG, 601988.SH), China Construction Bank (0939.HKG, 601939.SH), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (1398.HKG, 601398.SH) and the Bank of Communications (3328.HKG, 601328.SH), all expected profit growth rate to fall to under 10% in 2013 from an estimated high of up to 14% last year. Agricultural Bank of China (1288.HKG, 601288.SH) is the only state-run bank to predict profit growth at the same rates as preceding years as it has fewer clients, said representatives from the banks in a recent industry meeting. The cautious outlook reflects bank concerns about the central bank's approach to 2013's credit supply, as sources with knowledge of the matter said it would be capped at RMB9 trillion this year. "

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China to spend US$104.500.000.000 on rail, this year - CER/SD - Jan 18, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/china-spend-us1045-billion-rail-…

"China is earmarking 650 billion yuan (US$104.5 billion) for railway development this year, the Ministry of Railways said Thursday, an increase of 3 percent from 2012's spending, Shanghai Daily reported.


Last year, the ministry raised its annual target several times - from an initial 500 billion yuan to 630 billion yuan - as the government sped up approvals for infrastructure projects, including roads and subways, since the second half to stimulate economic growth.

Spending totaled 631 billion yuan last year, Minister of Railways Sheng Guangzu said. That indicated 124 billion yuan was spent in December alone, more than double the monthly average in the January-November period, the newspaper said. "

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China "plans trade growth @same rate as GDP" - CER/SD - Jan 21, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/china-plans-trade-growth-same-ra…

"The Chinese government aims to boost foreign trade in tandem with the country's economic expansion in 2013, as external demand is likely to remain slack, Shanghai Daily reported the Ministry of Commerce saying Wednesday.


China's foreign trade situation will remain grim this year despite positive domestic factors, as anemic external demand and a rough trade environment, ministry spokesman Shen Danyang said. "

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Chinese mobile payments to soar, in ´13 - CER/SD/CG - Jan 18, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/chinese-mobile-payments-soar-201…

"China is "set to follow" Asia-Pacific countries to embrace a cashless society as it taps a boom in e-commerce +electronic payments, with mobile payments "likely to soar" 52.7 percent/anno in ´13, Shanghai Daily reported a research firm saying Thursday.


Electronic payments are "forecast to hit" US$31.400.000.000 this year, after growing 20 percent/anno for the past four years. However, mobile payments are "likely to expand even faster" -to US$17.000.000.000 in ´13, Capgemini, the newspaper reported a France-based research firm saying Thursday. "

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China's traditional stores "face challenges, as Web booms" - CER/GT - Jan 18, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/chinas-traditional-stores-face-c…

"China's traditional department stores +retail shops are facing challenges , from the fast expansion of e-commerce +urgently need to be transformed, Global Times reported, citing an international real estate advisory firm in a report Thursday.

The market share of Business-to-Customer(B2C) has increased -to 30 percent of total e-commerce business in ´12, from 8 percent in ´09 , while the share of Customer-to-Customer(C2C) declined -to 70 percent last year, from 92 percent in ´09, an " "indication " that more brands +companies have moved to online sales", according to the report released by DTZ, a company under UGL Group, the newspaper said. "

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Ivanplats - New Independent Resource Estimate >Doubles High-Grade Indicated Mineral Resources, @Ivanplats' Kamoa Copper Discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo - to 739.000.000tonnes grading 2.67% copper I +227.000.000tonnes grading 1.96% copper I, for a global Resource of >53.000.000.000 Pounds Copper I/I; now ranks as Africa's largest high-grade copper discovery +the world's largest undeveloped high-grade copper discovery - Jan 17, 2013
www.ivanplats.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=566301&_Type=N…

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Vale considers iron-ore distribution centre in China –sources - MW/Reuters, SHANGHAI - Jan 22, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/vale-considers-iron-ore-distrib…

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Western Potash - Engages UBS, as Global Financing Advisor - Feb 22, 2013
www.westernpotash.com/news/western-potash-corp-engages-ubs-g…

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Carbon Energy - Wyoming -JORC Inferred Resource of 910.000.000 - Jan 23, 2013
http://cnx.live.irmau.com/IRM/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/166…

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Balamara Resources -Secures two strategic partners in bid for world-class phosphate project, ASX-listed Minemakers +leading Indian fertiliser +petrochemical company Deepak join consortium bid for Togo Phosphate Project, West Africa - Jan 23, 2013
www.readcorporate.com.au/news/BMB_230113.pdf

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Obtala Resources Plc - Potential Phosphate Resource, @Bushveld Iron Ore Project; Maiden phosphate JORC resource anticipated in Q2 ´13 - Jan 24, 2013
http://tools.euroland.com/investortools/rnsclient/LoadAnnoun…

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Atico Mining - Drills 119 Meters of 6.9% Copper +6.3 g/t Gold ; Discovers New Massive Sulfide Body, @El Roble Mine in Colombia - Jan 24, 2013
www.aticomining.com/i/pdf/news/ATYNRJan242013FINAL.pdf

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Papillon Resources - Grows Fekola Resource by 34% -to 4.210.000 Oz @2.38g/t Au M/I/I - Jan 24, 2013
www.papillonresources.com/uploads/1/4/5/4/14549932/1188656.p…

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XCeed Resources - OPLC - Jan 24, 2013
www.xceedresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/122…

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Cliffs to take $1.000.000.000 impairment, for Thompson Iron Mines - MW, TORONTO - Jan 24, 2013

- H. Lazenby -
www.miningweekly.com/article/cliffs-natural-to-take-1bn-impa…

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Merkel wirbt in Chile für neues Rohstoffabkommen - FR, BERLIN - Jan 25, 2013
www.fr-online.de/politik/merkel-wirbt-in-chile-fuer-neues-ro…

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Bacanora Minerals - Announces Preliminary Economic Assessment for La Ventana Lithium Deposit, "Estimated" @U.S.$848.000.000 NPV@8%, IRR of 138%, with a 1.9 year pay back +114.000.000 "estimated" Capital costs; Including Additional 16.800.000 Tonne Lithium Resource Estimate, for a Global Resource of 60.000.000tonnes @1.6% LCE I - Jan 25, 2013
http://bacanoraminerals.com/news/pdf/news20130125.pdf

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Energizer Resources - "Advances Milestones on Molo Graphite Deposit"; Retains GMP Securities Europe LLP, as Financial Advisor - Jan 24, 2013
www.energizerresources.com/component/content/article/153-201…

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Encanto Potash - in talks with India's Rashtriya - Jan 14, 2013
http://encantopotash.com/english/news/default.aspx?item=82

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Linc Energy Massive Oil Discovery - AI - Jan 24, 2013
www.theaustralianinvestor.com.au/news.asp?id=43697
www.lincenergy.com/data/asxpdf/ASX-LNC-458.pdf

"Linc Energy says independent studies have confirmed a major shale oil source in South Australia's far north, which "officials have "estimated" "could" be worth $20.000.000.000.000(trillion) ."


The company says US-consultants have carried out drilling +geological +seismic surveys around Coober Pedy.

Linc Energy holds rights over >65.000 square kilometres of land in the Arckaringa Basin +started explorations in ´08.

In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the company said reports from US-based consultants indicate underlying rock formations "are rich in oil +gas-prone kerogen".

The company says "up to" 233.000.000.000(billion) barrels of oil are "estimated" to be trapped in the shale.
Chief executive Peter Bond says even if the amount of retrievable oil is well below that, the discovery is still "bigger than the Cooper Basin +Bass Strait combined".

"If you stress test it right down +you only took the very sweetest spots in the absolute known areas +you do nothing else , it's about 3.500.000.000[barrels] +that's sort of worse-case scenario," he said.

"So if you took the 233.000.000.000, well, "you're talking Saudi Arabia numbers".

It's massive, it's just huge.

"We've also spent a lot of time with our own geologists +external geologists trying to unlock what's the best option there.

"What it could do is really turn this thing into the next boom, so "where you saw coal-bed methane transform Queensland +the gas industry, shale could +I think will transform South Australia +a potential oil boom"." Costly extraction But Mr Bond says it could cost "up to" $300.000.000, to prepare the site for production.

"We will seek a partner to both fund that +work with us from a technical perspective +that could be anybody.

"It could be a major oil company, it could be one of the major operators in shale, it could be one of the larger overseas oil groups." Mr Bond says the discovery "has the "potential" to bolster the nation's energy security" .

"We are importing more +more oil every day.
Australia was "relatively self-sufficient" in oil in ´00, ´01, but since then we've been falling off the peak oil curve for quite a while now," he said.

"Australia currently consumes just under a million barrels of oil/ day of which we are probably producing something <1/2 that or around 1/2, that depending on the numbers you read.

"You'd have to get up >500.000 barrels/day "to put yourself into a net energy export position" which would be significant.

"Any oil field that can do 500.000 barrels/day is massive in anyone's books. "It "would be" a push, to get to that high.

That would basically be getting out to full production.

It's hit all the runs +done all the right things to get up to that siz but " "if" it does, you potentially would be getting up around being an oil exporter".

"By then much of your other oil production in Australia would have dropped off even more +you'll be just starting to fill the gaps there." 'Remote +deep' Shale oil is more costly to extract +more controversial than conventional crude +involves fracking, in which water is pumped in to break up the shale. "

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Shippers "predict sluggish year ahead, for China" - CER/WSJ - Jan 24, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63418

"Players in the shipping are forecasting a slow ´13 for Chinese exports in contrast to other signs of increasing demand for the country's goods, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Hong Kong shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line(OOCL) hasn't counted an uptick in containers of Chinese-made products on its trans-Pacific or Asia-Europe routes, said Stephen Ng, director of trades for the company. OOCL's parent, Orient Overseas International(0316.HKG), said on Tuesday its container volume on the trans-Pacific route declined 6.8% in the ´12 4th quarter year-on-year. Shipping consultant Alphaliner forecasted marginal growth in ´13, predicting a 1% increase on Asia to Europe routes +a 1.6% trans-pacific increase. In ´12, Asia-Europe volumes fell 5% +trans-Pacific numbers declined 0.4%, according to Alphaliner research. Most of the containers on both routes transport goods from China. The negative sentiments run against the official China export figures that showed a December increase of 14% year-on-year. The data attracted skepticism from analysts, who believe the numbers were influenced by extraneous circumstances. "

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China Mobile expands, 4G trial - CER/SCMP - Jan 24, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63419

"The world's largest mobile network operator China Mobile (CHL.NYSE, 0941.HKG) is looking to expand a trial this year of its fourth-generation (4G) high-speed wireless system, South China Morning Post reported.

A 4G trial made significant progress last year, Director of the telecommunications department at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Zhang Feng said, leading to the expansion on the mainland of its 2-year-old 4G network test, according to a Bloomberg report. In August, the mobile operator announced that a total of 200,000 4G base stations would be in service in 2013, a huge step from a prediction of 20,000 by the end of this year. Macquarie Capital Securities analyst Lisa Soh said on Wednesday that even under an expanded deployment across the mainland, China Mobile will remain "the major driver of 4G trials." "

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China to cap energy consumption growth, @8% - CER/BB - Jan 24, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63421

"China is looking to cap the growth of electricity consumption at 8% a year from 2010 to 2015, in concert with a boost in wind, solar and nuclear energy, Bloomberg reported.

As part of a five year plan, Beijing will seek to reduce carbon emissions by 17% and energy consumption by 16%, measured per unit of GDP, a statement from China's State Council said Thursday. The world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide predicted a near doubling of consumer power consumption per capita by 2015. In that time frame, the government wants 11.4% of its electricity to come from non-fossil sources, up from 8.6% in 2010. The plan will also look to reduce coal's share of generating capacity from 68% in 2010 to less that 65% in 2015. The five year plan ending in 2015 will push an increase in power generated by solar plants by 89.5% a year, wind capacity by 26.4%, nuclear power by 29.9%, natural gas by 11.2% and coal by 7.8%. "

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China plans to forge electonics giants - CER/WSJ - Jan 23, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63406

"China's industry ministry plans to create international electronics giants withinin two years via mergers, partnerships and acquisitions of foreign companies, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it plans to have five to eight firms in the electronics sector with sales of a minimum US$160 million (RMB100 billion) in two years, according to a policy statement released on Tuesday. The measures mark Beijing's attempt to lower the sector's reliance on low-cost electronics and move towards higher-margin, branded firms. The statement also set targets for other industry players. The country's top-10 carmakers must provide 90% of unit production in the same period. The ministry said, however, that it would cut down the numbers of rare-earth mining firms. "

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Neue Kennzeichnung für regionale Produkte vorgestellt - KA - Jan 25, 2013
www.klimaktiv.de/article269_14266.html

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Weltrekord: Organische Solarzelle erreicht Wirkungsgrad von zwölf Prozent - KA, ULM - Jan 21, 2013
www.klimaktiv.de/article267_14241.html

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Beijing may face SOE resistance, to smog rules - CER/WSJ - Jan 23, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63409

"China's two leading oil refiners, PetroChina (0857.HKG, 601857.SH) and China Petrochemical, also called Sinopec Group, have defended their green credentials as the government takes new anti-pollution steps in Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Sinopec has invested billions of dollars in upgrading its facilities, the company said in response to requests for comment on the new regulations. PetroChina said it meets standards set by national regulations. Other steelmakers did not respond to requests for comment. The defensive responses suggests that the Chinese government is likely to face resistance from state-controlled firms that cannot transfer costs to consumers . Meanwhile, Beijing's mayor, Wang Anshun, said on Tuesday that 180,000 old vehicles will be retired and polluting coal-fueled boilers will be replaced in some local properties, following record-setting hazardous air quality in the capital earlier this month, according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency. "

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WesternZagros Resources - Kurdamir "Contingent Resources" Jump, to >1.000.000.000 Barrels of Oil Equivalent - Jan 28, 2013
http://westernzagros.mwnewsroom.com/press-releases/westernza…

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Canada North mining output to ‘nearly double’, by ´20 –report; Metal +nonmetallic mineral output in Canada’s North "would "likely" grow by 91%, from ´11 to ´20", a compound yearly growth rate of 7.5%, a report by research organisation Centre for the North "indicates". The Future of Mining in Canada’s North report put forward that the yearly gross domestic product of mining in the north, which amounted to C$4.400.000.000 in ´11, "was "expected" to reach C$8.500.000.000, in ´20", Centre for the North noted, however, that the significant increases in output +employment by ´20 would depend on greater efforts by industry, governments +communities to address key issues, including infrastructure, regulatory uncertainty, skills shortages +Aboriginal rights - MW/CFN, JOHANNESBURG - Jan 29, 2013

- Idéle Esterhuizen -
www.miningweekly.com/article/canada-north-mining-output-to-n…
www.centreforthenorth.ca/blogs/latestnews/managingtherisksan…

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Almaden Minerals - Announces Maiden Resource Estimate, on the Ixtaca Zone of its 100% owned Tuligtic Gold-Silver Project -of 3.571.000 Ounces AuEquiv. @~1.12g/t AuEquiv. I/I - Jan 31, 2013
www.almadenminerals.com/News%20Releases/2013/Jan31_2013.pdf

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Syrah Resources - Maiden Balama West Mineral Resource: 563.960.000tonnes @9.8% TGC +0.21%V2O5 I, "largest known high grade graphite deposit in the world, with significan Vanadium" - Jan 23, 2013

HL:

+ Balama West Inferred Mineral Resource(According to JORC Guidelines) comprises two very high grade zones surrounded by an extensive zone of medium grade graphite. The Inferred Resources as calculated by independent resource consultants, commence from outcrop down to a depth of 300 m below surface +are as follows:

- The combined high grade zones are 157.000.000 tonnes @17.1% Total Graphitic Carbon(TGC) +0.43% V205, @a 5% TGC cut off
- The Ativa Zone(formerly North Zone) has an Inferred JORC Resource of 21.000.000 tonnes @20.8% TGC +0.38% V2O5, @a 13% TGC cut off
- The Mualia Zone(formerly Hill Zone) has a JORC Resource of 136.000.000 tonnes @16.6% TGC +0.43% V2O5, @a 5% TGC cut off
- The Global Inferred Resource for Balama West is 564.000.000 tonnes @9.8% TGC +0.21% V205, @a 5% TGC cut off


+ The Mineral Resource well exceeded the exploration target, of 400.000.000 -500.000.000 tonnes @10% TGC, for Balama West, announced 13/11/´12

+ Balama is "the largest known graphite deposit in the world +will grow significantly", once a resource is calculated for Balama East(exploration target of 300.000.000 -400.000.000 tonnes @11% TGC). Mineralisation remains open in all directions

+ Balama West has "a significant vanadium resource on a global scale". The vanadium resource exceeds that of the world’s largest operating vanadium deposit -Rhovan, in South Africa(owned by Xstrata Alloys)

+ The contained graphite of the Balama deposit "is "expected" to exceed the rest of the world’s reserves of graphite ", as recorded by the USGS(77.000.000 tonnes, as @´12)

+ The Ativa Zone, @a grade of 21% TGC, is "amongst the highest grade deposits recorded for flake graphite globally "

+ Syrah " "expects" Balama to be one of the lowest cost producers of graphite in the world(including China) ". ...
www.syrahresources.com.au/20130123%20Resource%20Estimate%20A…

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Alexco Resource - Expands Flame &Moth Resource -to 23.940.000 Ounces @~500g/t Ag +~0.41g/t Au, ~1.65% Pb +~5.58% Zn I/I; Deposit Remains Open - Jan 31, 2013
www.alexcoresource.com/i/pdf/nr/Alexco-Press-Release-2013-01…

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Argentex Mining - Defines Mineral Resource Estimate, @Pingüino Silver-Gold Project: 28.300.000 Ounces @125.4g/t AgEquiv. I/I, Mineralisation outcrops @surface, 8/36 veins drill tested to date have, 60+ veins remain to be fully tested in vein structures that remain open in all directions, Low elevation +"excellent local infrastructure" - Jan 31, 2013
www.argentexmining.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=568645&_T…

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NGEx Resources - Intersects 0.65% Copper Equivalent Over 1.175 Metres, @Los Helados Copper-Gold Porphyry Project, Chile - Jan 31, 2013
http://ngexresources.mwnewsroom.com/getattachment/b79d2132-e…

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CBM Asia Development - Adds 705 Bcf of "Prospective Resources", With Latest NSAI Report - Jan 31, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/cbm-asia-adds-705-bcf-of-pr…

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Falcon Oil &Gas - Announces Independent Technical Audit " "Indicating" Significant Increase in Prospective Resources in Australian Assets" -to 162 TCF of gas +21.345.000.000 barrels(P50) "Gross Best Estimate of Prospective Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources" +Hungary; Falcon +NIS have "high graded the Top3 prospects, which will be targeted by the initial three well exploration drilling program", announced on the 14th Jan ´13, +commencing in late Q1 ´13 - Jan 24, 2013
www.falconoilandgas.com/uploads/pdf/UCV02226_Falcon_Combined…

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Ferrum Americas Mining - Announces Maiden 43-101 Mineral Resource, @Cerro Rojo Iron Ore Project: 286.900.000 tonnes @~48.4% Fe I/I - Jan 15, 2013
www.ferrumamericas.com/_resources/news/nr_2013_01_15.pdf

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Kogi Iron - Presentation - Feb13
http://eio.live.irmau.com/IRM/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/145…

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Sheffield Resources - Yandanooka Resource Upgrade -to 95.900.000tonnes @2.3% HM M/I/I - Jan 30, 2013
www.sheffieldresources.com.au/pdf/130130_yandanooka_jan2013_…

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Northern Gold Mining - Plato Gold Sells 80% Interest in Harker Properties +Enters Joint Venture Agreement With Northern Gold Mining Inc. - Jan 31, 2013
www.northerngold.ca/pressreleases/Jan312013.pdf

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Platinum Group Metals - updates mineral resource estimate -to 10.120.000 Ounces Platinum, Palladium +Gold @3.39g/t 2PGE+Au +Cu +Ni I, @Waterberg - Feb 1, 2013
www.platinumgroupmetals.net/news_releases/index.php?&content…

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Sarama Resources - Extends MM Prospect Strike Length by 25%, to 1.9km; expects to announce a maiden resource estimate later in ´13 - Jan 13, 2013
www.saramaresources.com/documents/BF_News_Release_MM_RCDDH_J…



Sarama Resources Confirms 1.8km Long Mineralised Trend, North of the MM Prospect in Burkina Faso - Jan 23, 2013
www.saramaresources.com/documents/BF_News_Release_TankoroReg…



Sarama Defines 11km-Long Gold-in-Soil Anomaly, @its Gbarpolu Property in Liberia, anomalous zone is coincident with a major geological feature, identified by a detailed airborne geophysical survey in an area that hosts artisanal gold mining activity, A 2nd parallel trend, extending ~3.5km along strike, has also been identified - Jan 31, 2013
www.saramaresources.com/documents/Liberia_News_Release_Gbarp…

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Havilah Resources NL - Presentation - Jan 31, 2013
www.havilah-resources.com.au/pdf/130131_PR_InvestorPres.pdf

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Midwinter Resources NL - South African Government Approval; transaction as announced on 10 June ´10 "has provided Midwinter access to a controlling interest in a "significant magnetite province"." @the time of entering into the agreement, the iron ore potential was demonstrated by a 28km long magnetic anomaly +minor outcrop, Work undertaken by Midwinter has
identified significant further iron occurrences throughout the Limpopo Province, over a length of 270km - Jan 24, 2013
http://easimail.ppr.com.au/download/files/12414/1859658/2013…

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www.asiaminer.com/magazine/images/stories/pdf/TAM_JanFeb2013de.pdf

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ASIA Miner - Jan/Feb13
www.asiaminer.com/magazine/images/stories/pdf/TAM_JanFeb2013…

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AR ´13 - B&MGF - Jan13

- B. Gates -
http://annualletter.gatesfoundation.org/pdf/2013_AL_German.p…
http://annualletter.gatesfoundation.org/pdf/2013_AL_English.…

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Silver Bear Resources - Expands Silver Resource -to 61.400.000 Ounces @~360g/t Ag I/I - Sep 20, 2012
www.silverbearresources.com/News/Press-Releases/Press-Releas…

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Facebook wird zur Sex-Börse - Bild - Feb 1, 2013
www.bild.de/digital/internet/facebook/geheime-facebook-tipps…

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Rio Tinto faces tough talks, in Mongolia, over giant mine, MW/Reuters, ULAN BATOR/Melbourne - Feb 1, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/rio-tinto-faces-tough-talks-in-…

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Greenland calls March election, mining rules in focus, Greenland has called for a parliamentary election in March that could have implications for mining exploration in the resource-rich country, as the main opposition party threatens to revoke a bill allowing for cheap foreign labour, Greenland -a quarter of the size of the United States, but home to just 57.000 people - passed a bill in December, that set out a framework for foreign mining +exploration companies to explore the natural resources of the island +open the market up for cheaper labour. But some say the law paves the way for companies, to employ foreign workers on lower pay than they would give Greenlandic employees - MW/Reuters, COPENHAGEN - Feb 1, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/greenland-calls-march-election-…

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Yellowhead Mining "reports steady progress" - MW/CMR, TORONTO - Feb 2, 2013

- S. Rees -
www.miningweekly.com/article/yellowhead-mining-reports-stead…

"The past year was a tough one for most junior mining companies operating in British Colombia (BC). But despite tightened economic constraints for many, progress was still very much in evidence. One company making headway has been Yellowhead Mining, which is developing the Harper Creek copper/gold/silver project.

Wholly-owned by the company, Harper Creek is located near the town of Vavenby, North Thompson valley, in southeast BC. At a 0.14% copper cut off, proven and probable reserves comprise 704.4-million tons for 0.262% copper, 0.029 g/t gold and 1.14 g/t silver.

Harper Creek has been a project in the making for some time. “The story goes back to early 1970s with a joint-venture between Noranda and US Steel. They conducted a substantial amount of drilling, around 25-26 000 m, and completed an internal feasibility study, albeit not to NI [National Instrument] 43-101 standards,” Yellowhead Mining’s executive VP, corporate development, Ronald Handford told Mining Weekly Online.

“The project then got shelved because the cut-off grade used and the tonnage defined didn’t work with the copper price of the time. Not to NI 43-101 standards, they had about 85-million tons at 0.39% copper, while the copper price back then ranged between 60c and 80c a pound. In addition, British Colombia’s tax regime at the time made the development of many projects simply unfeasible,” he said.

Leaping forward to the mid-2000s, the opportunity for what would lead to Yellowhead unfolded.

“Greg Hawkins, our chairman and interim CEO, and Chris Naas [former Yellowhead project manager] had been working in the area for around 20 years and saw its opportunity. They made a deal with US Steel, which was getting out of the mineral resources business in 2005, allowing them to option a land package at Harper Creek,” Handford said. “The company was then formed in August 2005 … This was our foundation.”

“Yellowhead inherited the site’s data and most of the original core [samples] from the Noranda/US Steel joint venture. In re-analysing the cores, we obtained good corroboration between our lab results and what Noranda/US Steel had secured,” he said.

“We soon started our own drill programme, seeking to reinterpret the ore body as the previous [Noranda/US Steel] concept only called for a pit 100-150 m deep. They kept to this, drilling only within these parameters until they shut [their project] down,” he said. “We drilled down to depths of up to 600 m and were able to substantially increase the resource."

The project's feasibility study was released in March 2012, outlining a capital expenditure [capex] of $840-million. Using a cut-off grade of 0.20% copper, the feasibility study was based on a measured and indicated resource of 815-million tons grading 0.29% copper, 0.03 g/t gold and 1.3 g/t silver. Mine life is estimated at 28 years, with a milling rate of 70 000 t/d. Total life of mine production is estimated at 3.63-billion lbs copper, just over 372 000 oz gold and 14.73-million oz silver.

“Importantly, our operating and capital costs are at the lower end of the scale because of the project’s configuration,” Handford said. “We’ve got a low stripping ratio [0.81:1 estimated for the life of mine] and we’ve got a soft ore that's easy for milling, which will deliver lower energy costs.”

Handford also stressed the importance of the area’s infrastructure. “We’re adjacent to a railway [and] we’ve bought the site of an old warehouse and sawmill at Vavenby that has its own railway siding. This is great, because it reduces another key infrastructure cost,” he said.

Harper Creek’s silver and gold will account for 8% of projected profit, Handford said.

“Yeah, but it’s still a copper mine,” he quipped when asked about the precious metals. “Still it’s good to have; it pays for things like the transportation and smelting.”

The company is progressing with an in-fill drilling campaign. “It’s going well,” Handford said. “They’ll be a steady flow of drill results over the next two to three months. We’ll be finished by March and I suspect we’ll have all results back by April.”

Project permitting also remains on track. “Most likely, we’ll submit our environmental assessment [EA] by the end of February. Then they'll be a 30-day review period followed by a formal six-month review that includes community consultation. Assuming a positive recommendation to the minister, there’ll then be an additional 45-day ministerial review period. So our goal is to submit the EA in Q1 and, hopefully, it will be approved before the end of the year.”

Meanwhile, close working relations with the local First Nations communities is considered critical as the project lies in the territory of the Simpcw First Nation. Liaison with the Adams Lake, the Neskonlith and the Little Shuswap bands is also key.

“The First Nations and other communities have been closely engaged with and we’ve had the First Nations on site conducting archaeology and other environmental data collection,” Handford said.

“It’s also important to note that there are no major [environmental] issues; we’re not going to put our tailings into a lake. We’re not close enough for our work to annoy the neighbours, but we are close enough for them to secure jobs with us,” he said.

And these new jobs will be critical for the local area as the region’s previous mainstay, the lumber and forestry sector, has never fully recovered from the depression into which it sank several years ago, Handford added.

“A lot of mills have closed and a lot of people in the region today commute to work in the oil sands of Alberta. This is tough on family life. We’ve got many people asking: ‘what’s your schedule – I’d love to come and drive truck at Harper Creek’. Really, there’s great community support here,” he said. "

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Serious lack of coal supply for Eskom –Roadmap, current coal supplies to State electricity utility Eskom will decline rapidly, after ´15, when existing large-scale mines' suppliers reach the end of their lives +require recapitalisation, says South African Coal Roadmap steering committee chairperson Ian Hall. “There’s a serious, serious supply shortage in South Africa, to supply Eskom,” says Hall, who was addressing the IHS McCloskey coal export conference in Cape Town. From ´13 to ´19, 120.000.000 tons of new capacity need to come on stream. “South Africa’s biggest challenge right now remains supply to Eskom over the next six years,” says Hall. Of the 4.000.000.000 tons of coal, that Eskom will need over the next 40 years, 2.000.000.000 tons will have to come from new sources; The roadmap, which "attempts to chart the best way forward", will be completed by the end of February, after two years of work. The cost of electricity changes under each of the scenarios, that it puts forward - MW - Feb 1, 2013

- M. Creamer -
www.miningweekly.com/article/serious-lack-of-coal-supply-for…

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Wesizwe Platinum - Announces Confirmation of US$650.000.000 Loan, from the China Development Bank, the 2nd-biggest chinese bond issuer +the biggest foreign-currency lender, for its Bakubung Platinum Mine Project - Jan 21, 2013
www.wesizwe.co.za/sens_release_21012013.php

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Labourer slams "disgusting" +"inhumane" work conditions; A registered nurse who worked as a labourer on a BHP mine has described the working conditions on site as “disgusting” +“inhumane - MA/ABCN - Feb 4, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/labourer-slams-disgusting-an…

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Equatorial Resources - Maiden JORC Resource, for Mayoko-Moussondji: 766.800.000 tonnes @31.9% Fe I/I, based on 16/>46km mineralised strike of @Mayoko-Moussondji - Feb 4, 2013
www.equatorialresources.com.au/media/articles/Investor---ASX…

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Chinese hackers infiltrate The New York Times - CER/NYT - Feb 1, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63481

"Chinese hackers infiltrated The New York Times' computer network, attaining passwords for its reporters and other employees, The New York Times reported.

Over the past four months, the hackers, whose methods have been likened by experts to those used by the Chinese military, accessed the personal computers of 53 employees, including Shanghai bureau chief, David Barboza, who reported on the wealth amassed by Wen Jiabao's relatives. The Times and cyber security professionals repelled the attack and secured the network after covertly tracking the hackers' movements. There are no signs that the hackers stole customer data or accessed information from reporting on the Wen family. "

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Augusta Resource - Rosemont Copper Project Receives Air Quality Permit - Jan 31, 2013
www.augustaresource.com/files/doc_news/01%2031%202013%20Air%…

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Jameson Resources - announce 90.000.000 tonnes M/I/I initial coal resource, @Crown Mountain - Feb 4, 2013
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130204/pdf/42ctkv132ppybd.pdf

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Aquila Resources - Announces Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Back Forty: 1.143.121 Ounces @~2.04g/t Au, 129.076.533 Pounds @~0.34% Cu, 91.503.894 Pounds @~0.24% Pb +1.135.001.442 Pounds @~3.00% Zn M/I/I - Feb 4, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/aquila-announces-updated-mi…

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Peninsula Energy - Maiden JORC Code-Compliant Resource, @Karoo Projects: 50.100.000 Pounds @1.040ppm U3O8 I/I, Additional "exploration target" of 250.000.000 -350.000.000 lbs @the Karoo Projects - Feb 5, 2013
www.pel.net.au/images/peninsul---quaireisum.pdf

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Cap-Ex Ventures - Announces Initial Resource: 7.200.000.000 tonnes @29.2% total iron I, covers an area with a strike length of ~4 kilometers +a width of 2.5km. Based on the Magnetic Airborne survey previously completed, the Block 103 Property covers a strike length of ~12km, mineralized zones are open towards the northwest, southeast +to depth - Feb 4, 2013
www.cap-ex.ca/news/2013-news-releases/155-cap-ex-announces-7…

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China's financial, capital account deficit hit record highs - CER/BB - Feb 4, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63491

"China recorded a deficit of US$117.3 billion in its financial and capital account last year, the highest such figure since records began in 1982, Bloomberg reported.

The gap was the first since 1998, when investors avoided China during the Asian financial crisis, and contrasted with a surplus of US$221.1 billion in 2011. The country's current account surplus rose to US$213.8 billion in 2012, up from US$201.7 billion the year before. Economists attributed the deficit to reduced intervention by the central bank to control the exchange rate of the yuan, which strengthened 1% against the US dollar in 2012. "

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Obama Signs Compromise Debt Ceiling Bill, averting a potential government default only hours before the deadline - VoA - Feb 4, 2013
www.voanews.com/content/obama-signs-debt-bill-us-avoids-defa…

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Kivalliq Energy - Announces 28.000 Metre Drill Program, Update of the Lac 50 Trend MRE expected by the end of Q1 ´14 - Feb 5, 2013
www.kivalliqenergy.com/news/index.php?&content_id=215

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Advanced Explorations - Announces Infrastructure Support Initiatives - Feb 5, 2013
www.advanced-exploration.com/_files/file.php?fileid=fileWHkE…

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Columbus Gold - Announces 5.370.000 Ounce @1.43g/t Inferred Gold Resource @Paul Isnard, increase of 184% - Feb 5, 2013
www.columbusgoldcorp.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=569596&…
www.columbusgoldcorp.com/i/nr/2013-02-05-map.pdf
www.columbusgoldcorp.com/i/nr/2013-02-05-sections.pdf

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Wasabi Energy - EPC Contract, with Sinopec, of the largest integrated petrochemical producers in China - Jan 29, 2013
www.wasabienergy.com/Downloads/News/Wasabi%20Energy%20-%20Si…

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Lemur Resources - Revised Resource Statement, Imaloto Coal Project -to 147.500.000 GTIS M/I/I - Feb 5, 2013
www.lemurresources.com/images/stories/010_LMR_ASX_Announceme…

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Bayern +Hessen klagen, gegen Länderfinanzausgleich - FW - Feb 6, 2013
www.freiewelt.net/nachricht-11782/bayern-und-hessen-klagen-g…

"Nun machen sie ihre Drohung wahr. Bayern und Hessen ziehen vor das Bundesverfassungsgericht und klagen gegen den Länderfinanzausgleich (LFA). Dies beschlossen beide Landesregierungen nach einer gemeinsamen Kabinettssitzung in Wiesbaden.

Volker Bouffier, seines Zeichens Ministerpräsident Hessens, sprach von einem „Akt der Politischen Notwehr.“ Bayern, Hessen und Baden-Württemberg, das dritte noch verbleibende Geberland, hatten zuvor wiederholt mit Klage gedroht, um am Verhandlungstisch Druck auszuüben, blieben aber erfolglos.

Bayern und Hessen mahnen eine Überforderung ihrer Länder an, da die Lasten des LFA von immer weniger Schultern getragen werden. Zugleich würden sich die Nehmerländer trotz knapper Kassen eine Reihe von sozialen Wohltaten wie kostenfreie Kindergärten gönnen, die die Geberländer sich nicht leisten könnten. Wer spart zieht den Kürzeren.

Das grün-rot regierte Baden-Württemberg schließt sich der Klage nicht an. Die Landesregierung unter Ministerpräsident Kretschmann möchte weiter an den bislang erfolglosen Verhandlungen festhalten.

Zwischen 1990 und 2011 haben sowohl Bayern, als auch Hessen rund 38 Milliarden Euro in den LFA eingezahlt. Bayern dem oft sein einstiger Status als Empfängerland vorgehalten wird, wehrt sich mit folgender Statistik: den 3,4 Milliarden, die der Freistaat seit 1950 erhalten hat, stehen 42 Milliarden Euro Einzahlungen gegenüber. "

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NovaCopper - Resource Update -to ~6.100.000.000 Pounds Copper I/I, adds Inferred Resources of an Estimated 2.409.000.000 @2.54% +Au, Ag, Zn +Pb/Resource @Arctic deposit averages +7% Cu equivalent1, "Among the world’s highest-grade known Cu-Dominant Polymetallic Projects ", Arctic is one VMS Deposit in a “String of Pearls” that is 100 km long; R. V. Nieuwenhuyse: "I am very pleased with the initial resource estimate for the South Reef zone. In our 1st season of drilling @South Reef we have defined 2.400.000.000 pounds of high-grade copper +the mineralized system is wide open for expansion. With this latest resource estimate we have increased the Company's total Indicated +Inferred Resources @the Bornite +Arctic Projects, both within the UKMP, by 66% -to 1.900.000.000 +4.200.000.000 pounds of copper, respectively. We are well underway to achieving our objective of defining 10.000.000.000 pounds of high-grade copper in the Upper Kobuk, which "has the potential to evolve into one of the world's major copper mining districts " " - Feb 5, 2013
www.novacopper.com/i/pdf/news/2013-02-05_NCQPR_South-Reef-Re…

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More job cuts, @BHP’s Olympic Dam - MA - Feb 6, 2013

- V. Validakis -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/more-job-cuts-at-bhp-s-olymp…

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SilverCrest Mines - Announces Updated La Joya Resources: 27.900.000 tonnes @57.5g/t Ag, 0.28g/t Au, 0.48% Cu +WO3/112.2g/t AgEquiv., for 100.800.000 Ounces AgEquiv. I - Jan 29, 2013

+ Cutoff grade of 15 gpt silver equivalent(Ag Eq*,Global Case): 198.600.000 ounces Ag Eq

+ Cutoff grade of 30 gpt Ag Eq(Base Case); 159.800.000 ounces Ag Eq

+ Cut-off grade of 60 gpt Ag Eq(High Grade Case); 100.800.000 ounces of Ag Eq

+ Cut-off grade of 0.05% WO3; 75.100.000 pounds(35.700 tonnes) of tungsten ...
www.silvercrestmines.com/news/index.php?&content_id=130

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Business has a right to profit –Griffith ; Anglo American Platinum(Amplats) CEO Chris Griffith told Mining Weekly Online that, while he acknowledges the pressures on government +labour, a private business should be allowed to operate in a manner that would allow it to realise a profit. “While we have to have the right, as a company, to do what is necessary to be profitable, we also want to do it in a way that is conscious of the people it impacts,” he added on Monday - MW, JOHANNESBURG - Feb 4, 2013

- Natalie Greve -
www.miningweekly.com/article/amplats-posts-r63bn-full-year-l…

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Condor Petroleum - Discovers Oil @Kiyaktysai, KN-E-201 encountered 58 meters of net hydrocarbon pay, consisting of a continuous 41 meter light oil column +a separate 17 meter gas column - Feb 4, 2013
www.condorpetroleum.com/images/pdf/kiyaktysaidiscovery201302…

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Niederlande machen Druck: Es muss ein Recht auf EU-Austritt geben; Der niederländische Premier Rutte verschärft den Ton gegen Brüssel: In einem Brief an das EU-Parlament fordert Rutte eine Änderung der EU-Verträge: Ein Austritt aus der EU oder einzelnen Teilen muss möglich sein - DWN - Feb 1, 2013
http://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2013/02/01/nieder…

"Nach Großbritannien erhöhen nun auch die Niederlande zunehmend den Druck auf die EU. In einem Brief an das EU-Parlament hat der niederländische Ministerpräsident Mark Rutte ein Recht auf EU-Austritt gefordert.

Es sollte den einzelnen Mitgliedsstaaten möglich sein, ihre Mitgliedschaft in der EU, der Eurozone oder im Schengenraum beenden zu können, heißt es in dem Brief an das Parlament in Den Haag. Allerdings sei für eine solche Option eine Änderung der bestehenden Verträge notwendig, da der Maaastricht-Vertrag einen solchen Schritt nicht erlaube, zitiert die AP den Premier. In den Niederlanden wächst wie in Großbritannien die Skepsis gegenüber der EU, einige Akademiker versuchen sogar ein Referendum über die EU-Mitgliedschaft des Landes zu erreichen (mehr hier).

Die Forderungen in dem Brief an das Parlament folgen auf eine Bemerkung Ruttes beim Weltwirtschaftsforum im Januar, als er sagte, die EU dürfe nicht wie das „Hotel California“ im Song der Rockband The Eagles sein – ein Ort, „an dem man jederzeit auschecken könne, den man aber nie verlassen könne“.

Damit stärkt Rutte erneut dem britischen Premier Cameron den Rücken, der auf einem Referendum über einen Verbleib Großbritanniens in der EU beharrt und sich für eine Rückgewinnung der Souveränität der Mitgliedsstaaten ausspricht. Der britische Premier hatte zuletzt mit seiner EU-kritischen Rede für Aufsehen gesorgt. "

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Latin Resources - Reource Update, for Los Conchales -to 1.465.000.000tonnes @5.7% HM, 371% increase; "Conceptual Exploration Target"(CET) for the Guadalupito Project was estimated @between 3.900.000.000 +5.100.000.000 tonnes with between 3.2% +8.4% HM - Feb 7, 2013

+ “Los Conchales” maiden JORC Inferred Resource of 1.073.000.000 tonnes @6.1% HM in situ estimated by Snowden Mining Industry Consultants for Latin. This increases total JORC Inferred Resources @Guadalupito by 371% -to 1.465.000.000t @5.7% HM in situ.

+ The Los Conchales Resource was estimated from within only 1.350/of the >24.000 hectares of 100% Latin controlled mining concessions +claims .

+ The new JORC Inferred Resource Estimate exceeded Latin’s original "Conceptual Exploration Target"(CET) for Los Conchales, of 690.000.000t @6.8% HM(reported 26 Jul ´12) by >50%, +"is a strong advance towards the Company’s latest global CET" -of 4.500.000.000 tonnes @6.1% HM, reported 21 Nov ´12, for the Guadalupito Project1.

+ The HM Assemblage is dominated by “Magnetite”2(22 -25%) +Andalusite(21 -24%), with ancillary presence of “Titanium minerals” including Ilmenite, Rutile, Leucoxene +Titanite(6.4%), “Garnets”3(1.2 -1.5%), Apatite(0.9 -1.1%), Monazite(0.2 -0.4%) +Zircon(0.4%).

+ Magnetite concentrate recovered by DTR testing had >63% Fe +<3% TiO2 +represented a 14 -15% mass yield from HM composites.

+ Given the relatively high Iron(Fe) content +low content of Titanium +other impurities, Los Conchales Magnetite concentrate " "should" attract a premium over other Titanomagnetite concentrates in the market", which generally sell @a discount to Pilbara Fines(61.5% Fe), recently ranging from US$125 -$US135/tonne in Chinese ports.

+ Almost 60% of Andalusite is present as >90% liberated particles(compared with 30 -40% @Heldmaier +Tres Chosas), that "should favor recovery of a quality high grade product".

+ "Indicative price range" for Andalusite between US$350/t +US$450/t, "world’s largest producer Imery’s "predicting" continued growth in demand +price rises".

+ Zircon +REE bearing Monazite are present in potentially recoverable quantities +are well liberated.

+ Los Conchales is located in unpopulated desert, adjacent to Panamerican Highway, 15 km from the Santa River, 25 km by road to Peru’s largest steel smelter +29 km by road to Chimbote Port.

+ Surface land Government owned. Favorable opinion obtained for long term usage, agreement process underway.

+ Excellent community relationships established –nearest community 11 km South of Los Conchales. ...
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130207/pdf/42cwxthjbq3090.pdf

[Popeye82]

Cauldron Energy - Resource Update -to 15.700.000 Ibs @270ppm U3O8 I, Company to start a review of the current Yanrey uranium exploration target, of 25.000.000 -30.000.000 lb, revised "exploration target" expected to released in the 2nd quarter of ´13 - Feb 7, 2013
www.cauldronenergy.com.au/framework/documents/displaydocumen…

[Popeye82]

Azimuth Resources - West Omai Gold Resource Increases -to 1.650.000 Oz @3.06g/t Ai I; Both, the Smarts +Hicks deposits, remain open @depth +along strike - Feb 7, 2013
http://ir.iguana2.com/azimuth/news-item?S=AZH&E=ASX&N=624266

[Popeye82]

Myanmar peace talks to be held in China - CER/Reuters - Feb 4, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63488

"The Kachin Independent Army (KIA) and Myanmar's government will hold talks in China on Monday in an attempt to resolve a long-standing conflict that has escalated since December, Reuters reported.

The KIA said in a statement Saturday that the Chinese government will mediate between the two sides. The talks will take place in Ruili, the Chinese border town, which has hosted three meetings since a 17-year ceasefire fell apart in June 2011. The two sides have conducted at least eight talks, but each time they have failed to reach a permanent agreement. The talks come amid a conflict that has created tens of thousands of refugees and seen an unprecedented use of helicopter gunships and fighter planes. "

[Popeye82]

Beijing to increase fuel standards, to curb pollution - CER/WSJ/CSC - Feb 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63509

"China's State Council issued a statement Wednesday that it will raise national fuel standards for diesel and gasoline to match those in Europe and the US within four years, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The plans include the imminent publication of new car diesel standards which will cut sulfur emission allowances to roughly one-seventh of current levels, effective by year end 2014. China's refining companies will need to upgrade their facilities but will be allowed to pass on costs for meeting the higher standards onto customers, the State Council said. The policy will also raise fees for polluters and penalties for those who violate fuel quality standards. "

[Popeye82]

Corruption crackdown rules out 'gift giving' ads - CER/FT - Feb 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63514

"China's TV regulator has banned advertisements selling gold coins, expensive watches and other luxury items that use slogans like "gifts for leaders " or "giving honor to your superiors ," as part of a larger corruption crackdown, Financial Times reported.

"These ads transmit an incorrect value system and can easily foster a harmful social atmosphere," the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said in a statement. Xi Jinping, set to become China's president in March, has warned that corruption could "lead to the ruin of the Communist Party" and launched a crackdown in November. "

[Popeye82]

China "concerned about North Korea nuclear test" - CER/Reuters - Feb 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63510

"China said on Wednesday that it is severely concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a third nuclear test, Reuters reported.

North Korea has stepped up its threatening rhetoric in response to more strict sanctions that were instituted after it tested a rocket in December. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China opposes any behavior that may escalate tensions and supports denuclearization of the Korean peninsular. Chinese state-owned newspaper Global Times called for North Korea to pay a "heavy price" should it launch a third nuclear test. "The assistance it will be able to receive from China should be reduced," the Global Times said. "

[Popeye82]

Aura Energy - Announces Selection of Areva, as "Preferred Strategic Partner" for Häggån - Jan 7, 2013
www.auraenergy.com.au/assets/130207_ASX_AEE_Areva_Strategic_…

[Popeye82]

Rio Tinto maintains rail monopoly - RR - Feb 11, 2013
www.resourcesroadhouse.com.au/_blog/Resources_Roadhouse/post…

[Popeye82]

Mining investment slowdown stunts economic growth: RBA; As mining investment eases the Reserve Bank of Australia expects Australia's rate of economic growth to slow this year - MA - Feb 11, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/mining-investment-slowdown-s…

[Popeye82]

Papst Benedikt XVI. tritt zurück, In 2000 Jahren Kirchengeschichte gab es bisher nur wenige Rückzüge aus freien Stücken - ZO - Feb 11, 2013
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2013-02/papst-benedikt-ruecktritt

[Popeye82]

Größtes Krokodil der Welt ist tot, vor Gefangenschaft soll das etwa eine Tonne schwere Reptil "angeblich" einen Fischer, ein zwölfjähriges Mädchen +einen Wasserbüffel getötet +gefressen haben - W/DPA, MANILA - Feb 11, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/wissen/tiere/17118372-groesstes-kroko…

[Popeye82]

New Millennium Iron - Initial Resource, @Sheps Lake +Perault Lake: 4.375.000.000 Tonnes @~31.09% Fe I/I, "further bolsters the status of the still largely unexplored Millennium Iron Range as "one of the most prolifically mineralized iron ore districts in the world" " - Feb 11, 2013
www.nmliron.com/data/attribute/upload/NR1304.pdf

[Popeye82]

"Pledge to Go Dark, for Earth Hour"; On Mar 23 @8:30 pm local time, hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for Earth Hour, the world’s largest collective display of commitment, to protect the planet; Will you join us? - WWF - Feb13
http://worldwildlife.org/pages/earth-hour?vid&utm_source=ema…

[Popeye82]

Vetnor Resources - Thaduna/Green Dragon Resource Update -to 7.900.000 Tonnes @1.8% Copper +3.7g/t Silver I/I - Feb 12, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=VRX&E=ASX&N=624615

[Popeye82]

Mining not a get rich quick scheme –Shabangu; The mining industry required long term commitment to South Africa +should NOOOOOT be viewed as a "quick money making scheme", Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Monday. Speaking @a The New Age business briefing in Fourways, Johannesburg, Shabangu said "some black entrepreneurs "needed to change the way" they viewed the industry " - MW, JOHANNESBURG - Feb 11, 2013

- Sapa -
www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-not-a-get-rich-quick-sch…

[Popeye82]

Consolidated Tin Mines - major shareholder, Snow Peak, acquires Kagara Central Region assets, including existing Concentrator, @Mt Garnet - Jan 30, 2013
www.csdtin.com.au/downloads/ASX%20Announcements/2013/2013-01…
www.csdtin.com.au/downloads/Research%20Reports/2013/Breakawa…

[Popeye82]

'Why "Mine Finance As You Know It, Is Dead"' , by Sandstorm Gold - M&M/YT - Oct12/Jan13
http://vimeo.com/56543851
www.minesandmoney.com/blog-item/qa-with-nolan-watson-preside…
www.minesandmoney.com/podcast/podcast-with-nolan-watson-pres…

[Popeye82]

Tertiary Minerals Plc - MB Project Tonnage Grade Estimate: "Tonnage-grade range estimated @"85.000.000 -105.000.000 tonnes grading 9 -11% fluorspar(CaF2), "Exploration" Target is part of a larger mineralised system -estimated @395.000.000 -615.000.000 tonnes grading 5 -7% CaF2 - Feb 12, 2013
www.trustnet.com/Investments/Article.aspx?id=201302120700076…

[Popeye82]

Gillard blames states, for failed mining tax; Julia Gillard has blamed the state governments for the failed mining tax, as new calculations reveal it is likely to raise <$88.000.000, after revelations it was billions of dollars short of its predicted revenue target - MA - Feb 11, 2013

- Vicky Validakis -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/gillard-blames-states-for-fa…

[Popeye82]

US utilities burning more natural gas, as prices fall - MW/Reuters - Feb 12, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/us-utilities-burning-more-natur…

[Popeye82]

Wen krallt sich der "Bachelor"? ; Zuschauer wollen, dass Mona gewinnt ; "Er muss mich zum Lachen bringen +geheimnisvolle Augen haben " - T.de - Feb 12, 2013
http://top.de/news/676a-bachelor-2013-rtl-zuschauer-wollen-m…

[Popeye82]

Global miners sweep out loss-makers; Global miners are set unveil their biggest falls in profit in >a decade +are clearing the decks with multibillion-dollar writedowns on poorly performing assets as they bring in new chief executives, A sharp drop in commodity prices has driven down half-year profits by 40 -50 percent, from a year ago for the top5 miners, forcing them to shelve expansion projects, slash costs +sell assets, to boost returns - IOL/Reuters, LONDON/MELBOURNE - Feb 11, 2013
www.iol.co.za/business/companies/global-miners-sweep-out-los…

[Popeye82]

West African Minerals - Gravity survey " "indicates" large scale anomalies", on WAFM’s southeast Cameroon licenses - Feb 13, 2013
www.westafricanminerals.com/content/news/gravity-survey-indi…

[Popeye82]

Tangiers Petroleum - 3D seismic data "confirms 750.000.000 mbl "potential" of recoverable oil", with a geological chance of success of 23%, of Tarfaya - Feb 4, 2013
http://clients2.weblink.com.au/clients/tangierspetroleum/art…

[Popeye82]

Sub-Saharan Oil +Gas -"Sitting Ducks"? - RFCA/USGS - Oct12

- Contents

Summary

Why Sub-Saharan Explorers?

North West Africa Coastal
West Coast Central Pre-Salt
East Africa Rift Basins
East Africa Coastal

Regional Play Type Undiscovered Resources


Valuation

Bottom-up Risked NAV Methodology
Peer Multiples
Companies


Company Analyses

Ophir
Africa Oil Corp
African Petroleum
Pancontinental
Chariot Oil &Gas
Rialto
FAR Ltd
Fastnet Oil &Gas
WHL Energy
Tangiers Petroleum

Appendix —Sub-Saharan Transaction Multiples


... We "believe" that the scope for new oil +gas discoveries in Sub-Saharan Africa is being underestimated +that they are undervalued because:

+ The April ´12 USGS "World Petroleum Assessment estimate of Sub-Saharan Africa mean undiscovered conventional petroleum resources" was 2.2x larger(or 146.000.000.000 boe) than its ´00 Assessment. This was by far the largest increase of its eight main assessment regions, in both absolute +percentage terms.

+ New technology has "de-risked the exploration of "certain" play types" that were considered too risky just a decade or two ago when the majors held much of Africa‘s offshore acreage.

+ The influence of the region’s(current) relatively low levels of proven reserves +production has "on perceptions about future "potential" ".

+ Political risk, regulatory risk, graft +security issues have caused the region to be less explored, than its geologic potential warrants.

+ The average upside to "our" current "fair" values for the ten companies covered in this report is >80%.

...

When picking stocks to include in a portfolio, we " "believe" investors should favour companies that have the following characteristics:

+ They acquired their licences early, when the region was "out of favour".

+ They are following "drill bit success", either within their own licences or of "analogous plays elsewhere in Africa".

+ They have partnered with successful leading major oil +gas companies.

+ Their stock " "appears" undervalued", "relative to our bottom-up, risked Net Asset Value"(NAV) estimate of their current "fair value". While not all the companies covered in this report "tick every box", they have been included because they tick @least one of the boxes. ...-
http://tangierspetroleum.com/~/media/Files/T/Tangiers-Petrol…
http://energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/WorldPetroleum…

[Popeye82]

Baja Mining - Korean Consortium Provides Phase2 Funding Commitment, Baja Interest in MMB Adjusted -to 26.2 Percent - Feb 12, 2013
www.bajamining.com/static/news/NR03_2013-02-12_Final.pdf

[Popeye82]

Barrick "ad campaign, counters Dominican criticism" - MW, SANTA DOMINGO - Feb 12, 2013

- J. Bamrud -
www.miningweekly.com/article/barrick-ad-campaign-counters-do…

[Popeye82]

Riverstone Resources - Widely Spaced RC Drilling @Liguidi Hits Near-Surface Gold Mineralization; Throughout 13-km Strike Length, "Aggressive follow-up program, to fully test promising exploration property, in ´13" - Feb 13, 2013
http://riverstoneresources.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=5…

[Popeye82]

Falco Pacific Resource Group - Updates Results of Historic Resource Evaluation, in Horne Mine Complex Area, Rouyn-Noranda Project: 6.750.000 Ounces @1.25g/t Gold, 92.500.000 Ounces @17.14g/t Silver + 0.10% copper +0.57% zinc Historic Resource(i) Identified, @Horne #5; In addition Horne Mine Complex incorporates a "number of other former producing gold/polymetallic mines +advanced prospects" - Feb 13, 2013
http://falcopacific.com/s/NewsDetails.asp?ID=1686555

[Popeye82]

Orko Silver - receives rival takeover bid, from Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation - Feb 13, 2013
www.orkosilver.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=570896&_Type=…

[Popeye82]

Number of mid-sized companies in Canada falling - CP/CBC - Feb 13, 2013
www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/02/13/business-bdc-mediu…

[Popeye82]

Masked hero saves miner ; Spider-Man’s spider senses were on high alert on Sunday when he received a phone call notifying him three illegal miners needed to be rescued - MA - Feb 13, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/masked-hero-saves-miner?utm_…

[Popeye82]

Europa rutscht tiefer in die Rezession, Wirtschaft des Euroraums ist zum Jahresende so stark eingebrochen wie seit fast vier Jahren nicht mehr - DPA, LUXEMBURG - Feb 14, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/finanzen/euro-krise/17130064-euro-wir…

[Popeye82]

Implats Earnings plummet, by almost 80% - MR, JOHANNESBURG - Feb 11, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/21842

[Popeye82]

Mining raid on defence workers has "serious consequences" ; Defence Force chiefs have warned that attempts by mining +gas companies, to poach skilled workers, could harm Australia's ability to defend itself - MA - Feb 14, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/mining-raid-on-workers-has-s…

[Popeye82]

Centaurus Metals - Awards Management Support Contract, for Jambreiro - Feb 14, 2013

"KP":

+ Further contracts to be awarded in the coming weeks: long-lead procurement process underway

+ Management Support Contract awarded, to Belo Horizonte-based MCA Auditoria e Gerenciamento, an experienced Brazilian management group.

+ MCA has a track record of delivering quality Management Support for resource projects of a similar size for both large +small mining groups in Brazil.

+ Engineering +Procurement(EP) Contract to be awarded, by the end of February ´13.

+ Long-lead capital equipment procurement process has commenced.

+ The award of these contracts "will allow Centaurus to maintain its development timetable, of achieving 1st production from Jambreiro, by the end of ´13".

+ Discussions to secure debt finance for the Project are "progressing well", with a Final Investment Decision +commitment to the full capital budget "to be delivered" upon finalisation of the overall funding package. ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CTM&E=ASX&N=624925

[Popeye82]

FeOre - Updated Mineral Resource Estimate -to 124.166.000 tonnes @36.1% TFe I/I - Feb 14, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=FEO&E=ASX&N=720403

[Popeye82]

U3O8 - Files PEA, Showing That Its Berlin Project in Colombia " "Could" Be a Zero "Cash Cost" "Uranium" Producer"(net of by-product credits), based "on just 1/3rd of the "resource "potential" " of the property" - Feb 14, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/u3o8-corp-files-pea-showing…

[Popeye82]

Prairie Downs Metals - Exploration Target of 1.100.000.000 -1.300.000.000 tonnes, @Lublin Coal Project - Nov 8, 2012
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=PDZ&E=ASX&N=612920




Maiden Coal Resource, of 1.576.000.000 tonnes, @Lublin Coal Project; Anastasios T. Arima: "This result "confirms the "potential" for the development of a large scale, low cost coal mine in a country +region with extensive coal infrastructure and +long coal mining history". The maiden resource is the "1st step in the Company’s "goal" of establishing the Lublin basin as the new strategic source of coal supply, for the European +Eurasian economies" - Feb 14, 2013

+ Maiden Inferred Coal Resource Estimate, of 1.576.000.000 tonnes of high quality thermal coal estimated, @the Company’s Lublin Coal Project

+ Deposit hosts a high quality thermal coal with average calorific value of 6.484kcal/kg +12.2% Ash, on a Gross Air Dried basis

+ 679.000.000 tonnes of the Inferred Coal Resource is contained within three coal seams, which display excellent thermal coal quality characteristics

+ Lublin Coal Basin is an established coal province, with coal mining activities dating back to ´82, with established infrastructure, including power +rail. The Project is situated adjacent to the Bogdanka coal mine, which is operated by Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A.(“LWB”).

+ Maiden resource is "testament to the "potential" for the Lublin Coal Basin to become a major new strategic source of coal supply for Europe "

+ Majority of the resource is contiguous with current operating mines in the region, which have proven to be highly productive

+ The Company is currently in the process of finalising the appointment of a drilling contractor for a drilling campaign, to commence in early to mid-´13 ...
www.prairiedownsmetals.com.au/uploads/1/5/0/3/15036474/13021…

[Popeye82]

Buchans Minerals - &Minco cut 113.85 metres of 11.25% Manganese, @Woodstock - Feb 14, 2013
www.buchansminerals.com/Portals/0/News/2013%20News/BMC_PR_04…

[Popeye82]

Gordhan to lead tax, royalties review: Zuma; South African president, Jacob Zuma, said in his State of the Nation address that a review of the country's tax regime would begin this year, including mining royalties - Mmx - Feb 14, 2013

- D. McKay -
www.miningmx.com/page/news/markets/1521814-Gordhan-to-lead-t…

[Popeye82]

Rio posts $3.000.000.000 loss; Rio Tinto has announced an aggressive cost cutting regime, after posting its 1st ever full year loss, announcing yesterday a $3.000.000.000 shortfall - MA - Feb 15, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/features/rio-posts-$3-billion-los…

[Popeye82]

Solid Resources - Reports Historical Data, on Spanish Iron Ore Concessions; (historical)Resource of 76.060.000 tonnes @~39.25% Fe M/I/I, From the analysis of the aerial magnetometric information, taken from the archives of IGME, the Company has an "exploration target" of "in excess" of 100.000.000 tons, During the next 2 -3 months Solid will undertake work programs to begin upgrading the historical resource estimate to NI 43-101 compliant reserves; The 62 separate concessions, which were mined for iron ore during the 20th century, offer "excellent infrastructure", including hydro, water +a railway, ~12 km away, connecting @the rail station in the municipality of Calasparra, to the deep sea port of Cartagena, 100 km away; Production can commence on the existing permitted concessions upon the Company updating the viability +environmental studies to the satisfaction of the local mining +environmental authorities - Feb 15, 2013
www.solidresources.com/component/content/article/518-news-re…

[Popeye82]

UMC Energy PLC/CNOOC - Prospective Structures Identified, @Offshore Licences, PNG - Feb 14, 2013

+ Offshore lead mapping of permits identified "a number of "potentially" large structures"

+ Nine leads have been identified across the two permits -with "mean recoverable gas estimates" of >10 Tcf, for the four largest leads

+ Lead H in PPL375 presented a phase reversal(or soft kick) in the 2D data, interpreted @the Cretaceous reservoir horizon. Such observations are "often regarded as a direct hydrocarbon indicator", or DHI, which " "may be " "indicative " of a gas cap".

- Lead H is a fault block closure, with up to 135 km2 of closure

- 3.76 Tcf or 1.570.000.000 bbls -"mean recoverable gas/recoverable oil volume estimates" contained in Lead H. ...
www.umc-energy.com/news.html

[Popeye82]

EMC Metals - Settles Dispute with Jervois, Now Controls 100% of Nyngan Scandium Project in Australia - Feb 6, 2013
www.emcmetals.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=569763&_Type=N…

[Popeye82]

Gold Fields cuts marginal offshore gold - BDL - Feb 14, 2013

- A. Seccombe -
www.bdlive.co.za/business/mining/2013/02/14/gold-fields-halt…

[Popeye82]

Congo, IMF to discuss disputed mine deal - BB - Feb 14, 2013

- M. J. Kavanagh -
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/congo-and-imf-to-discuss-d…

[Popeye82]

Sirius Minerals Plc - York Potash signs KEYTRADE AG, one of the world's leading fertilizer trading, distribution +marketing companies, marketing agreement, for "up to" 1.750.000 tonnes Polyhalite/anno - Feb 18, 2013
http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/sirius-minerals/rns/regul…

[Popeye82]

BHP CEO Marius Kloppers quits, following the release of the miner's 1/2year results - MA - Feb 20, 2013

- C. Latimer -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/bhp-ceo-marius-kloppers-quit…

[Popeye82]

Stellar Resources - 49% Increase in Heemskirk Tin Resource -to 6.280.000 tonnes @1.14% tin I/I, "one of the highest grade undeveloped tin resources in the world" - Feb 19, 2013
www.stellarresources.com.au/images/ASX_Announcements/2013/13…

[uprock]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.161.263 von Popeye82 am 20.02.13 00:26:32

Na Popeye ...

sehe gerade die News von Stellar. Zinn ist sehr interessant. Hast Du eine Meinung zu der Firma?

[Popeye82]

Beaufield Resources - Announces the Signing of an Exclusivity Agreement +Letter of Intent, for the Purchase of the Balmat Zinc Mine in New York State, with "historical Resources" of 3.219.000tonnes @~14.2% Zinc M/I/I, with Hudbay; Beaufield has "historically been a pure exploration company with its focus on mineral exploration in Quebec. Responding to poor market conditions for junior explorers, Beaufield hired veteran mine operator Kevin Weston as President +CEO, in Nov ´12. Mr. Weston was tasked by the Board with changing the way Beaufield manages its business "in order to create value for its shareholders". With the Acquisition, the Company is "heading in a new direction," which in the very near term will include both operations +exploration. Mr. Weston's experience running similar underground zinc mines, such as G9, Myra Falls, Caribou, +Bougrine is "expected to allow the Company to "maximize the value of Balmat" "." Balmat is located near the town of Gouverneur, New York, +is ~3hours driving time from Montreal, where Beaufield has its office. The physical assets are comprised of a zinc concentrator, headframe +underground shaft, a fully developed underground mine, underground production equipment, rail siding for shipping concentrate, tailings pond +all associated infrastructure, for an operating mine. Since its "last" closure, in ´08, Hudbay has "kept the mine in a state of readiness". This "high-quality work is "greatly to the advantage" of Beaufield, as the Company plans to restart the mine as its 1st order of business". The assets also include >50.000 acres of mineral rights +leases +includes the past producing Edwards, Pierrepont +Hyatt Mines. The Balmat Mine has produced >30.000.000 tons(27.000.000 tonnes) of ore @an average grade of 8.6%, since ´28. In total, all of the mines related to this agreement have produced >43.000.000 tons(39.000.000 tonnes) of ore, @an average grade of 9.5% zinc ... - Feb 19, 2013
www.beaufield.com/investors/press-releases/details.aspx?id=9…

[Popeye82]

Fission Energy - 57.5m of Mineralization @PLS, With 11.65m Off-scale On 385m On-Strike Step-out - Feb 19, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=571545

[Popeye82]

Moon mining "a step "closer" " , with new lunar soil simulant, Australian researchers have developed a substance that looks +behaves like soil from the moon’s surface +can be mixed with polymers to create ‘lunar concrete’, a finding that "may help advance "plans", to construct safe landing pads +mines on the moon" - MA - Feb 20, 2013

- Sunanda Creagh -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/features/moon-mining-a-step-close…

[Popeye82]

EMED Mining - completes updated NI 43-101 Technical Report - Feb 18, 2013
www.emed-mining.com/files/documents/announcements/announceme…

[Popeye82]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.161.278 von uprock am 20.02.13 00:36:23

Abend Uprock,

Ich bin nur ein dummer Spammer, und habe keine Ahnung von gar nix. Danke dass Du das jetzt offengelegt hast.


Werde eventuell versuchen dass durch ein bisschen lesen mal zu ändern.


Als Anmerkung sei gesagt -ich hatte damals den Eindruck dass Venture Minerals Limited eine interessantere Firma ist -unter Berücksichtigung weiteren "Explorationspotenzials". Ich weiss allerdings nicht ob sich das (noch)so behaupten lässt.

[Popeye82]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.161.278 von uprock am 20.02.13 00:36:23

OK, dann mal einige erste Eindrücke, keine Bewertung:

Von den Graden her sieht das Deposit ausgezeichnet aus, sollte in den Top10, eventuell auch Top5, der relevantesten bekannten Zinnvorkommen liegen, von der Resourcengröße dürfte es auch eines der großen sein, wahrscheinlich "Top10". Ich hab auch 3, 4 (meist etwas ältere)Sektorrecherchen zum Thema Zinn aufm Rechner, bei Interesse musst nur was sagen.

Vom Zinnmarkt/Preis sieht es meinem Eindruck nach längerfristig sehr interessant, und an sich erstmal positiv von Angebot UND Nachfrageseite aus, eine generell sehr starke Wirtschaftabschwächung/Einbruch würde das vermutlich ändern. Aus verschiedenen Gründen, u.a. Exportbeschränkungen(Indonesien hatte da über die letzten 1, 2Jahre einige Regelungen inplementiert, ich glaube aber die waren mit Preis Cap), Chinas Resourcenpolitik, Förderkosten(auch!! in den derzeitigen -historischen- Preisrelationen) und ich glaube, teils, auch die Brandmarkung als "Conflict Mineral", vorzugsweise glaube ich dann als Sekundärpodukt der Förderung. Zudem gab es soweit ich mich erinnere in der letzten Zeit noch deutliche Verschiebungen im Anwendungsbereich, meine das Zinn Blei beim Löten fette Anteile weggenommen hat(te). Und noch einiges andere. Wenn ich es richtig verstanden habe ist Zinn einer der sehr wenigen Rohstoffe bei dem es die letzten Jahre durchgehend einen Nachfrageüberhang gab. Abseits von China/Brasilien/Peru gibts da nicht sehr viel, und ein großer Teil davon dann auch Low Grade, (maximal)Sekundärrohstoff und ähnliches.

Zu Heemskirk dürfte es wahrscheinlich Sinn machen sich am Anfang gleich mal MetalsX laufende Renison Bell Mine anzuschauen, die dürfte schätze ich einige Aufschlüsse zu Heemskirk geben. Die "Scoping Study", vom Juni 2011, aus dem basiert noch auf der älteren Resourcenschätzung, die hat sich danach deutlich erhöht und es dürfte weiterhin "ordentliches" "Explorationspotenzial" vorhanden sein. Da ist dann aber auch immer sehr die Frage wie sehr man es darauf anlegt es "auszureizen"(ich war am Anfang immer der Meinung "as much as possible", hat sich mittlerweile bissl geändert) und wie sehr sich solch "Potenziell positive Effekte" mit "Kostenaktualisierungen" dann wieder aufwiegen. Zudem werden sie sich, wie in der in Auftrag gebenen Octagon Recherche erwähnt, für Heemskirk wahrscheinlich einen Partner suchen, mit (dann)deutlich reduziertem Projektanteil(da sollte das rauskaufen des GIP Anteils wahrscheinlich ein guter Zug gewesen sein). Da ist ja, bekannterweise, ganz entscheidend wie die dann genau ausfallen.

Teil2 folgt, wenn auch über die Firma noch nicht viel gesagt.

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American Vanadium - enters into "strategic energy storage liaison", with GILDEMEISTER, which "holds a leading position worldwide as a producer of cutting machine tools as well as integrated energy solutions for the production, storage +utilization of renewable energies" - Feb 19, 2013
www.americanvanadium.com/cms-assets/documents/99375-875709.a…

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Silver Wheaton - acquires gold streams from Vale's salobo +sudbury mines, for a total cash consideration of US$1.900.000.000 +10.000.000 Silver Wheaton warrants, immediately increases Silver Wheaton's production +cash flow profile by adding expected average gold production of 110.000 ounces/year, over the next 20 years, one of the largest deals of its kind - Feb 5, 2013
www.silverwheaton.com/files/13-02-05%20Silver%20Wheaton%20-%…

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African Petroleum - "Hits 2nd Big Oil Find", in Liberia, well was designed to test the Turonian fan by way of a large step out, of 9.5km, west of the original Narina-1 discovery has encountered 48metres of Narina rquivalent oil bearing Turonian sandstone, out of a 135metre oil intervall - Feb 20, 2013
www.africanpetroleum.com.au/media-centre/press-releases

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Latin Resources - BIR - Feb 20, 2013
http://latinresources.com.au/sites/latinresources.com.au/fil…

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Centaurus Metals - Drilling Results from Canavial Iron Ore Project, nature of the mineralisation identified @surface +in RC chips @the Canavial Project is, for the "most part", the same as that @Jambreiro; Maiden JORC resource for "emerging project", located 10km from Jambreiro, "expected" by May ´13 - Feb 21, 2013
www.centaurus.com.au/images/pdf/2013.02.21%20asx%20announcem…

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Cauldron Energy - "Major In-Situ Leach Uranium Province Identified", @Yanrey, New "Exploration Target*" of 30.000.000 -115.000.000 lbs, @250 -900 ppm U3O8 - Feb 21, 2013
www.cauldronenergy.com.au/framework/documents/displaydocumen…

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Sumatra Copper &Gold - USD35.000.000 Project Finance, for Tembang Gold Project Received - Feb 21, 2013
www.sumatracoppergold.com/asx-announcements-2013

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China oil production abroad increases - CER/FT - Feb 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63541

"China's government-owned oil firms spent US$35 billion acquiring assets abroad in 2012, putting the nation in control of external oil resources on par with Opec parties such as Kuwait, Financial Times reported.

China's foreign oil output in 2015 will be double that in 2011, reaching 3 million barrels a day, which will rival Kuwait's yearly volume. "China is set to become a major producing country outside its borders," said Fatih Birol, chief economist at IEA. Chinese state oil firms like Cnooc (CEO.NYSE, 0883.HKG, NC2A.FRA) and Sinopec (SHI.NYSE, 0338.HKG, 600688.SH) have spent US$92 billion since 2009 on oil and gas facilities across the globe, according to Dealogic. "

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PBOC withdraws cash from banking system - CER/WSJ - Feb 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63537

"China's central bank on Tuesday withdrew US$4.81 billion (RMB30 billion) from the banking system, the first time in eight months it tightened cash supply to control inflation, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The central bank offered 28-day repurchase agreements, a method of borrowing from commercial lenders in the interbank market, and a policy tool not employed since June. The step marks a reversal of activity by the central bank, following months of monetary easing. The previous cash injections were intended to lower borrowing costs for firms as the economy slid in 2012, but recent figures have shown an acceleration in growth. "

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Regulator warns banks, on pooling WMPs - CER/Caixin - Feb 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63538

"Not all banks have complied with the 2011 China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) policy requiring financial institutions to stop pooling money from different wealth management products (WMP) to invest and repay old loans, Caixin reported.

Officials from CBRC said that the collective management of the banks make it near impossible to assess the performance of each WMP as gains and losses are shared across the board and, in some cases, the size of the capital pool has grown since the rules were put in place. A three-month deadline for banks to get in line with requirement was announced in late January by CBRC official Wang Yanyou. "

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China's army accused, of global hacking - CER/BB - Feb 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63540

"China's army is "believed" to be behind a computer-hacking group that has attacked 141 companies across the world since 2006, Bloomberg reported.

The group is "likely government sponsored " and is similar "in its mission, capabilities and resources" to a unit of the People's Liberation Army, US security firm Mandiant Corp said Tuesday. The group, which mainly targets US companies, has been traced to four large computer networks in Shanghai, two of which are in Pudong New Area district, where a secret army unit is based. "

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Credit growth hits 3-year high - CER/Caijing - Feb 19, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63530

"Projects approved by the government last year are driving a credit boom in the days after the Chinese New Year, Caijing reported.

Data from the central bank showed that during the peak spending season, Chinese banks extended US$171 billion loans, the highest level since February 2010. In the same month last year, there was US$223 billion in new loans and a consensus forecast of US$157 billion by economists. Infrastructure projects such as water and rail systems have been fast-tracked in China to stimulate growth. "

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'Hazardous' smog shrouds Beijing - CER/SCMP - Feb 18, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63528

"A thick blanket of smog hit Beijing on Sunday, recalling the pollution that plagued the city and surrounding regions for 21 days in January, South China Morning Post reported.

Officials temporarily closed highways and air traffic was disrupted, causing travel chaos for people returning to the city after the lunar new year holiday. On February 17, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau issued a "yellow" fog alert, meaning visibility in eastern and southern parts of the city would be less than 500 meters over the following three hours. From Saturday night, moderate to severe air pollution was reported, with high levels of health-threatening PM2.5 pollutants. "

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Guinea publishes mining deals online; The government of Guinea has published contracts it has signed with mining firms, including majors Rio Tinto +RUSAL, in a "bid for more transparency", in a sector plagued by corruption +mismanagement, government is also overhauling the country's mining code +has set up a technical committee to review existing accords, all of which are now published online on a new government website - MR/Fin24, CONAKRY - Feb 18, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/21866

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Mining Australia tomorrow "begins with exploring Australia today " - MA/ABS/MinEx/CET/FI/GT - Feb 19, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/features/mining-australia-tomorro…
www.cet.edu.au/research-outcomes/publications/revised-cet-pa…
www.minexconsulting.com/publications/CET-Paper-Australian-Mi…

"Australian exploration has slipped behind other global exploration destinations, a new report has found.


Trends towards lower exploration activities has been blamed on decreasing discovery rates, a focus on brownfield exploration rather than greenfield operations, difficulty raising equity, and a shift to offshore projects.

Australia’s share of global exploration for non-bulk commodities has almost halved -from its peak of 21 per cent in 2002, coming in at 12 per cent in 2012; yet international competitors such as Canada have experienced increases in exploration activities of 4 per cent, rising from 14 per cent to 18 per cent over the same ten year period.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian exploration expenditure also fell during the March 2012 quarter, across all states and all commodities.

Historically the March quarter has been adversely affected by extreme weather conditions, but even accounting for heavy rains in the country’s north the figures still portray a general downturn in exploration investment.

According the report Where are Australia’s Mines of Tomorrow? commissioned by MinEx and the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Exploration Targeting, [CET] a significant contraction in the exploration sector “will have a material impact on employment and service providers in the broader economy ”.

While the research found that original exploration expenditure rebounded in the June 2012 quarter, when seasonably adjusted, the declining trend continued with an overall fall of 4.9 per cent “largely attributable to Queensland (12.6%) and to a lesser degree Western Australia (1.6%)”.

The amount of drilling also fell in 2012, particularly when it came to “new deposits”, this is concerning because “if you don’t drill, you won’t discover ”.

Reducing the rate of discovery will gradually deplete the national mineral inventory , the report stated.


Mining’s financial future

Another issue the report flagged was the difficulty juniors are having raising finance.

“Given that juniors now account for >1/2 of all the exploration spend in Australia, difficulties in raising finance will directly translate into reduced exploration activity particularly greenfield exploration ,” the research stated.

Sucking up funds in recent years has been the GFC, European instability, and concerns around Chinese growth and how that affects the demand for Australian metals.

In 2011 the amount raised by small cap IPOs on the ASX increased by 10 per cent to 98 listings, 78 of them were from junior mining companies. The report found that the average level of funds raised by small caps was at its lowest level in five years, sitting at $6.8 million.

Late last year Grant Thornton released its annual JUMEX report which examines junior mining and exploration companies with a market cap of less than $500 million.

The JUMEX report found junior miners and explorers were facing a number of constraints , including the availability and instability of equity capital, market volatility, and government red tape and policy with the introduction of the carbon tax and MRRT.

Gooley said the availability and difficulty of sourcing funding are major challenges with 68 per cent of companies’ surveyed saying they expect to raise capital in the next 12 months.

“It’s very challenging conditions and has been for the last 12 months, we don’t see that dramatically changing in the next 12 months, given where we are in terms of the market.

“The underlying message is that companies need to focus on the opportunities in the market, there’s going to be a lot of corporate action, a lot of acquisition opportunities, and there are still a lot of opportunities out there,” Gooley said.

Murray Hutton, technical manager at Geos Mining stated that most juniors are struggling for funding at the moment and that “reports of short term doom and gloom lose sight of the bigger picture ”.

“Many [juniors] have very good exploration projects, but the general feeling is that ‘we can’t hope to get funding in this market’ and so they have been forced to look overseas for investors,” Hutton said.

As mining investor confidence shrinks those who need a strong financial backing, explorers and junior miners - those willing to go out and uncover the new prospects and mining regions, are now unable to achieve this .

Only recently mining junior Gold Road Resources uncovered what may be a completely new gold bearing region, the Yarmana greenstone belt, yet if the situation proceeds it is unlikely we will be seeing another discovery like Gold Road any time soon. This was supported by the Queensland Resources Council which stated that “history has shown that the small explorers are the best at making discoveries, the best at juggling the risks. They have the best track record of delivering discoveries of new deposits".

With the likelihood that unfavourable market conditions will continue into the mid term future remains high, the CET report predicts exploration companies will revert to a cash conservation mode which will cause exploration activities to experience contraction.


Greenfield vs brownfield exploration and mining’s future

A shift away from greenfield to brownfield exploration is also evident , particularly for bulk commodities like iron ore, copper and coal.

While this strategy may be profitable in the short term, it is a worrying long term plan , especially as resource depletion sets in .

“It is estimated that in the absence of new discoveries and mine extensions, based on current reserve and resources, about 1/2 of Australia’s non-bulk commodities mines will be exhausted in between 7 and 18 years ,” the report stated.

Add to this the fact that on average it takes abut seven years to move a project from discovery to operation and it becomes clear why it is important to continuously build up a strong pipeline of projects in order to sustain a successful mining sector in Australia.

The research shows Australia’s mineral exploration industry is facing increasing technical and financial pressures and attractive conditions in overseas exploration areas like Africa, Canada and parts of South America are heightening the financial strain as exploration budgets are repeatedly being diverted away from Australia, the report found.

What is interesting to see is the fast and large increase of iron ore exploration expenditure -growing from about 9 per cent in 2000 to approximately 52 per cent of Australia’s total exploration expenditure, in 2012.

Mining service providers have been kept busy by the growth of iron ore mining and looking ahead their future is largely driven by the health of the bulk mineral sector.

According to the report, exploration expenditure in Australia reached its peak in the December 2011 quarter and is now in a period of contraction.

This downward trend has been attributed to the maturing of Australia’s mining sector which has made discovery increasingly difficult, especially in comparison to less mature regions like Africa, South America and parts of Asia.

But while Australia does have a good track record for moderate and major mineral discoveries; such discoveries are becoming more expensive.

In the last ten years the proportion of Australian exploration companies’ funds invested domestically has fallen from an estimated 62 per cent to 51 per cent, and according to CET research this trend is tipped to continue.

As the number of historically known deposits are mined, ore body grades decline, and commodity prices slide and stabilise at lower levels we need explorers willing to take the risks and enter unknown regions to uncover new deposits .


Drilling and the future of mining

When looking at exploration trends, drilling is an important measure to analyse, as drilling is fundamental to the discovery of new resources .

The report found that Australian exploration is still conducted at relatively shallow depths which is a concern for future mining as search space is further depleted.

According to figures released by the ABS in March 2012 the total 2.272 million metres actually drilled during the quarter (equal to 9.088 million metres on an annual basis) represent a 23.1 per cent decrease when compared to the December 2011 quarter.

Contract drilling juggernaut Boat Longyear supported the data, reporting that while its drill rig utilisation remained steady its products order backlog for drilling consumables (which are sold to the general exploration industry) peaked in July 2011 and experienced a 30 per cent fall in the June 2012 quarter alone.


Creating a sustainable mining future

Although current reserves and resources in Australia are healthy, for the mining industry to sustainably carry on into the future new mineral discoveries, at a minimum, need to cover what is being extracted.

To a certain extent greenfield exploration is the key here as brownfield operations can only reinvigorate existing areas for so long; they will eventually run out, the report stated.

But as Australia’s mining sector matures greenfield discoveries will also inevitably decline, becoming smaller and of lower grades.

Either way, the decisions that are made, or not made now will affect the future success of Australia’s mining sector. It’s really is either boom or bust.

“There is no room for complacency ,” the report concludes.

In other words, mining is in flux .

We have witnessed what may be the last great commodity boom for decades; the implementation of multiple mining taxes at federal and state levels; and a massive culling of mining CEOs over the last two years which has now seen Australians installed at the helm of two of the largest mining houses in the world.

The mining industry is now under siege from all angles : the government, investors, environmentalists, and the man in the street - all of whom see the industry as a cash cow from the worker at the face through to the seats in the boardroom, all the while ignoring the high costs of doing business .

But all these hardships have never really threatened the future of these mining giants, companies which are able to simply pack up and look elsewhere overseas where prospects, and operating costs, are better.

Those who have been truly affected, the mining juniors, have seemingly been forgotten in the turmoil of these past two years.

But if the industry and the government continues to ignore the issues facing junior miners they do so at their own peril , and put the future of Australia's mining industry in jeopardy .

Mining needs exploration , and if support dries up in Australia we are unlikely to see anything similar to the discoveries of Chuck Fipke - who uncovered Canada's Diavik diamond mine after ten years of exploration, as the support for explorers willing to take a risk simply does not exist.

Australia's mining future is being shackled by poor governmental decisions and unless support is provided - both in terms of approvals as well as to a degree monetarily, then our mining future is @risk .

Confidence needs to be brought back to the sector, and with that confidence comes investment and future growth. "

[Popeye82]

Sable Mining Africa - Maiden DSO JORC Resource, @Nimba Iron Ore Project -of 121.500.000 t @57.8% Fe I/I; Current "exploration target" of "up to" 400.000.000 t - Feb 5, 2013
http://tools.euroland.com/investortools/rnsclient/LoadAnnoun…

[Popeye82]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.169.368 von Popeye82 am 21.02.13 14:36:45

"Global Exploration Trends", presentation reviews key trends in World exploration over the period ´75 -´11 - MinEx - Nov12

- R. Schodde -


"Key observations":

+ Exploration expenditures in the Western World have increased 6-fold in the last decade –up from US$3.000.000.000 in ´02 to >$21.000.000.000 in 2011. This is "set to further increase" -to >$24.000.000.000, in ´12. Note all figures are in constant June 20912 dollars.

+ An increasing proportion of this expenditure is associated with bulk minerals(principally iron ore +coal). They now make up 21% of total -versus just 6% back in ´02.

+ Excluding bulk minerals, on average 40 -60 "significant mineral discoveries" are made each year in the world. ~1/2 of these are gold.

+ There "seems to be" a drop off in discovery rates in recent years. Though it must be cautioned that this "might be an artefact of the inherent delays, in reporting +drilling out a given discovery".

+ These discoveries are widely distributed around the world. Over the last 5 years(´07 -´11), 28% of the discoveries were in Africa, 24% in Australia, 19% in North America +17% in Latin America +12% in other countries.

+ The current "hot spots" for exploration are Alaska/Yukon, Northern Ontario, the Cordilleran section of Latin America, West Africa, Central Africa, Western Australia +China.

+ It is "significant to note" that an increasing proportion of the discoveries were made by Junior Companies. Over the last 5 years they accounted for 71% of all discoveries, versus 14% by Major Companies, 7% by Moderate-sized Companies +4% by State Owned Companies. To their defence, it should be noted that the Major Companies tend to focus their exploration efforts on finding World-Class deposits which, by definition, are rare. The Junior Sector accounts for most of the smaller(+more common) deposits.

+ Even after adjusting for expected growth in recent discoveries, the unit discovery cost for copper has doubled in the last decade +is "projected" to be ~2.5 c/lb Cu-equivalent(or 3.0 c/lb Cu excluding by-product credits) going forward. Similar increases in unit discovery costs are noted for other metals.

+ Of general concern is the industry's ability to sustain itself. Recent trends for copper "indicate" that it is struggling to replace the tonnes it mines. Similar concerns are noted for other metals.

I "believe" that the industry can be sustainable. However it needs to be both more efficient +effective in how and where it explores. Exploration activity also needs to be maintained @a high level. ...
www.minexconsulting.com/publications/China%20Mining%202012%2…
www.minexconsulting.com/publications/China%20Mining%202012%2…

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Baobab Resources Plc/IFC - Tete Resource Update -to a Global Inventory of 724.630.000t @34% Fe, 0.4% V2O5 +12.6% TiO2 I/I - Feb 21, 2013
www.baobabresources.com/files/BAO_AIMRlease_20130221.pdf

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New Standard Energy - partners with PetroChina, China’s largest energy company - Feb 21, 2013
http://newstandard.com.au/investor-centre/asx-announcements/

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Mining unrest putting South Africa’s pension funds @risk –Minister; South Africa’s ongoing mining-industry unrest was putting the country’s pension funds @risk +it was critical that peace +stability be restored in the mining sector, Minerals Minister Susan Shabangu said on Thursday. Taking a lead role in a live Tsepiso Makwetla-anchored national radio debate on the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s AMLive, Shabangu urged listeners to dispel the notion that foreigners were the sole investors in South Africa’s mining sector - MW, JOHANNESBURG - Jan 21, 2013

- M. Creamer -
www.miningweekly.com/article/mining-unrest-putting-south-afr…

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Allana Potash - Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency +Allana Potash Corp. Sign MOU, to Promote Potash Use as Soil Nutrient in Ethiopia - Feb 12, 2013
www.allanapotash.com/s/QwikReport.asp?IsPopup=Y&printVersion…

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Reunion Gold - announces a "significant" resource estimate, for its Matthews Ridge Manganese Project -of 31.949.000/37.667.000 tonnes @~14/~14.2% Mn M/I/I - Feb 21, 2013
www.reuniongold.com/i/pdf/news/130221_RGD_PR_resources-final…

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BHP interim profit slumps, 58% - MW, PERTH - Feb 20, 2013

- E. Swanepoel -
www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-interim-profit-slumps-58-20…

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China makes biggest-ever weekly cash withdrawal - CER/FT - Feb 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63555

"China's central bank withdrew US$146 billion (RMB910 billion) from the country's financial system in its largest-ever weekly cash drain, Financial Times reported.

This week China allowed US$137.70 billion in reverse repurchase agreements to expire, thereby canceling the effect of short-term liquidity measures taken before the week-long lunar new year holiday, when cash withdrawals surge. The step marks China's attempt to rein in a surge in credit growth on fears of inflationary pressure. Chinese lending increased to a record US$400 billion in January, exceeding monthly figures in early 2009 during the government's stimulus program to counteract the financial crisis. "

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Suning to inject $3.500.000.000, into logistics - CER/BB - Feb 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63551

"China's largest electronics vendor Suning Appliance (002024.SH) will inject US$3.52 billion (RMB22 billion) into its logistics network in the next two years to support its online retail business, Bloomberg reported.

The steps are being taken to reduce the company's reliance on its core electronics sales, Suning Vice Chairman Sun Weimin said Thursday. The firm is expanding its product range to attract more online customers, following a 29% fall in profit for the first half of 2011. Suning fell on a sluggish Chinese economy and aggressive price competition with rivals last year. "

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Polluters pushed toward mandatory insurance program - CER/Reuters - Feb 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63554

"Heavily polluting industries in China will participate in a compulsory insurance program to ensure they can compensate for damages, Reuters reported.

Pollution has taken center stage for the Communist Party because of public anger over grey skies, as well as the fact that it cannot be easily hidden. A joint statement by the Ministry of Environment and China Insurance Regulation Commission said companies forced to participate in the scheme include chemical factories, mining and smelting industries, lead battery manufacturers and leather goods firms. The companies would be given a priority for bank lending and special environment funds would be allocated to them. "

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Leadership transition hinders EU solar panel talks - CER/Reuters - Feb 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63550

"China's leadership transition has stalled talks between the EU and China on a multi-billion dollar solar trade dispute, Reuters reported.

Both sides are edging towards enforcing punitive tariffs on each others' exports, with EU officials accusing China of "stonewalling". EU leaders want to avoid following the decision from the US to impose duties on Chinese solar power products, given China's integral role in the bloc's re-emergence from economic crisis. Dealings are expected to proceed when Xi Jinping takes over the presidency in March at the national congress. "

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Afferro Mining - Signing of MOU with POSCO, for Development of Projects in Cameroon - Feb 25, 2013
www.afferro-mining.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=573443&_T…

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UK, China in talks, on currency swap - CER/FT - Feb 25, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63561

"The central banks of China and the UK agreed to a currency swap in the near future in an effort to boost trade and investment between the countries and help the UK better establish itself as a center for offshore renminbi trading, Financial Times reported.

The countries negotiated the pound-renminbi swap, the amount of which was undisclosed, during a meeting between Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, and People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan in China on Friday. London is already the second-largest offshore renminbi trading center after Hong Kong and the global center for currency trading. "

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China hikes fuel prices - CER/BB - Feb 25, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63560

"China raised the price of gasoline by US$48 per metric ton and diesel by US$47 effective today, amid a gain in oil benchmarks since the start of the year, the first rise in fuel prices since September, Bloomberg reported.

The pump price of 90-RON will increase 3.1% to US$4.55 a gallon, according to Bloomberg calculations based on data from China's National Development and Reform Commission. The price of Brent crude from the North Sea has increased 2.7% this year, while the price of US West Texas Intermediate increased 1.4%. The government will continue to subsidize farming and public transportation to offset the cost of fuel, the NDRC said. "

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Beppe Grillo: Komiker landet Sensationserfolg - DPA, ROM - Feb 25, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/ausland/17171048-beppe-gr…

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Lafer hat den Bart des Jahres - DPA, LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN - Feb 24, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/lifestyle/leben/17165652-ehrentitel-b…

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Gunson Resources - Optimisation Study Results Coburn Zircon Project - Feb 26, 2013
www.gunson.com.au/files/reports/Optimisation%20Study%20Resul…

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EnWave - Signs Partnership Agreement With Lucid Capital Management, +Signs Commercial License, to Launch Healthy Dried Cheese Snacks in the U.S. Market - Feb 27, 2013
www.enwave.net/media/enwave_signs_partnership_with_lucid.pdf

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New Age Exploration - Redmoor Tin/Tungsten Project, Initial Resource: 9.100.000 tonnes @0.21% Sn, 0.16% WO3, 0.38% Cu, 0.20% Zn +Pb +Ag/0.69% SnEquiv. I; additional "Conceptual Exploration Target" of 4.000.000 -6.000.000 tonnes @0.08 -0.13% Sn, 0.16 -0.26% WO3 +0.20 -0.34% Cu/0.51 -0.85% SnEquiv. - Feb 27, 2013
http://nae.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130227-REDMOO…

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Passport Potash - Announces Mineral Resource Update, For Combined Passport +Hopi Tribe Property: 790.730.000tonnes @12.99% KCI M/I/I - Feb 26, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/passport-potash-announces-m…

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Synodon - Adds Major Oil +Gas Producer, Canada’s largest heavy oil +2nd largest gas producer, as realSens™ Customer - Feb 25, 2013
www.synodon.com/synodon-adds-major-oil-and-gas-producer-as-r…

[Popeye82]

Chinese provinces set lower growth targets - CER/BB - Feb 28, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63584

"Close to half of China's municipal governments have lowered their expansion targets in line with a central dictate to focus on the quality of growth rather than speed, Bloomberg reported.

Fourteen provinces have reduced their gross domestic product growth targets for 2013, while the remaining 17 kept their figures the same, according to Japanese bank Nomura Holdings (NMR.NYSE, 8604.TYO). The average provincial target has fallen to 9.9%, down from 10.3%, said US finance group Citigroup (C.NYSE). Reining in municipal governments may weaken China's growth rebound, but could alleviate concerns of bad debt weakening the financial system. "

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Vale wipes $1.000.000.000 off Aussie coal; Brazilian mining giant Vale has written down its Australian coal assets, by $1.000.000.000 +posted a record quarterly loss ; CEO Murilo Ferreira said ´12 brought “big challenges” for the company, +it was now focused on selling assets, cutting investments, +writing down unprofitable projects - MA - Feb 28, 2012

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/vale-wipes-$1bn-off-aussie-c…

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Avanco Resources - StageII Pedra Branca Resource Upgrade -to 60.640.000tonnes @1.24% Copper +0.33 g/t Gold M/I/I - Feb 28, 2013
www.avancoresources.com/pdfs/StageTwoPedraBrancaResourceUpgr…

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Ithaca Energy - Offer for Valiant Petroleum - Mar 1, 2013
http://hsprod.investis.com/ir/iae/ir.jsp?page=news-item&item…

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Gunpoint Exploration - Talapoosa Resource Increases -to 1.012.802 Ozs @1.11g/t Gold +13.649.358 Ozs @14.97 g/t Silver M/I - Mar 1, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/gunpoint-exploration-ltd-ta…

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MZI Resources - "Significant" increase in Keysbrook resource -to 78.900.000 tonnes @2.5% THM M/I/I - Mar 1, 2013
www.mzi.com.au/index.php/investor-relations/asx-announcement…

[Popeye82]

Silver Bull Resources - Intersects 19.52% Zinc Over 22.85 Meters, Including 47.59% Zinc Over 4.4 Meters, on the Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico; updated NI43-101 resource estimate scheduled for release in Q1 ´13 - Mar 1, 2013
www.silverbullresources.com/i/pdf/NR/2013-03-01_NR.pdf

[Popeye82]

Glencore bartered with firm linked to Iran nuclear program - FY/Reuters, UN - Mar 1, 2013
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-glencore-bartered-fi…

[Popeye82]

Mason Graphite - Announces Positive Drill Results, including 31 meters @24.3 % Cgr +113 meters @15.5 % Cgr - Feb 28, 2013
www.masongraphite.com/news/news-details/2013/Mason-Graphite-…

[Popeye82]

Avino Silver &Gold Mines - Reports on Mine Expansion Plans, Now Targeting 1.500 TPD Mill Capacity, Updates Mine Development +New Resource Estimate - Mar 4, 2013
www.avino.com/i/pdf/nr/ASM-NR-Feb-Activities-FINAL.pdf

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Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises - Gives an Options to Acquire 75% Interest in the Mac's Lead Property to Nomad Venture, "recognized by the USGS as 1/38 known Mississippi Valley type(MVT) deposits in the world" - Mar 1, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/nouveau-monde-gives-options…

[Popeye82]

Wildcat Silver - to acquire Riva Gold - Mar 4, 2013
www.wildcatsilver.com/files/doc_news/WS%2003%2004%202013%20-…

[Popeye82]

Miners sacked over Harlem Shake dance; Fifteen mine workers have been sacked for doing the Harlem Shake, while working underground ; The workers @the Agnew gold mine in WA were told they had breached safety regulations +"undermined Barminco’s reputation "; According to the Herald Sunan unnamed worker who participated in the stunt said the group did not endanger safety because they abided by requirements for helmets, portable oxygen +other measures - MA/HS - Feb 4, 2013
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/miners-sacked-over-harlem-sh…

[Popeye82]

Roxgold - Announces an Updated Mineral Resource Estimate, For The 55 Zone: 895.084 Ounces @~14g/t Au I/I - Mar 4, 2013
www.roxgold.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=574832&_Type=New…

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Wildhorse Energy - (non-binding)MOU with E.ON Hungary, to evaluate the feasibility of a 50MW UCG demonstration plant - Mar 5, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=WHE&E=ASX&N=627160

[Popeye82]

Hugo Chávez gestorben - Z - Mar 5, 2013
www.zeit.de/politik/2013-03/chavez-tot

[muenchenguru]

Mal wieder ein Danke für Deine vielen guten Infos !
Gut, das mit Hugo hätte ich auch woanders erfahren .
Man kann sagen was man will, er war ein visionäres u.
praktisches Gegengewicht zur USA.
Was er innenpolitisch für die Leute bedeutet habe weiß ich zu wenig.

[Popeye82]

Fortescue fights mining tax - MA - Mar 6, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/fmg-kicks-off-mining-tax-cha…

[Popeye82]

Flinders Mines - Signs Binding MOUs, With Chinese Steel Mills; to date, the Flinders marketing team has engaged with >30 Chinese steel mills +"expects several more of them will sign binding MOUs, in the coming months" - Mar 6, 2013
www.flindersmines.com/lib/pdf/asx/2012/mf236.pdf

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Wolf Minerals - Award of Conditional £75.000.000 million EPC Contract, for the design, construction +commissioning of a 3.000.000t/anno tungsten +tin mineral processing plant plus associated infrastructure, forming
the key component of the Hemerdon project - Mar 6, 2013
http://wlf.live.irmau.com/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/120…

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Northern Iron - &Ontario Iron Mining Inc. sign MOU, to fund development of Ear Falls/Red Lake iron ore properties; B. Botha: "The assets where we have agreed to share costs are the most capital intensive part of bringing this area into production. This MOU is "a further step in de-risking the development of the Griffith mine". We " "believe" that by working together we can create hundreds of quality jobs +re-develop an area of Canada that was a historic iron mining region". The Red Lake-Ear Falls area "will" benefit from this partnership +our access to deep pocketed investors in Asia", J. Li: "We view the logistics of this area "to be the most favourable of any Canadian iron ore deposit that we have investigated." Our investors "appreciate the existing infrastructure +the political stability of Canada". We "also "believe" that there is "minimal downside risk", as the area is a past producer"; Almost the entire transportation infrastructure is currently in place to both produce HBI +to ship produced HBI into the North American market via rail +lake barges +into Asian markets, via rail through the port of Prince Rupert. Existing infrastructure includes all weather roads, 115kV power line, natural gas line, rail bed +port facilities, Company is "focusing on de-risking" the project, by seeking out potential joint venture partners, off-take agreements or a combination thereof - Mar 05, 2013

"HL"

+ Both firms to share costs on rail, power +reduction facilities.

+ NFE will manage mining +production on both NFE +OIMI assets.

+ OIMI will "focus on sourcing" the entire capital investment from Asian investors.

+ OIMI to market iron products in Asia. ...
www.northernironcorp.com/news/1362470400

[Popeye82]

Astronomen gelingt Meilenstein; Die bisher genaueste Vermessung des Alls hat weitreichende Bedeutung - W - Mar 6, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/wissen/weltraum/17211476-astronomen-g…

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Australia Minerals &Mining Group - acquires new Gibson High Purity Alumina(HPA) Project, 147.000.000t Increase in Aluminous Clay Resources, to combined 297.000.000t of aluminous clay - Mar 4, 2013
http://easimail.ppr.com.au/download/files/12414/1886811/147M…

[Popeye82]

Minalliance ebook highlights innovations in the mining industry; Minalliance, a Montreal-based organization created jointly by the Québec Mineral Exploration Association +the Québec Mining Association, has published an ebook listing 100 technological improvements in exploration +mining. Inversion algorithms rated as the #1 exploration innovation. Other exploration innovations included: ICP-MS analyses, gas geochemistry +airborne gravimetry - EA/MA - Jan 28, 2013
www.minalliance.ca/pdfs/Minalliance_100_innovations_en.pdf
http://earthexplorer.com/2013/Minalliance_ebook_highlights_i…

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Zitat von Popeye82: Ivanplats - New Independent Resource Estimate >Doubles High-Grade Indicated Mineral Resources, @Ivanplats' Kamoa Copper Discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo - to 739.000.000tonnes grading 2.67% copper I +227.000.000tonnes grading 1.96% copper I, for a global Resource of >53.000.000.000 Pounds Copper I/I; now ranks as Africa's largest high-grade copper discovery +the world's largest undeveloped high-grade copper discovery - Jan 17, 2013
www.ivanplats.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=566301&_Type=N…

Ivanplats - Flatreef Discovery expands -to 73.200.000 Ounces platinum, palladium, rhodium +gold @~3.9g/t 4PE, 4.600.000.000 pounds of nickel @~0.33% Ni +2.400.000.000 pounds of copper @~0.17% Cu I/I, incorporates the results from ~345.000 metres of drilling completed by a fleet of 30 rigs, Flatreef averages 24metres in true thickness +mineralization remains open for expansion, with ~37.5 square kilometres of property untested - Feb 6, 2013
www.ivanplats.com/i/pdf/NRFebruary6-2013-2.pdf

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Excelsior Mining - Resource Upgrade -to 4.040.000.000 pounds @~0.31 % Cu M/I/I - Mar 4, 2013
http://excelsiormining.com/index.php/news/news-2013/394-reso…

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Kazax Minerals - Announces Initial Resource Estimate, of Lomonosovsky Iron Magnetite Project: 444.200.000tonnes @~36.1% Total Iron, mineralisation remains open @depth +along the lateral extents - Jan 14, 2013
www.kazaxmineralsinc.com/i/pdf/nr/2013-01-14_NR.pdf

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.220.040 von muenchenguru am 06.03.13 12:12:09

Danke, ich bin hier(ganz bewusst) seit geraumer Zeit mehr auf eine Art "Newswire" umgestiegen, da ich einige Entwicklungen von (Börsen)Foren relativ zeitig habe kommen sehen.

Güße
P.

[Popeye82]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.220.040 von muenchenguru am 06.03.13 12:12:09

ASIA Miner - Mar/Apr13
www.asiaminer.com/magazine/images/stories/pdf/tam_marapr_201…

[curacanne]

Danke für den sehr informativen thread!
curacanne

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Arianne Resources - Resource Update -to 600.050.000tonnes @~7.12% P2O5 +TiO2 M/I/I - Mar 7, 2013
www.arianne-inc.com/en/les-ressources-mesurees-et-indiquees-…

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West African Minerals - Initial assay results from WAFM’s South Djadom drilling "confirm large scale near surface hematite mineralisation" - Mar 7, 2013

+ Results of 1st 42 drill holes in South Djadom confirms hematite +enriched banded iron formation mineralization, over a 3km by 2km area

+ Testing underway of next 5km by 5km target in the overall 5km by 25km gravity +aeromagnetic anomaly, @South Djadom

+ Two more drill rigs will be mobilised, for infill drilling ...
www.westafricanminerals.com/content/news/initial-assay-resul…

[Popeye82]

China plans to issue 4G licenses in 2013 - CER/WSJ/Xinhua - Mar 7, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63624

"China's technology regulator said it expects to issue licenses for 4G mobile services by the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a Xinhua News Agency report.

China Mobile (CHL.NYSE, 0941.HKG) has already built out a trial network for the high-speed technology in several big Chinese cities but competition from China Telecom (CHA.NYSE, 0728.HKG) and China Unicom (CHU.NYSE, 0762.HKG) will intensify later in the year in the run up to licensing. The new networks are expected to translate into higher earnings for device makers and network builders. "

[Popeye82]

New Energy Technology - Enters into 2nd Technology Development Agreement with NREL, "to Advance SolarWindow Towards Commercialization" - Mar 6, 2013

"Future development plans include efforts to":

+ Further improve SolarWindow™ efficiency +transparency;

+ Optimize electrical power(current +voltage) output;

+ Optimize the application of the active layer coatings, which make it possible for SolarWindow™ to generate electricity on glass surfaces;

+ Develop improved electricity-generating coatings, by enhancing performance, processing, reliability, +durability;

+ Optimize SolarWindow™ performance on flexible substrates; +

+ Develop high speed +large area roll-to-roll(R2R) +sheet-to-sheet(S2S) coating methods, required for commercial-scale BIPV +windows. ...
www.newenergytechnologiesinc.com/new-energy/new-energy-enter…

[Popeye82]

Centaurus Metals - Award of Engineering &Procurement Contract, for Jambreiro - Mar 11, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CTM&E=ASX&N=627796

[Popeye82]

U3O8 - "consolidates position as South America’s leading uranium exploration company", by acquiring Calypso Uranium Corp. - Mar 11, 2013
http://u3o8corp.com/docs/Press_Releases/2013/Mar11.pdf

[Popeye82]

Kaboko Mining - Noble Facility Funding Completed; T. Van Heerden: "With the Tranche A financing with Noble complete Kaboko is now fully funded to commence mining, from its Northern Manganese Project @Mansa in the coming months +deliver into our supply agreement with Noble, with production of 10.000 tonnes/month, "expected" by end of ´13" - Mar 11, 2013
www.kabokomining.com/Assets/docs-2013/1203112.pdf

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Fission Energy - Step-Out Drill-Hole Hits 13.89m of "Off-Scale" Radioactivity, in 53.0m of Mineralization @PLS - Mar 11, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/fission-energy-corp-step-ou…

[Popeye82]

Kibaran Resources - "Exploration Target" identified for Epanko -of 60.000.000 -110.000.000 Tonnes of graphitic schist @8.0 -11.0% TGC; The potential quantity +grade of the exploration target is conceptual in nature - Mar 11, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=KNL&E=ASX&N=725235

[Popeye82]

XCeed Resources - signs $27.000.000 project development facility - Mar 12, 2013

"KP:"

+ The Company has received +accepted an offer of project development finance from Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, South Africa’s largest financial institution.

+ The financing offer has been approved by the credit committee of Standard Bank +is subject only to standard conditions precedent, such as permitting +off-take commitments.

+ The development finance facility provides for 67% of the expected project devel opment cost.

+ This facility, together with the previously announced investment by Thebe Mining Resources, will, when completed, provide >90% of the funding required, for the construction +commissioning of the Moabsvelden project. ...
www.xceedresources.com.au/IRM/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/122…

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Exterra Resources - FR - Mar 14, 2013

"Key Points:"

+ Total gold Resource of 309.000oz in five projects.

+ Second Fortune(Linden) Project(131.900oz) has existing Mining Leases +some infrastructure in place, from prior operations, "supporting" an initial underground operation producing >20.000oz/year from ´13.

+ 2nd Fortune Scoping Study "indicates" a low capex(<$5.000.000), low opex $700/oz operation, using off-site toll treatment of ore.

+ Strong margins are "indicated", with a gold price @US$1580/oz

+ Drilling is planned for improved resource definition +extension -Exterra have exploration expenditure of $1.000.000/year.

+ Near-mine area is lightly explored +" "indicating" high potential for resource extension". ...
http://gallery.mailchimp.com/22b7ac13fc0d89cedaab1dec6/files…

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Fortescue Metals Group - Increase in Nyidinghu Resource -to 2.460.000.000 Tonnes @~57.4% Fe M/I/I - Mar 13, 2013
www.fmgl.com.au/UserDir/AsxAnnouncement/ASX%20Release%202012…

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Botswana to seek bids for US$11.000.000.000 rail-line, the world’s largest producer of diamonds, "plans to seek initial bids" for the construction of an US$11.000.000.000 railway line, connecting its biggest coal-mining region to a port in neighbouring Namibia - MR/BB, GOA - Mar 14, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/21967

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Passport Potash - Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment, on its Holbrook Basin Potash Project: Pre-tax IRR of >30%, Pre-tax NPV of $3.250.000.000, @12% Discount Rate - Mar 13, 2013
www.passportpotash.com/news-2012/105-passport-potash-announc…

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Fission Energy - 18.9m Total "Off-Scale" Radioactivity Within 67.0m of Mineralization, @PLS, the largest accumulation of discrete off-scale mineralized intervals in any drill hole on PLS property to date - Mar 13, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=576149

[Popeye82]

+++ Jetzt Frage an MARKUS KOCH stellen! +++ - W- Mar 14, 2013
www.wallstreet-online.de/diskussion/1180021-1-10/ing-markets…

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Hannans Reward - "Significant" Copper-Gold JORC "Exploration Target" -of 4.800.000 -6.200.000tonnes @ 2.00 -2.78% Cu +1.23 -2.23g/t Au, 7 kilometres south-west of Kiruna; Results from the diamond drilling will feed into calculating a maiden JORC resource for Pahtohavare, which Hannans is "aiming" to have completed in the 3rd calendar quarter of ´13 - Mar 12, 2013
www.hannansreward.com/reports/120986-130312-Significant-Cu_A…

[Popeye82]

Canada poison-pill plans to make hostile takeovers tougher - MW/Reuters, TORONTO - Mar 14, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/canada-poison-pill-plans-to-mak…

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Mining industry challenges a global problem –Grant Thornton - MW/GT, JOHANNESBURG - Mar 14, 2013

- N. Odendaal -
www.grantthornton.com.au/files/turning_high_risk_into_high_p…
www.miningweekly.com/article/challenges-in-mining-industry-a…

"The extensive challenges faced by South Africa’s mining industry were NOOOT unique to the country, a survey by assurance, tax and auditing firm Grant Thornton has found.


The firm, which released the results of its first International Mining Report 2013 survey on Thursday, revealed that the challenges weighing on South Africa’s mining industry reflected those experienced globally, Grant Thornton corporate finance director Steven Kilfoil pointed out.

The report, entitled ‘Turning high risk into high potential’, surveyed over 380 junior mining companies throughout Australia, the UK, Canada and South Africa during the three-month period from November 2012 to January 2013.

South Africa’s mining sector faced significant rising costs and policy constraints, including the Mining Charter and black economic-empowerment (BEE) regulations, as well as remnants of nationalisation threats, labour unrest and the downgrading of the country’s sovereign credit ratings.

Kilfoil pointed out that miners around the world were experiencing governmental and public pressure for tighter permitting and licensing procedures, as well as other regulatory burdens, corruption and critical public perceptions, increased environmental controls and expectations, risk-averse investors, sluggish economies and increasing energy, labour and tax costs.

However, South Africa as an attractive mining investment destination had been hit hard by stronger negative sentiment and skewed perceptions, placing further pressure on mining companies, particularly the juniors, owing to a lack of, or limited, access to funding.

He noted that foreign countries were increasingly hesitant to invest in the country and that the London Stock Exchange was hesitant to list South African mining companies, a fallout from the events at the Marikana platinum mine last year.

However, compared with other global mining destinations, South Africa was, in many ways, better off, Kilfoil added.

Globally, 51.5% of mining companies had cash balances of <$2.000.000, compared with 34% of South African companies.

About 11% and 13% of South African firms held cash balances of between $2-million and $5-million and between $5-million and $10-million respectively, compared with 13.8% and 7.5% respectively of the international firms surveyed.

Close to 40% of the international junior firms surveyed would require funding within three months, compared with only 16% of South African juniors.

Grant Thornton’s survey found that the nationalisation debate did not impact on 45% of the surveyed South African companies’ ability to raise finance, while 29% said it had to some extent and another 22% agreed that it had affected finance raising activities.

However, the country was more or less on par with international firms, 44% of which cited limited access to funding as constraining growth.

Further, 48% of the international firms surveyed rated the ability to raise capital as a driver of growth, compared with 37% of South African mining executives.

However, only 10% of the South African mining executives surveyed believed that bribery and corruption was of “no concern”, compared with 42% of international executives.

In South Africa, 40% of the mining executives surveyed said it was a “significant concern”, while internationally only 22% cited this as a "major concern".

However, 69% of the South African firms had antibribery and anticorruption codes of conduct in place, compared with 64.8% of international companies.

Meanwhile, 44% of local respondents said they would increase salaries at a rate above inflation, while 46% would offer pay rises in line with inflation. This compared with 18.5% of international firms offering above-inflation salary increases and 54% offering increases in line with inflation.

Further, 81% of South African companies expected energy costs to rise, as opposed to only 56.4% of the international firms.


MINING CHARTER FAILURE

The survey showed that only 15% of the juniors questioned believed that the South African Mining Charter, with specific reference to BEE participation, had been successful in transforming the local mining industry.

The report found that 41% believed it progressed the industry to “some extent”.

Kilfoil noted that the failure of the Mining Charter was owing to the focus, or tunnel vision, on meeting the specific measurable targets of 26% to the detriment of the essence of the charter.

“The Mining Charter was negotiated to engender a spirit of transformation and inclusion; one that will give local communities access to South Africa’s underground wealth.

“With the introduction of targets which need to be met by mining companies, however, the emphasis has shifted from the real spirit of the Charter, to one of simply meeting the targets and checking the boxes,” he explained.


Edited by: Chanel de Bruyn "

[Popeye82]

BHP Billiton says it is looking to sell about 10 assets, as it looks for opportunities to divest to cut debt +simplify the business - MW/Reuters, PERTH - Mar 11, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/bhp-billiton-says-it-is-looking…

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Celsius Coal - Establishes Maiden JORC Resource, @Uzgen Basin: 255.000.000tonnes I/I - Mar 15, 2013
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130315/pdf/42dppmxnjy8tsy.pdf

[Popeye82]

Mexiko - MJ, special publication - Mar13

- Companies mentioned:

Argonaut Gold, Desarollos Rod Construcciones, Driftwood Drilling, Endeavour Silver Corp, First Majestic Silver Corp, Fortuna Silver Mines, Fresnillo plc, Godbe Drilling, Mercator Minerals, Normet, Pan American Silver Mexico, SRK, Sundance Minerals, Veolia Water ...-
www.sundanceminerals.com/i/pdf/Mexico2013_scr.pdf

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Alderon Iron Ore - Closes C$119.900.000 Contribution, by Hebei Iron &Steel Group, China’s largest steel company +among the largest steel groups in the world; in exchange for 19.9% of the outstanding common shares of Alderon +a 25% interest in the Kami Limited Partnership, which was established to own the Kami Project - Mar 15, 2013
www.alderonironore.com/_resources/news/ADV_NR20130315_-_Hebe…

[Popeye82]

2012 Global Food Policy Report - IFPRI/YT - Mar 19, 2013
www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/gfpr2012.pdf
www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/pressrel20130314.pdf?utm_s…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOVropO3KfM&feature=youtu.be&utm_sou…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFchd_9fqIg&feature=youtu.be&utm_sou…
www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/gfpr2012_timeline_medres.p…
www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/gfpr2012_chapter1_figure1_…
www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/gfpr2012_womensinfographic…
www.ifpri.org/publication/2012-global-food-policy-report?utm…

[Popeye82]

World Titanium Resources - &Sichuan Lomon Titanium, a major Chinese titanium dioxide pigment producer, to Jointly Develop the World Class Ranobe Mine, to 800.000 t/anno of Ilmenite; Lomon will contribute all of the capital required to develop an 800.000 tpa ilmenite mine @Ranobe; B. Griffin: "The joint venture with Lomon " "would" secure all funds required for a much larger initial development, @Ranobe, +eliminate the need for WTR to raise any development equity or debt capital". It " "would" also secure an offtake commitment for 80% of the ilmenite that the mine will produce, sufficient to cover all operating costs "in almost any price environment". This dramatically reduces the financing +offtake risk for the project. "Although already low, the technical risk will be further reduced" as we leverage Lomon’s extensive experience in developing mining, mineral processing +chemical plants ..." - Mar 19, 2013

+ Lomon will contribute all of the capital required to develop an 800.000 tpa ilmenite mine, @Ranobe;

+ Capital required is "estimated" @US$300.000.000, based upon WTR’s Definitive Engineering Study –Lomon will reconfigure the design "+fully fund all of the "eventual" expenditure, for the 800.000 tpa ilmenite operation";

+ For this contribution of capital Lomon will acquire 50% of the Toliara Sands Project;

+ The "target" annual production from the Phase 1 development is doubled to 800,000 tonnes of Ilmenite and 88,000 tonnes of associated zircon rich concentrate;

+ Lomon will have both the obligation +right to buy 80% of the ilmenite from Ranobe, @the market price <5%;

+ On signing the definitive joint venture documents Lomon will subscribe for 43.250.000 WTR shares @the 30 day VWAP prior to close subject to a maximum of A$0.19/share, to raise "up to" A$8.217.500;

+ A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 15 March ´13 +is subject to a 90 day detailed due diligence period +the negotiation, agreement +execution of formal joint venture documentation by WTR +Lomon; +

+ WTR to undertake a 1:16 rights issue, to raise up to A$3.170.063. ...
www.worldtitaniumresources.com/files/wtr_news_130319.pdf

[Popeye82]

Apollo Minerals - Strategic Partnership with India's Jindal Steel +Power, one of the largest steel producers in India; Jindal to invest $10.000.000 "to fast-track Apollo’s iron ore projects" - Mar 19, 2013
http://clients.weblink.com.au/clients/apollominerals/article…

[Popeye82]

Cauldron Energy - Takeover offer for Energia Minerals; " "If" the takeover bid is successful, the merged entity will hold a contiguous tenement package with a strike of >190km in a "highly prospective uranium province" in the Carnarvon Basin, region of Western Australia" - Mar 19, 2013
www.cauldronenergy.com.au/framework/documents/displaydocumen…

[Popeye82]

Fission Energy - 780 Meter(R780E) Step Out Hits Off-Scale Radioactivity, to Give JV a 3rd Zone @PLS - Mar 18, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=576730


Six Holes Hit "Off-Scale" Mineralization, to Expand Discovery(R00E) Zone to 80m @PLS - Mar 19, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=576884

[Popeye82]

Volta Mining - Mbombo Iron Ore Project -"Initial "Exploration Target" ": 385.000.000 -640.000.000 tonnes @30 -42% Fe, based on a combined magnetic anomalous strike length of 9km; A further four(4) "high priority anomalies"(8.5km) have been modelled, but await ground mapping +are not included in the "Exploration Target" - Mar 20, 2013
http://ir.iguana2.com/volta/news-item?S=VTM&E=ASX&N=629169

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Orocobre - Borax Argentina Develops Nuclear Grade Boric Acid - Mar 20, 2013
www.orocobre.com/PDF/20Mar13_BoraxBoricAcid.pdf

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China's investment overseas jumps, 147% - CER/AFP - Mar 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63695

"China's investments overseas climbed 147% year-on-year during the first two months of 2013, surpassing inbound investment from abroad, Agence France-Presse reported.

The US$18.39 billion invested into assets abroad during the two months is the result of a broader push from Beijing to accumulate energy resources outside of its borders. Outbound investment grew 30% in 2012 compared to the year before. “It should be a trend in the long run – it is highly likely that overseas direct investment will exceed foreign direct investment in the next few years,” said Ren Xianfang, an analyst at IHS Global Insight in Beijing. "

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Sirius Resources NL - Maiden Nova Resource Estimate: 10.200.000 tonnes @2.4% nickel, 1.0% copper +0.08% co I/I - Mar 20, 2013
www.siriusresources.com.au/documents/130320MaidenNovaResourc…

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Jameson Resources - CGR - Mar 20, 2013
www.jamesonresources.com.au/index.php/investor-centre/analys…

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Sovereign Gold - Mt Adrah assessment " "indicates" multi million oz gold "potential" "; Initial "exploration target" of 1.500.000 –2.500.000 ounces - Mar 20, 2013
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130318/pdf/42dqsbr5yl88nc.pdf

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Centaurus Metals - Approval of Jambreiro Economic Development Plan(PAE), Project Installation License(LI) "on schedule for approval in April ´13, enabling on-site construction to begin", grant of the Mining Lease for the Jambreiro Project by the DNPM "can occur @any time following the receipt of the Installation Licence" in April ´13 through to completion of the construction process +the receipt of the Operating Licence(LO) by the environmental agency, "expected" around December ´13 - Mar 18, 2013
www.centaurus.com.au/images/pdf/2013.03.18%20asx%20announcem…

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China bank survey finds property prices "hard to accept" - CER/BB/PBoC - Mar 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63694

"A survey of 20.000 households in 50 different cities by the People's Bank of China found that 68% said prices were too high, the highest percentage since the 4th quarter of ´11, Bloomberg reported, citing a PBoC statement.

>34.4% said that prices will rise in the coming three months. In February, new home prices posted the largest increase since December ´11, despite government measures to cool the housing market. In his last days in office, Wen Jiabao responded to price increases by saying the central bank’s local branches "could raise down-payment requirements +interest rates for 2nd mortgages in cities with excessive price gains". "

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China to accelerate North Asia trade talks - CER/Reuters - Mar 20, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63698

"China will boost north Asia trade talks in a move that "is largely regarded as an attempt from Beijing to rebuild trade ties with Japan +counter the US's “pivot” toward Asia", Reuters reported.

China will hold three rounds of talks in Seoul this year to form a three-way free trade agreement with Japan +South Korea, according to China's Ministry of Commerce. The talks are "widely believed to be an effort to offset the American effort to finalize a trans-Pacific free trade agreement, that excludes China ". The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership that Tokyo will "look to join" "could leave China increasingly isolated in international trade". "

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Buchans Minerals - cuts 202.5 metres of 11.08% manganese, @Woodstock manganese project, New Brunswick, Canada, "intends" to complete a NI 43-101 compliant Inferred resource on the Plymouth deposit by the end of April, ´13 - Mar 20, 2013
www.buchansminerals.com/Portals/0/News/2013%20News/BMC_PR_07…

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Silver Bull Resources - "Significantly" Increases The Size +Grade Of The Silver Resource -To 167.500.000 Ounces @72.5g/t Of Silver +2.190,000.000 pounds @1.38% Zinc I +538.566.000 pounds @0.34% Zinc +126.721.000 pounds @0.08% Copper I @The Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico - Mar 18, 2013
www.silverbullresources.com/i/pdf/NR/2013-03-18_NR.pdf

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In Japan, two years after Fukushima nuclear accident, work resumes on new plant - US.net/WP - Mar 11, 2013
www.uranium-stocks.net/home/in-japan-two-years-after-fukushi…

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WesternZagros Resources - Revises Resource Estimates for Baram +Kurdamir, combined "Mean Prospective Resources "of the Kurdamir structure in the Oligocene, Eocene +Cretaceous reservoirs +the Baram prospect in the Oligocene +Eocene reservoirs is now 1.700.000.000 barrels of oil, or >2.000.000.000 barrels of oil equivalent, when gas +condensate are included - Feb 11, 2013
http://westernzagros.mwnewsroom.com/press-releases/westernza…

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Vanoil - Acquires Avana Petroleum Limited, Increases Vanoil's "net recoverable mean unrisked prospective resources" from 927.000.000 boe to well >2.000.000.000 boe - Mar 15, 2013
www.vanoil.ca/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=576514&_Type=News-…

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Oracle Mining - Announces NI 43-101 Resource Estimate, for Oracle Ridge Copper Project: 16.800.000 tonnes @~1.62% Copper, ~0.42 Oz/tonne Silver +Gold I/I - Mar 18, 2013
http://news.oracleminingcorp.com/Files/e3/e31f8a0b-7786-492e…

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Highfield Resources - Pintano Potash Project "Exploration Target" -of 306.000.000 -338.000.000 metric tonnes(MMT) @9.1% -14.1% K2O(14.4% -22.3%KCl) in Spain´s Ebro Basin - Feb 27, 2013
www.highfieldresources.com.au/pdfs/PintanoPotashProjectExplo…

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Landmark gun bills signed in Colorado, governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms +ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership +self-reliance; The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go with new gun restrictions after the horror of mass killings @an Aurora movie theater +a Connecticut elementary school - YF/AP, DENVER - Mar 20, 2013

- I. Moreno -
http://news.yahoo.com/landmark-gun-bills-signed-colorado-155…

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ArcelorMittal targets $3.000.000.000 savings, to help margins - FY/Reuters, BRUSSELS - Mar 15, 2013

- P. Blenkinsop -
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/arcelormittal-sets-3-billion-s…

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Argex Titanium - joins the American Coatings Association - Mar 13, 2013
http://argex.ca/documents/Argex%20NR%20-%20ACA-eng%20Final.p…

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Audalia Resources - has achieved its maiden JORC resource, @Medcalf Project: 28.515.387 tonnes @~0.501% V2O5 +~9.27% TiO2 I - Mar 21, 2013
www.audalia.com.au/userfiles/file/76_acp00035%20-%20medcalf%…

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Peninsula Energy - Optimisation Study Enhances Lance Economics - Mar 21, 2013

+ NPV8 increased by 15%, to $305.000.000

+ Steady state free cash flow increased by 18%, to $86.000.000 p.a.

+ Initial Capital costs reduced by 11.5%, to $69.000.000, Total $130.000.000

+ Steady state C1 cash cost reduced by 10% to, $11.70/lb U3O8

+ Total steady state operating cost reduced by 5%, to $34.80/lb U3O8

+ Optimisation Study includes adjustments for the January ´13 JORC compliant resource upgrade, to 53.700.000lbs U3O8 @the Ross, Kendrick +Barber Production Unit. The Lance Projects have 312 line kilometres of identified roll fronts +an "exploration target" of 104.000.000 -163.000.000lbs U3O8, which is in addition to the JORC-compliant resource. These roll fronts stretch over 50 kilometres north-south +are open to the north, south +west. ...
www.pel.net.au/images/peninsul---zaibaiveno.pdf
www.pel.net.au/images/peninsul---eineebeixe.pdf

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China to boost Russian oil imports - CER/Reuters - Mar 21, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63705

"China is set to become Russian oil producer Rosneft's (ROSN.LON, ROSN.MCX) biggest customer as the country prepares to sign a package of deals during a state visit this week, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.

China's new President, Xi Jinping, is expected to sign a deal in Moscow this week that would boost imports from Russia's biggest crude producer from 34 million tons to 50 million tons by 2018. The deal could involve up to US$30 billion in loans to Rosneft. The company declined to comment. "

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Chinese solar company goes bankrupt - CER/NYT - Mar 21, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63704

"Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings' (STP.NYSE, S9H.FRA) main subsidiary has gone bankrupt after Chinese banks petitioned a court to declare the company insolvent on Monday, The New York Times reported.

Wuxi Suntech informed the court Wednesday it would not protest being labeled insolvent, although parent Suntech Power will not declare bankruptcy. A local government-owned conglomerate is expected to take over Wuxi Suntech, which employs roughly 10,000 people in the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province. That the company is allowing its Chinese subsidiary, which holds most of Suntech Power's assets, to go bankrupt while allowing the US-listed parent to survive has sparked worries that Chinese creditors may unfairly take precedence over foreign lenders. "

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China Telecom "looks for quick network buildout" - CER/WSJ - Mar 21, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63703

"China Telecom (CHA.NYSE, 0728.HKG) will consider rolling out its 4G mobile network on a more common standard, allowing for a quicker buildout, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing the company's chief executive.

China Mobile (CHL.NYSE, 0941.HKG), the country's biggest carrier, began testing its homegrown 4G network last year and is expected to lead the market in high-speed mobile service. However, if China Telecom decides to use a more common, foreign-developed standard, that could push the companies into closer competition. Licenses for 4G are expected to be issued this year. Analysts said China Telecom, the smallest of the three state-owned mobile carriers, will still have difficulties matching China Mobile's investment into the network. "

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International Resource Journal, VV, IIII - Mar13
www.internationalresourcejournal.com/E-MAG/2013/Mar/file.pdf

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Fortescue Metals Plans to Sell 30-40% Stake in Port, Rail by June, to pay down debts - Reuters, HONG KONG - Mar 20, 2013

- Sonali Paul -
www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/australia-fortescue-idUSL…

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Trans Tasman Resources - Presentation - Jan13
www.ttrl.co.nz/assets/Documents/41900-TTR-Presentation-Book-…

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Cancana Resources - Announces CDN$25.000.000 Offering & Agents - Mar 21, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/cancana-announces-cdn250000…

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Cabral Resources - Sincora Area -" "Significant" DSO Hematite "Potential" " - Mar 21, 2013
http://clients2.weblink.com.au/clients/cabral/article.asp?as…

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Strategic Materials Advisory Council Cautions DoD against Stockpiling Chinese Rare Earths - SMAC, WASHINGTON - Mar 21, 2013
www.strategicmaterials.org/2013/03/21/strategic-materials-ad…

"The Strategic Materials Advisory Council today cautioned the Department of Defense to avoid the risky mitigation strategy of stockpiling strategic and critical materials from China. The Department of Defense recently completed its biannual “Strategic and Critical Materials 2013 Report on Stockpile Requirements,” which recommended stockpiling $120.43 million of heavy rare earth elements — materials produced only in China.

“The root cause of these material shortages is our ongoing dependence on Chinese suppliers,” said Council Executive Director Jeff Green. “While it is encouraging that DoD acknowledges these risks, we urge DoD to move from theoretical studies to the only appropriate and permanent solution — the creation and nurturing of a U.S. based rare earth supply chain.”


This rare earth stockpile recommendation represents over one-third of a $319.74 million stockpiling plan to mitigate a $1.2 billion shortfall of 23 strategic and critical materials. This encouraging recommendation contrasts dramatically with previous Department of Defense assessments that asserted domestic sources could meet all military requirements by 2013, except for yttrium, and that substitution would be a viable approach to risk mitigation for heavy rare earths.

Green added, “It is equally encouraging that the Department is acknowledging the increased acquisition cost and engineering challenges posed by substitution strategies. However the U.S. must not rely on research projects and substitution alone to close the current supply gap. Furthermore, it must not accept the status quo of material and technological dependence on China. Instead, it is incumbent upon the Department to engage the industrial base domestically, and from U.S. allies, to achieve sustainable heavy rare earth development for defense and essential civilian requirements.”

The Strategic Materials Advisory Council urges the Department of Defense and the Obama Administration to evaluate its current policies and to take meaningful action to develop a secure supply chain of rare earths and other critical materials. The Council will continue to raise awareness of these issues and work to promote effective policy for the defense industrial base.


About the Council

The Strategic Materials Advisory Council is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization comprised of former U.S. Government leaders and industry experts with significant experience with strategic and critical materials through decades of service in the public and private sector. The Council was formed with the clear objective to promote policy solutions that ensure continued access of both U.S. industry and military to those materials needed to support a robust 21st century economy and military.


Contact:

Strategic Materials Advisory Council
Jeffery Green, 202-412-7478
Executive Director
[e-mail] "

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Alufer Mining - Bel Air Resource Increased by 80%, to 146.000.000t @44.4% Al2O3 of DSO, In total, the Company has currently declared >2.500.000.000 tonnes of Bauxite Mineral Resource +Off-take MOU Concluded with China’s Hongfan Industries, for the "potential off-take of "up to" 5.000.000t/anno of bauxite ore from the Bel Air Project - Feb 26, 2013
www.alufermining.com/index.php/news/

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"Death to optimisation" - IADC award winner on how to drill better; The secrets to success in the oil +gas industry are to engineer 1st +optimise 2nd, be deterministic +not empirical, +trust in people, reckons Fred E Dupriest, formerly chief drilling engineer with ExxonMobil in Houston - DEJ - Mar 21, 2013
www.digitalenergyjournal.com/n/Death_to_optimisation/cacf733…

"The secrets to success in the oil and gas industry are to engineer first and optimise second, be deterministic and not empirical, and trust in people, reckons Fred E Dupriest, formerly chief drilling engineer with ExxonMobil in Houston

'I want you to sense how I feel about optimisation - just death,' said Fred E Dupriest, winner of the 2013 Society of Petroleum Engineers Drilling Engineering Award, and formerly chief drilling engineer with ExxonMobil until his retirement in May 2012.

'I think we should be doing a little more engineering and less optimisation.'

The SPE Drilling Engineering Award recognises outstanding achievements in, or contributions to, the advancement of the engineering discipline or field. The 2013 award was presented to Mr Dupriest at the International Association of Drilling Contractors / Society of Petroleum Engineers annual Drilling Conference in Amsterdam on March 5 2013.

This article reports on remarks made by Mr Dupriest in his acceptance speech.

Rather than trying to optimise all the time, 'You work on the thing that limits you , it's a pretty simple idea,' he said.

'Every dollar we spend on engineering makes us about $10 in profit.'

'We all kind of know what optimisation is,' he said. 'When I was 5-6 years old [sitting] in my kitchen, in our wood frame house, with my mother sitting there, I said something I picked up in school. It took my dad 2 seconds to completely 'optimise' me. 58 years later, I haven't make that mistake twice .'

'Optimisation isn't complicated . We define our boundaries and snuggle up to them . We identify what the limit is. Snuggling up to our risks until we start feeling pain . And there we are, and the problem is, there we stay, We are optimised.'

'In some sense, most standard practices are part of this problem of accepting what limits us. They tend to represent a general optimization'. A better approach is, 'let's go figure out how it really works and redesign to change the limitation, until something else becomes the performance limit ,' he said. 'Work to change the thing that limits you, rather than optimize and live with it .'

For example, one oil major did that with differential sticking in 2003, and changed its practises globally, and consequently has had virtually no differential sticking for 8 years, he said, moving its limits far away from what it was trying to do.

Another oil major looked closely at the physics of formation damage and found that things worked very differently to how they thought. They were able to raise fluid density to prevent borehole collapse while simultaneously reducing fluid loss to the formation that might have increased formation damage, despite the increased differential pressure.

'That's how we change performance, not by doing anything fancy ,' he said.

'There's a redesigned solution that's already sitting in the industry for most of these risks,' he said. 'There are SPE papers on differential sticking.'

Redesigning what limits you is the only way to 'fundamentally change what your performance will be , not perfect execution or optimization with current practices ' he said.

When we strive to change our practices we have to be concerned about maintaining safe and reliable operations at the same time. 'Understand who you are and define principles and practises. But then also identify and redesign what limits you,' he said. 'Simply incorporate the new practices into who you are. Over time - you'll see you do not lose control of your base business. You will become better at doing the work .'

Because most limiters are actually risk, when you redesign them you'll be surprised to find the '[The amount of] trouble goes down and operations become safer,at the same time you are drilling more footage per day' he said.


Be deterministic and not empirical

The drilling industry would do better if it would work out how to do things from engineering calculations from first principles ('deterministic') rather than passing on knowledge from person to person ('empirical') , he said.

'We're such an empirical industry ,' he said. 'We have an industry which passes on knowledge empirically from 1 person 2 another.'

'Figuring out the physics of something is as easy as reading a SPE paper,' he said.


Getting the most out of people

Mr Dupriest believes in a 50-20-30 rule when it comes to people.

'50 per cent of people will try to change practices if you teach them a better way, even if they have to sacrifice to do so. If they know something is right they'll do it,' he said.

'20 per cent will do it [the right thing] if they have the right environment.'

'30 percent of people probably won't do that. They're not bad people, but they won't do the hard work of change.'

As a manager, it doesn't pay to focus on the 30 per cent of people who don't automatically do the right thing, he said.

'You need to trust the 50 per cent, teach them how things work and get out of the way,' he said.

'You teach people how things work and believe that 50 per cent of people will just go,' he said.

This means that people are being led by showing them something they want to run towards , rather than threatening them .

'A CEO of a successful growth company said I'd rather have people running towards something they aspire to thAn running away from things they fear ,' he said.

It is better to work on the basis that 'there are no bad people ', he said.
'Well there are people who won't help you change, but are not going to wo. Design[bad people] but you don't know who they are.'


Change

The best way to achieve change is for managers to work out and remove obstacles which stop people achieving their objectives , he said.

Resistance to change is not necessarily a bad thing .

Reliable, safe, performance comes from having standardised practises and procedures, having people following them, he said. 'The same culture that makes us really good is also the culture that makes us resistant to change .'

'If you're going to create change, you have to get things out of their way that keep them from doing it [changing]', he said. 'You need a workflow which identifies limits .'

'The people doing the work do not know there's a better way , or they would already be doing it. Remember; assume there are no bad people. They were taught empirically , and if you want change you have to teach them something they don't already know about how something really works' .

For example, 'most people think, increasing weight on bit wears the bit faster,' he said. '[But] it doesn't , unless there are unusual conditions. If you want them to raise the weight on bit, you have a responsibility to teach them about wear, and how do recognize the conditions where it is a problem. If you don't, they will not change . They're not bad people. They're trying to protect the company from you! '


Note: Mr Dupriest made comments based on his experience in successfully implementing new practices though Fast Drill ProcessTM, which has almost doubled footage per day in the complex wells that dominate ExxonMobil's well mix. Other comments of his were based on broader industry exposure through his role as Chief Drilling Engineer "

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CDU-Wirtschaftsrat sieht "großes Potenzial für 'Big Data'" - W:O/dpa-AFX, BERLIN - Mar 20, 2013
www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/5116811-cdu-wirtschaftsra…

"Der CDU-Wirtschaftsrat sieht die Verarbeitung großer Datenmengen als Wachstumsbranche und fordert entsprechende politische Rahmenbedingungen. 'Es wird nahezu kein Geschäftsmodell mehr geben, das nicht darauf basiert, Daten zu sammeln, zu verfeinern', sagte Dorothee Belz von Microsoft , die beim Wirtschaftsrat für digitale Wirtschaft zuständig ist. Regeln für die Sammlung und Verarbeitung von Daten müssten Spielraum für neue Geschäftsmodelle lassen, sagte Belz am Mittwoch in Berlin.

'Big Data'-Anwendungen böten in den nächsten Jahren europaweit ein Potenzial von etwa 300 Milliarden Euro für Unternehmen und Staat, erwartet die Unternehmensberatung Boston Consulting Group. So werden bereits Ortsinformationen von Handys und Navigationsgeräten verwendet, um Staus genauer zu melden. Bisher nutzten noch zu wenige deutsche Unternehmen die Möglichkeiten großer Datenanalysen, erklärte der Wirtschaftsrat. Nur jede zwölfte Firma setze solche Techniken ein.

Der Wirtschaftsrat beschäftigt sich am Mittwoch in einer Tagung mit dem Internet , als Wirtschaftsfaktor./jbn/DP/zb "

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Rusoro Mining files $3.030.000.000 claim against Venezuela; Vancouver-based Rusoro Mining on Thursday filed a $3.030.000.000 claim in its arbitration against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(ICSID). The Russian-owned company filed the claim under the provisions of the Canada-Venezuela Bilateral Investment Treaty(BIT) for compensation over the nationalisation of the company’s gold assets in ´11 - MW, TORONTO - Mar 21, 2013

- H. Lazenby -
www.miningweekly.com/article/rusoro-mining-files-303bn-claim…

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Fission Energy - PLS JV Hits 34m of 4.92% U3O8 in Upper Zone of PLS13-038, Including 12.5m @12.38% - Mar 24, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=577472

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China, Russia agree to landmark natural gas deal - CER/WSJ - Mar 25, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63717

"Russia has agreed to sell China natural gas after years of failed discussions over pricing, The Wall Street Journal reported.

New Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Russian President Vladimir Putin during the weekend in Moscow, where he signed off on several energy contracts with the the world's biggest exporter of natural gas. The deals signed on Friday could make China the No. 1 importer of Russian gas importer, with 38 billion cubic meters of gas to be delivered annually starting in 2018. That figure could eventually climb to 60 billion cubic meters annually. China also signed a major oil deal with Russia's Rosneft (ROSN.LON, ROSN.MCX), as expected. "

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China overtakes Japan, as second-largest film market - CER/Reuters/MPAA - Mar 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63709

"China surpassed Japan to become the world's second-largest film market in 2012, Reuters reported, quoting data from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

China's box office ticket sales rose 36% in 2012, compared to a 6% year-over-year increase in the global market, according to a market report by the MPAA. The country's growing appetite for Hollywood films led to a record year for global box office sales of US$34.7 billion in 2012. In February 2012, China opened its market to more foreign films by permitting 14 premium pictures, defined as IMAX and 3D films (as well as their 2D counterparts), to show in Chinese theaters, in addition to its yearly quota of 20. "

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Xi kicks off Africa tour, with Tanzania deals - CER/Reuters - Mar 25, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63715

"Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his tour of Africa on Sunday in Tanzania with the signature of more than a dozen trade and cooperation agreements with the country, Reuters reported.

The deals include plans to jointly develop a port and trade complex, a loan for telecom development and an interest free loan to the Tanzania government. Xi is expected to lay out his vision for relations between China and Africa in a speech today in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam. Xi will then travel to South Africa on Tuesday and Wednesday. "

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Failed leadership spill leaves resources portfolio wide open; Following last week’s leadership spill that wasn’t, a number of resignations from vocal Kevin Rudd supporters +the sacking of statesman Simon Crean, the Gillard Government has begun reshuffling key Cabinet positions - MA - Mar 25, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/failed-leadership-spill-leav…

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Amara Mining Plc - Resource Update for Yaoure Gold Project -to 2.000.000 Ounces @~1.49g/t Au I/I; Outside of the areas where an resource has been defined the exploration has outlined an along-strike +down-dip "exploration target", of 2.000.000 -3.000.000 ounces of gold - Mar 25, 2013
www.amaramining.com/News/Latest-Press-Releases

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Queensland revs up for uranium mining; The Queensland Government has "indicated" it will restart uranium mining in the state, following the release of a Cabinet a report on the subject - MA - Mar 21, 2013
www.resourcesroadhouse.com.au/_blog/Resources_Roadhouse/post…

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Linc Energy - Umiat Oil Field, Drilling Update No.2 - Mar 25, 2013
www.lincenergy.com/data/asxpdf/ASX-LNC-472.pdf

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The "Tax-Free Internet Shopping Era May Be Over" - FY - Mar 22, 2013

- M. Korn -
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/tax-free-interne…

"Consumers shop online for many reasons. Convenience. Good deals. And for some individuals, the lack of sales tax. Not all Internet companies charge sales tax on e-commerce purchases. In many states, an online retailer adds the applicable sales tax only if it has a physical presence in the state where the item was purchased. Consumers who do not pay online sales tax are required by law to report a “use tax” when they file state and federal taxes every April.

According to David French, senior vice president of government relations at the National Retail Federation, 45 states are losing an estimated $24 billion every year because of unreported Internet purchases. But a new bipartisan bill gaining traction in Congress may forever end the illusion that digital commerce represents a zero-tax environment. Republican Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming, a sponsor of the Marketplace Fairness Act, has brought the bill to the Senate floor as an amendment to the budget resolution. The bill would ensure that all retailers -- brick-and-mortar and online -- collect and report sales tax. Even online retail giant Amazon (AMZN), who has been battling states for years over the sales tax issue, backs the proposal. (Amazon is building new distribution centers across the country and will begin collecting sales tax in a handful of states later this year).

Related: Why Amazon’s State Sales Tax Could Be Good for Customers

French argues that the bill fixes a “constitutional anomaly” and does not impose a new tax on consumers.

“People perceive digital commerce as tax-free but in fact they’re technically violating the law by not paying the use tax,” he says in an interview with The Daily Ticker. “The rise of digital commerce has created challenges for state sales tax laws…[the Marketplace Fairness Act] modernizes the parameters for the twenty-first century.”

EBay (EBAY) has become one of the most vocal opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act. Brian Bieron, senior director of global public policy at eBay, provided the following statement to The Daily Ticker:

"eBay opposes the current legislation which would establish an unprecedented national-scale state sales tax collection mandate that will harm small businesses using the Internet and raise prices for consumers who shop online. This legislation would force small business owners to become tax collectors for every state across America and would threaten them with audits and litigation by tax collectors for states that are thousands of miles away from where they live and work."

Brick-and-mortar retailers have insisted for years that they are at a disadvantage and are losing business to e-commerce sites. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, e-commerce sales totaled $225.5 billion in 2012, an increase of nearly 16% from 2011. E-commerce sales accounted for 5.2% of all sales last year.

Related: Retail Sales Rise But Consumer Is Not Back: Analyst

French denies that the Marketplace Fairness Act will adversely impact Internet sales.

“The perception that it’s tax-free is only one portion of the reason people shop online,” he notes. “It won’t affect people’s online shopping habits.” "

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Lincoln Minerals - Maiden high-grade flake graphite Resource, for Lincoln’s world-class Kookaburra Gully project, in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula: 2.250.000tonnes grading 15.0% total graphitic carbon(TGC) I/I; total "Exploration Target" for graphite prospects in the Kookaburra Gully EM survey area(which includes Kookaburra Gully Extended +the historic Koppio Graphite Mine) was "previously estimated to be" between about 14.200.000 -42.600.000 tonnes. This was based on an estimated average grade in the range of 7 -15% TGC. The lower estimate was based on a depth extent of only 50m, but the January ´13 drilling campaign @the discovery Kookaburra Gully site "has now shown that this "is "likely" to be a conservative estimate" of what Lincoln holds" - Mar 26, 2013
www.lincolnminerals.com.au/pdfs/2013-03-25-2255062013-03-26_…

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Zitat von Popeye82: Atico Mining - Drills 119 Meters of 6.9% Copper +6.3 g/t Gold ; Discovers New Massive Sulfide Body, @El Roble Mine in Colombia - Jan 24, 2013
www.aticomining.com/i/pdf/news/ATYNRJan242013FINAL.pdf

Atico Mining - Extends High Grade Copper-Gold Mineralization, @El Roble Mine, Colombia, drills "up to" 49.8 metres @2.21% Copper, 3.30g/t Gold, 12.93g/t Silver +49.20 metres @4.11% Cu, 2.32g/t Au +6.36g/t Ag - Mar 26, 2013
www.aticomining.com/i/pdf/news/NR-26MAR13.pdf

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Bushveld Minerals - Resource Update -to 818.000.000 tonnes @~32% Fe, ~11.6% TiO2 +~0.25% V2O5 I/I - Feb 7, 2013
ww1.investorrelations.co.uk/feed/custom/bushveld/regulatoryn…

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Avenue Resources - "Significant" Tin Acquisition; "Exploration Target"3 @Azul of between 3.000.000 -5.000.000 tonnes @0.8 -1.2% Tin - Mar 26, 2013
www.avenueresources.com.au/pdfs/SignificantTinAcquisition26M…

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Yuan hits 19-year high - CER/BB - Mar 26, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63723

"China's central bank allowed the yuan to appreciate beyond 6.21 to the dollar, the highest value in 19 years, Bloomberg reported.

The yuan joined several emerging markets currencies that appreciated on Monday as a bailout plan for Cyprus drove demand for assets in the developing world. "A stronger exchange rate could help China tame inflationary pressures and boost domestic consumption by lowering prices of imports," Daniel Chan, vice president at Glory Sky Global Markets in Hong Kong, said. The 0.03% increase in the central bank's daily fixing rate may have been a sign to other major emerging markets that China is willing to balance trade deficits. "

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Big4 bank reports weakest profit(growth), in six years - CER/WSJ - Mar 26, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63724

"China Construction Bank (601939.SH, 0939.HKG), one of the country’s four biggest banks, said profits rose 14% in 2012, the slowest year-over-year growth rate since 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Net earnings for the year totaled US$31.1 billion (RMB193.2) as a moderate liberalization of interest rates reduced profits. CCB, which is the largest lender to Chinese home buyers, reported that its ratio of bad loans dipped last year to 0.99% from 1.09%, but its overdue loans – a barometer of future bad loans – rose from 0.88% to 1.03% of total loans extended. "

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Mindax - Strategic partnership "proposed", for Mt Forrest Iron Project; non-binding Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) signed by the parties to cover the terms in which PMHL will acquire up to 51% interest in the Project’s DSO rights +up to 49% in the Project’s Magnetite rights, PMHL will spend "up to circa" $52.000.000 by way of farm-in - Mar 26, 2013
http://mindax.com.au/upload/documents/InvestorRelations/ASX/…

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IMX Resources - Mt. Woods "Exploration Target" Upgrade -to 930.000.000 -1.200.000.000 tonnes @~22 -~31% Fe - Mar 27, 2013
http://imxresources.com.au/_content/documents/1307.pdf

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Foran Mining - Announces New McIlvenna Bay Resource: 25.211.000 tonnes @~1.30% Copper, ~2.80% Zinc, ~0.46g/t Gold +17g/t Silver I/I - Mar 27, 2013
www.foranmining.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=578038&_Type…

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Argex Mining - Provides Corporate Update - Mar 26, 2013
http://argex.ca/documents/ArgexUpdateMarch2013-EN.pdf

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Harrison Ford: "Nature doesn´t need people " - FY/PP - Mar 26, 2013

- M. Raddatz, R. Coolidge +J. Phelps -
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/harrison-…

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WHL Energy - Seychelles Letter of Intent, with a "top100 Global Fortune500 Company" - Mar 25, 2013
www.whlenergy.com.au/IRM/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/1470-147…

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First Quantum Minerals - Announces "Creation of a New Global Leader in Copper", 85.5% of Inmet Shares Tendered - Mar 22, 2013
www.first-quantum.com/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Press-Rele…

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Mining productivity down by a 3rd over last decade, according to a new government report - MA/BREE/ABS - Mar 26, 2013

- by Malavika Santhebennur -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/mining-productivity-down-by-…
www.bree.gov.au/documents/discussion-papers/Australian-Minin…

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Salazar Resources - Announces Funding Agreement, with a subsidiary of Trafigura Beheer B.V.; Under the Agreement Urion undertakes to provide additional financing of $1.000.000 through a further private placement of common shares. This additional private placement will occur only when an engineering firm has been engaged to prepare a Preliminary Economic Assessment("PEA") on the El Domo property @the Curipamba Project. This financing will be priced @prevailing market price once all conditions precedent are met. The net proceeds from this subsequent financing are to be used solely to fund tenure holding costs, costs of the engineering study +basic operating expenses in Ecuador incurred by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Curimining S.A.("Curimining"). The sole asset of Curimining is the Curipamba Project. On receipt of the engineering study, which the Company "anticipates" in approximately eight months, Urion "may elect to provide" additional financing through an investment in the Company or in its wholly owned Ecuadorian subsidiary, Curimining. In return for additional financing, >the $2.000.000 referred to in this news release, "on terms +conditions to be determined", Urion can earn a maximum 35% interest in either the Company or Curimining. Under the Agreement Urion is committed to provide financing for up to 50% of the total project costs to bring El Domo into production. Urion also undertakes to assist the Company in obtaining the balance of the funding required to bring El Domo into production. The Agreement grants Urion off take rights to purchase all production from future operations - Mar 26, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/salazar-announces-funding-a…

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China reaffirms commitment, to Africa - CER/FT - Mar 26, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63722

"China's President Xi Jinping pledged more investment in Africa during his first overseas tour and praised the economic growth of the continent at a speech in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on Monday, Financial Times reported.

Xi confirmed China’s pledge of US$20 billion in loans to Africa over the next three years. He defended the trade relationship between the two regions, countering critics who question the positive impact of China's interests in Africa. "China will continue to offer necessary assistance to Africa with no political strings attached," Xi said. "

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Declining rate of new gold discoveries accelerates - MR/Intierra, PERTH - Mar 25, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/22002
http://intierrarmg.com/articles/13-03-25/New_gold_discoverie…

"The declining rate of new gold discoveries +grades across the global market during the last decade has accelerated over the last 4 years.

Data +analysis from IntierraRMG reveals that the two-year period from ´03 to ´04 was the best in the study range, with >400.000.000 Oz of new gold discovered. This includes inferred, indicated +measured ounces with an average grade of 1.65g/t. In contrast, ´05 +´06 had the lowest number, with just >150.000.000 Oz of new gold discovered -albeit with a similar grade.

Discoveries then increased significantly during ´07 to ´08, with >390.000.000 Oz. The average grade also increased significantly -to 2.65g/t ‒the highest in the 10 year period.

Over the next two years, slightly >250.000.000 Oz were discovered, with a declining grade of 1.25g/t. This deterioration continued through ´11 +´12, as the amount of new gold ounces discovered dipped <225.000.000 Oz, with a reduced grade of 1.17g/t.

The analysis revealed that in this 10-year study period, Africa lead the way with new discoveries -of 479.000.000 Oz of gold, with an average grade of 2.8g/t. Next was North America, although with only 290.000.000 Oz, +with a much lower grade -of 1.3g/t.

Europe had the 3rd most new discoveries -with 240.000.000 Oz, with a higher grade than North America of 2.0g/t. South America recorded 188.000.000 Oz, while Australasia saw 74.000.000 Oz of new discoveries, with an average grade of 1.4g/t.

IntierraRMG Western Hemisphere director Glen Jones concluded, “With global drilling activity waning, IntierraRMG forecasts that the next few years will continue the trend, with fewer new gold discoveries.” "

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Nevada Copper - Closes US$200.000.000 Loan Facility +Concentrate Off-Take Agreement - Mar 28, 2013
www.nevadacopper.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=578322&_Typ…

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Harry Potters Onkel ist tot - DPA, LONDON - Mar 29, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/unterhaltung/kino/kinonews/17290094-h…

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Newstrike Capital - Announces Maiden NI 43-101 Resource Estimate For The Ana Paula Project, Guerrero, Mexico: 2.250.000 ounces Gold @~1.57 g/t +10.800.000 ounces Silver @~8.2g/t M/I/I - Mar 27, 2013
www.newstrikecapital.com/investors/news-releases/index.php?&…

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Carbon Energy - 48% Increase in Coal Resource -to 2.000.000.000 tonnes - Apr 2, 2013
http://cnx.live.irmau.com/IRM/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/168…

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Resource Generation - Strategic partnership, with Noble - Apr 2, 2013

+ Noble acquires 7.5% shareholding, @40c/share

+ US$123.000.000 loan facility to be provided by Noble

+ "substantial" increase in Noble’s off-take contract

+ Noble appointed supply chain manager +exclusive marketing agent ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=RES&E=ASX&N=728417

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Fission Energy - PLS Step-Out Hole @R780E Hits Off-Scale, With 70 m of Mineralization Over 8 Zones - Apr 1, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=578400

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Plymouth Minerals - Zambia Copper Belt Acquisition; Agreements "provide Plymouth with a portfolio of "prospective copper exploration tenements +applications" ", "located in close proximity to a number of world class mining operations", including 1st Quantum Minerals Limited(FQML) Kansanshi Copper Mine +Barrick Gold Corporation’s Lumwana Copper Mine - Apr 2, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=PLH&E=ASX&N=630231

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China probe delays mining megadeal - CER/Reuters - Apr 3, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63771

"An ongoing Chinese investigation will again delay what could be the world's largest-ever mining merger between Glencore (GLEN.LON, 0805.HKG) and Xstrata (XTA.LON), Reuters reported.

Glencore said Tuesday that it would push the closing date for its $35 billion acquisition of Xstrata to May 2. Although the company said it was in constructive dialogue with China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom), it said that regulatory approval would not come in time for the April 16 deadline. Glencore said in March that the MofCom investigation focused on copper. Both Glencore and Xstrata are based in Switzerland. "

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Fission Energy - 4 Step-Outs Hit Off-Scale @PLS, Strike of R390E Doubles -to 60m - Apr 3, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=578842

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US continues, to cite China's trade barriers +IP issues - CER/BB - Apr 2, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63762

"The US Trade Representative's office told reporters that intellectual property protection in China is still insufficient, and the country continues to constrict market access for US autos, beef and steel, Bloomberg reported.

In an annual agency report released to the US Congress on Tuesday, the USTR said “serious problems remain, such as China’s refusal to grant trading rights for certain industries.” The US trade deficit with China last year reached a record US$315 billion, according to the Census Bureau. Trade tensions between the two countries have intensified since the US filed complaints against China over goods like autos and rare-earth elements with the World Trade Organization, in addition to China's government subsidies for clean energy programs. "

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MicroVision - Secures Agreement with "Leading Global Electronics Brand" - Apr 3, 2013
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=114723&p=irol-ne…

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China home sales to fall, on new curbs - CER/SCMP - Apr 2, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63764

"New measures directed at cooling the property market could cause April home sales to decrease by as much as 50% from the previous month, South China Morning Post reported.

Analysts said whether prices are affected will be determined by the local implementation of the restrictions. By the end of March, cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xiamen, Hefei, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Shenzhen each issued detailed restrictions to curb the property market, in line with a central government deadline. China's major cities announced the toughest measures, with officials in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai stating their intention to impose a 20% capital gains tax on second-hand homes. "

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China to invest billions, in fighting Beijing's pollution - CER/Reuters - Apr 1, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63754

"China is "set to create" a three-year US$16 billion (RMB 100 billion) plan to tackle Beijing’s pollution, Reuters reported, citing the state-backed China Daily newspaper.

The plan will seek to improve sewage disposal, garbage processing and air quality via massive investment in new facilities such as garbage incineration and water recycling plants. Beijing’s air quality has been rated “very unhealthy” to “hazardous” by monitoring agencies since the beginning of 2013. The record levels of pollution were a central topic of discussion during the National People's Congress in March. Beijing’s mayor, Wang Anshun, has publicly called on the government to involve the private sector in reducing pollution levels. "

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Baobab Resources Plc - Tete Resource Upgrade -to 726.900.000 tonnes @33.8% Fe, 0.4% V2O5 +12.5% TiO2 I/I - Apr 03, 2013
www.baobabresources.com/files/BAO_AIMRelease_20130403.pdf

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China reacts to US curb, on IT imports - CER/Reuters - Apr 1, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63757

"China responded with "resolute opposition" and "strong dissatisfaction" to a new US bill signed into law last week, which includes a provision that requires NASA and the justice and commerce departments to seek approval from federal law enforcement officials before buying information technology systems from China, Reuters reported.

The bill reflects US concern with cyber-espionage from China after a string of supposed China-backed hacker attacks on US companies and government agencies. China has said via its state-run media outlets that the accusations lacked proof. US "advanced technology" imports from China are worth about US$129 billion, according to a May 2012 report by the US Congressional Research Service. "

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Apple apologizes, to Chinese customers - CER/FT - Apr 2, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63761

"Apple has apologized to Chinese users for its customer service practices, giving into pressure from a Chinese state media attack last month, Financial Times reported.

On Apple’s Chinese language homepage, CEO Tim Cook apologized for his company’s lack of communication, admitting that it could lead to perceptions that Apple was “arrogant” . Cook admitted that Apple has “much to learn” about communicating and operating in China. This kowtow comes after a relentless campaign from CCTV’s flagship news program and complaints from Chinese celebrities accusing the company of providing poor after-sales service to Chinese consumers. Some, however, have accused the stars of being in cahoots with the state broadcaster . "

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Maudore Minerals - Acquires Sleeping Giant Processing Facility +Gold Assets, from North American Palladium - Mar 22, 2013
www.maudore.com/i/pdf/News/20130322_e.pdf

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Zitat von Popeye82: Atrum Coal NL - upgrades JORC Anthracite Resources @Groundhog, by 113% -to 338.000.000t I/I - Jan 16, 2013

+ JORC resources @Groundhog increased by 113% to a global open cut coal resource of 338.000.ooot, across Indicated(106.900.000t) +Inferred(230.900.000t) categories

+ 85.300.000t between 0 +50m depth with attractive indicative ROM strip-ratios

+ >80% of the coal resource between 0 +150m depth

+ Further resource upgrade expected March ´13, following additional structural interpretation +modelling

+ Preliminary washed clean coal quality data from the ´12 drilling program is expected by the end of January ´13

+ Groundhog adjacent to rail ‘right-of-way’, connecting to rail network on to Prince Rupert or Vancouver deep sea ports. Fixed wing airstrip access, 6km from central target zone Port +rail capacity ...
www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130116/pdf/42cg1n91n46mdm.pdf

Atrum Coal NL - Increases JORC Resources @Groundhog, by 460% -to 1.570.000.000 tonnes M/I/I, "one of the largest undeveloped high grade anthracite deposits in the world"; Dr. E. Lilford: "The size of the Groundhog deposit is "extraordinary". The coal is generally shallow +exhibits an "exceptionally" high rank. As "one of the largest undeveloped anthracite Deposits in the world", Groundhog "has the "potential" to be a strategic asset in the global metallurgical coal space. Weh have an exciting year ahed of us" - Apr 3, 2013

+ JORC resources @Groundhog increased by 460% -to a global coal resource of 1.570.000.000t across Measured(16.000.000t), Indicated(553.000.000t) +Inferred(998.000.000t) categories

+ Upgraded resource "confirms Groundhog as one of the largest undeveloped high grade anthracite deposits in the world"

+ 415.000.000t between 0 +100m depth, with "attractive "indicative" strip-ratios"

+ > 90% of the global coal resource between 0 +300m depth

+ "Preliminary" washed clean coal quality data "confirms premium anthracitic coal product"

+ Completion of Conceptual Economic Analysis +Scoping Study expected Q2 ´13

+ ´13 to focus on reserve definition drilling, bulk sampling, confirmatory quality analysis, engineering design, port access +baseline environmental studies, to "facilitate acceleration of project permitting +1st coal shipments" ...
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=ATU&E=ASX&N=630377

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Klondex Mines - Finalizes Toll Milling Agreement with Veris Gold, for Fire Creek Project - Apr 2, 2013
www.klondexmines.com/index.php/klondexnews/current/254-klond…

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Tahoe Resources - Escobal Project Receives Final Permit - Apr 3, 2013
www.tahoeresourcesinc.com/tahoes-escobal-project-receives-fi…

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Cradle Resources - to Acquire the Panda Hill Niobium Project, Tanzania, with Resources of 56.000.000 tonnes @0.50% Nb2O5 I - Apr 3, 2013

+ Cradle is to acquire a 50% interest in the Panda Hill Niobium Project, Tanzania with a right to acquire the balance of the Project

+ The Project has an established Niobium JORC Resource, with " "potential" to be highly economic", a scoping study will commence immediately, following acquisition

+ Part of the Vendor consideration is conditional upon a definitive feasibility study demonstrating a NPV10 of @least US $400.000.000

+ The Resource is a JORC inferred 56.000.000t deposit @ 0.50% Nb2O5, with an "indicative strip ratio" of 1:1

+ The mineralization is open both @depth +along strike, extensional +in-fill drilling is planned, immediately following acquisition

+ The preliminary metallurgical recoveries are "confirmed by historical test work"

+ The Project is located on granted Mining Licenses

+ An experienced project management team is already assembled, to drive the Project ...
www.cradleresources.com.au/_content/documents/130403-1%20Pan…

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US drafts anti-hacking bill, aimed @China - CER/FT - Mar 29, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63747

"Chinese companies known to use US trade secrets stolen by hackers could face punishment in the US if Congress passes proposed legislation on the measure, Financial Times reported.

The House Intelligence Committee is drafting the bill that may include visa restrictions for any entity, not just Chinese, that uses intellectual property pilfered from US. Concerns over cyber theft and attacks originating in China have escalated in recent months. The proposed legislation is seen as a way to strike against hackers without irking the Chinese government or damaging US-China trade relations. The bill could be introduced in April. "

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Nordkorea droht USA mit Angriff, Nach der Entsendung zweier US-Kriegsschiffe in den West-Pazifik hat das Regime in Pjöngjang den USA offiziell mit einem möglichen Atomschlag gedroht - DPA, SEOUL - Apr 3, 2013
http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/ausland/17298076-nordkore…

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China says it will pick Hong Kong’s next leader - CER/Reuters - Mar 29, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63748

"A mainland official said this week that China will have the final say on who is elected leader of Hong Kong in 2017, crushing hopes that the upcoming election will be truly democratic, Reuters reported.

Qiao Xiaoyang, chairman of the National People's Congress law committee, made the remarks in a closed-door meeting, the transcript of which was posted online Wednesday. Hong Kong's nomination committee will put forward candidates and elections will be held, but the winner will be subject to central government approval. Pro-democracy activists have promised to organize mass rallies to block traffic in Hong Kong’s business district should China not grant Hong Kong free elections. "

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Mexico's Pemex, Exxon Mobil in technical collaboration deal - MW/R/CMR, MEXICO CITY - Apr 3, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/mexicos-pemex-exxon-mobil-in-te…

"The exploration and production arm of Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex announced on Wednesday that it has signed a five-year technical collaboration agreement with Exxon Mobil.

The agreement between Pemex's PEP division and the US oil major involves joint efforts in research, scientific development, technology as well as training in exploration, drilling, production, transportation and storage of hydrocarbons, Pemex said in a statement.

The expertise-sharing agreement was signed by PEP's general director Carlos Morales and Enrique Hidalgo, the president of Exxon Mobil Ventures Mexico, which represents Exxon in Mexico.

The Mexican oil giant said the agreement does not include any compensation and is "non-commercial" in nature, but did not provide further details.

The deal comes as President Enrique Pena Nieto prepares to launch a major overhaul of the Mexican energy sector this year, aimed at making Pemex more efficient.

The Mexican oil industry has been hampered by under-investment and legal prohibitions on private participation.

Pena Nieto has said he wants to boost stagnating production by luring more private capital into the sector.


Edited by: Creamer Media Reporter "

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Chinese equities drop, on new banking restrictions - CER/BB - Mar 29, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63746

"Real estate services firms SouFun Holdings (SFUN.NYSE) and E-House China (EJ.NASDAQ, 32E1.FRA) led a decline in Chinese equities in New York on Thursday, after regulators told Chinese banks to limit investments in non-publicly traded debt like wealth management products (WMPs), Bloomberg reported.

Analysts said the curbs will affect not just real estate, which derives funding in part from WMPs, but also the wider economy, which is heavily dependent on credit. The new measures require banks to limit money raised from non-publicly traded debt products to 35% of all funds or 4% of total assets at the end of the year. "

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DRC "reassures copper miners"; The Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) mines minister has reassured investors after separatists attacked the capital of mineral-rich Katanga province, raising concern among analysts that the region faces increased conflict. Bloomberg News reports that @least 35 people died over the weekend when 250 Kata Katanga militants battled soldiers +police here before surrendering to the United Nations. The government introduced a curfew +some businesses +schools closed early on Monday in the city, which is home to the offices of some of the biggest mining companies operating in the DRC - MR/BB, LUBUMBASHI - Mar 27, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/22019

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China pumps US$5.000.000.000 into SA rail upgrades; The China Development Bank is to loan South African national transport carrier +logistics group Transnet about R46.000.000.000(US$5.000.000.000), to revamp its ageing railways, which transport mainly bulk commodities such as coal +iron ore - MR/Fin24, JOHANNESBURG - Mar 27, 2013
www.miningreview.com/node/22018

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Australian Bauxite - "Term Sheet agreement with preferred supportive offtake partner", to fully-fund 1st two bauxite projects; Australian Bauxite Limited(ABx) +the major Chinese aluminium company, Xinfa Group(Xinfa) have executed a term sheet with respect to two State-Significant bauxite projects +have commenced an exclusive negotiation +due diligence period to finalise formal agreements. Commercial terms have been agreed between ABx +Xinfa with respect to the early development +operation of the Tasmanian +Goulburn South bauxite projects. The two companies will also share information concerning the "prospective" Binjour project in Queensland - Apr 4, 2013
www.australianbauxite.com.au/site_folders/241/Xinfa%20Term%2…

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BHP refutes mining tax claims; BHP Billiton has refuted claims mining tax revenue failed to reach targets because of a design flaw, saying it is intrinsically unstable +vulnerable to commodity price movements +cost pressures. ... “It is in this context that the lower-than-anticipated revenue outcome from the MRRT needs to be understood- namely, when profits fall, MRRT reduces or is not payable,” BHP vice president of government relations Christian Bennett told a Senate inquiry into the tax. “That does not demonstrate a flawed design. Rather, it is evident that profit-based taxes in the resources sector are inherently volatile +that the response of the MRRT to market conditions is an essential +desirable design feature.” The Australian reported the chief executives of BHP, Xstrata +Rio Tinto negotiated changes to the minerals resource rent tax. One of the changes included the ability to use the market value of their assets to create their starting base to pay the tax, which will initially reduce it - MA/TA - Apr 3, 2013

- Malavika Santhebennur -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/bhp-refutes-mining-tax-claim…

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Mongolia investment slump pushes govt, to move on new rules - R/BB - Mar 27, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/27/mongolia-mining-idUSL3N0C…
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-28/mongolia-s-pm-proposes-eas…

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Australia would be broke without mining: Joyce - MA - Apr 3, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/australia-would-be-broke-wit…

" Government must work to form closer relationships with mining companies, Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says.

Joyce’s comments made yesterday come after former Queensland government bureaucrat Simone Walsh claimed that coal seam gas approvals for Australia’s two largest developments were rushed through.

According to the ABC the Senator said he finds this report concerning, but governments need mining to stay in business.

"Unfortunately when you've got the debt the way it is and the Government has to rely on money coming from somewhere, we've got to make the books balance for this nation somehow," he said.

"The cold, hard reality of the economics of this is if we don't have a mining industry our nation is broke ." "

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Rio expanding driverless truck fleet; BHP Billiton's Tony Ottaviano also said BHP was progressing with its automation technology, +a trial project was already underway in the Pilbara, The updates come as global miners continue to look toward autonomous vehicles to help improve productivity +cut costs, According to a study released last week 50% of international executives believe “substituting technology for labour” will have a positive impact on their business this year - MA/ABCN/BDOI - Mar 25, 2013

- Andrew Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/rio-expanding-autonomous-tru…
www.bdointernational.com/News/Pages/Mining-industry-embraces…
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/miners-to-replace-workers-wi…

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Foreign workers paid less than $3 an hour; In total the Filipino workers were paid $US900/month for ~84 hours work/week, The Federal Court will next week hear allegations that foreign workers were paid <$3/hour to work on oil rigs off the WA coast, while rig operator Maersk Drilling Australia paid a recruiter $400/day for the employees - MA - Apr 2, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/foreign-workers-paid-less-th…

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Central Australian Phosphate - New "Exploration Potential Estimate", for mineralised Phosphate Corridor East of the Arganara Resource -of 600.000.000 -1.000.000.000 Tonnes @10 -15% P2O5 - Apr 4, 2013
www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=CEN&E=ASX&N=630592

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Peak Resources - Increased Resource Estimate, @Ngualla rare earth project -to 21.600.000 tonnes @4.54% rare earth oxides(REO) M/I/I, "remains one of the largest +highest grade rare earth deposits in the world", @a 1% lower grade cut off, the new Resource is 195.000.000 tonnes @2.26% REO M/I/I - Apr 4, 2013
http://a.eqcdn.com/peakresources/media/d047e284a100d1559c341…

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Argex Titanium - Release TiO2 Preliminary Data Sheets - Apr 4, 2013
http://argex.ca/documents/ArgexDataSheets-EN%20Final.pdf

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Mining Industry "Spends Big on Training" - MO&GJ - Apr 4, 2013
www.miningoilgasjobs.com.au/our-blog/april-2013-%281%29/mini…

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pSivida - Announces "Tech Evaluation Agreement", with "Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company" - Apr 4, 2013
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/PSDV/2405091140x0x651…

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Centaurus Metals - Jambreiro Installation Licence Secured: Construction "Cleared to Proceed", Full‐Scale Construction "to Start as Soon as Off‐Take +Financing is Finalised" - Apr 5, 2013
www.centaurus.com.au/images/pdf/2013.04.05%20asx%20announcem…

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Australian Mining’s "top 6 mining apps" - MA - Apr 4, 2013

- A. Heber -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/features/australian-mining-s-top-…

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Fission Energy - Drilling @Waterbury Expands Mineralization, @Western Area of J Zone - Apr 5, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/fission-energy-corp-drillin…

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NASA "plans to mine an asteroid " - M.com/YN - Apr 6, 2013

- M. Allan McCrae -
www.mining.com/nasa-plans-to-capture-and-mine-an-asteroid-42…
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nasa-100-million-asteroid-capture-m…
www.mining.com/195-billion-in-metal-and-fuel-will-just-fly-p…
www.mining.com/asteroid-miner-will-handle-treaty-issues-by-t…

"NASA will "likely get funding to snag a 500-ton asteroid +put it into orbit around the moon," says a US senator representing Florida.

Bill Nelson "expects" the $100.000.000 mission to be part of President Obama's budget, expected to be released this week.

After the asteroid was put into orbit, it "would" then be mined +studied, to determine how such objects "could" be prevented, from striking earth. Timeline for the mission is for astronauts to land on the asteroid in just eight years.

Nelson, who is a Democrat +Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Science +Space, says on his website "that this is part of a "much broader program." "

"The "plan" "combines the science of mining an asteroid, along with developing ways to deflect one, along with providing a place to develop ways we can go to Mars." "

The $100.000.000 is "just seed funding". The total cost of the mission is "estimated" @$2.600.000.000, says Yahoo News.

Nelson is a former astronaut. He was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia in the mid-80s.

A recent asteroid that flew by the earth had an "estimated" value of $195.000.000.000, in metal +fuel. "

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Labrador Iron Ore hires advisers, may sell itself - MW/Reuters/CMR - Apr 5, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/labrador-iron-ore-hires-adviser…

" Labrador Iron Ore Royalty said on Friday it has hired advisors to consider a possible sale or other strategic options following reports that Rio Tinto may sell its controlling stake in the Canadian company's only asset.

Labrador Iron Ore owns a 15.1% equity stake and a 7% royalty interest in the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC), Canada's largest iron-ore producer.

Rio, which owns 59% of IOC, recently hired investment banks to sell its stake, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last month.

Labrador Iron Ore said its board is now mulling "all strategic alternatives," including selling the company, selling all or part of its assets, severing its royalty and equity interests in IOC, and maintaining the status quo.

According to its website, Labrador Iron Ore is "entirely dependent on IOC, as the only assets of LIORC and its subsidiary are related to IOC and its operations."

Waratah Advisors, a shareholder in Labrador Iron Ore Royalty, had earlier this year called on the company to explore its strategic options in light of Rio Tinto's move.

In a statement earlier on Friday, Waratah urged the company to explore a separation of the equity stake and royalty asset.

"We reiterate that the royalty is a premium financial asset which is having its true value diminished by the IOC equity," said Waratah. "The Board should move to separate these two discrete assets, through a tax efficient spin-out of the IOC equity to LIORC's shareholders or otherwise."


Edited by: Creamer Media Reporter "

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Former Apple CEO’s new company makes Canadian market debut - SHE - Apr 2, 2013
www.stockhouse.com/opinion/movers-and-shakers/april/2/former…

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Reservoir Minerals - Reports Drill Intersection of 291.3 Metres Grading 7.17% CuEq, @the Timok Cu-Au Project, 99 metres from the 160 metres @10.16% CuEq, intercepted in FMTC 1213 - Apr 9, 2013
www.reservoirminerals.com/News/News-Release-Details/2013/Res…

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Buchans Minerals -& Minco drill 217.4 metres of 11.28% manganese, @Woodstock managnese project, New Brunswick, Canada - Apr 9, 2013
www.buchansminerals.com/Portals/0/News/2013%20News/BMC_PR_08…

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Loncor Resources - Increases +Upgrades Mineral Resources, @Its Makapela Prospect in the DRC -to 1.115.900 Ounces @~7.37g/t I/I - Apr 9, 2013
www.loncor.com/i/pdf/nr/LN_Makapela-Upgrade-FINAL-09Apr2013.…

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Fission Energy - drills 23m of High Grade Uranium, Including 2m of 12.4% U3O8 @PLS's R00E Zone - Apr 10, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=580213

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Hannans Reward - " "Spectacular" Historic Copper-Gold Results", of "up to" 33.0m @4.9% Cu +5.84g/t Au - Apr 10, 2013
www.hannansreward.com/reports/121000-130410-Spectacular-Hist…

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Triton discovers "extensive graphite outcropping" - AI - Apr 10, 2013
www.theaustralianinvestor.com.au/news.asp?id=44041
www.tritongold.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1211167.pdf

"Triton Minerals Limited (ASX:TON) has located a substantial amount of graphitic mineralisation outcropping, with a strike length of approximately 3.75kms located within the Company’s Target 1 area at the Balama North project in Mozambique.

The work completed to date indicates that much of the graphite mineralisation in the AOI is under cover of alluvial soils. Further work will be required to test the depth of the cover and the Company aims to undertake this work in the next exploration program.

The graphite-rich rock is outcropping in a north easterly direction for approximately 3.75 kilometres before descending beneath cover.

The initial visual review of the outcrops shows potential medium and large flake graphite mineralisation. Preliminary visual comparisons suggest that the graphite mineralisation located on License 5966, show a number of similar characteristics to those found at the Syrah Resources Ltd’s Balama graphite deposits, which are located to the South West of this outcropping zone.

Upon the granting of the Balama North License the Company will be able to obtain relevant samples from the outcropping for testing, in order to establish the quality and grade of the graphite. "

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Rockgate Captial - Discovers New 880 Zone in Southeast Block of North Zone, Falea Uranium-Silver-Copper Project, Mali - Apr 9, 2013
www.rockgatecapital.com/i/pdf/News/2013-04-09_NR.pdf

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Golden Arrow Resources - PhaseII Drilling Intercepts 108m @125 g/t Ag +1.2% Pb +93m @182 g/t Ag, 1.4% Pb +0.5% Zn @Chinchillas Silver Deposit; Mineralized Zones Continue to Expand - Apr 11, 2013
www.goldenarrowresources.com/i/pdf/NR-2013-04-11.pdf

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Tanzania grants 1st uranium mining licence - US.net - Apr 10, 2013
www.uranium-stocks.net/home/tanzania-grants-first-uranium-mi…

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Fitch cuts yuan debt rating - CER/BB - Apr 11, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63790

"Fitch Ratings downgraded China's long-term rating for renminbi-denominated debt from "A+" to "AA-" due to concerns over the lack of transparency as lending to local governments rises, Bloomberg reported.

Fitch estimates the total amount of credit in China's economy, including shadow banking, may have hit nearly 200% of GDP by the end of 2012 – an increase from 125% at the end of 2008. According to estimates by former Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng, local governments in China may have more than US$3.2 trillion (RMB20 trillion) of debt, double the amount reported in 2011 by the National Audit Office. "

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Xi: Era of fast growth in China is over - CER/WSJ - Apr 10, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63789

"Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that the era of high growth in China is over, noting that the country "doesn't want to grow too fast" in a speech to the Boao Forum for Asia, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Growth in 2012 was the slowest since 1999 due to a weak global economy and Beijing's policies to limit rapid growth in certain sectors. Xi said that China is looking to rein in growth to sustainable levels and balance economic prosperity with other issues such as environmental protection. "Realizing those goals will bring vitality and strength to China's economy," Xi said at the forum in Hainan province. "

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EnWave - Signs Commercial License +Equipment Service Agreement, with Major North American Enzyme Company - Apr 16, 2013
www.enwave.net/media/enwave_signs_commercial_license.pdf

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Latin Resources - Ilo Norte -" "major copper-gold "target" " confirmed" - Apr 11, 2013
http://latinresources.com.au/investor_announcements

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For The 1st Time In Ten Years The TSX +Venture Record No IPOs In The 1st Quarter; "With >mining companies listed in Canada than anywhere else in the world, many consider the True North strong +free to be the heart of the global mining industry" - MS - Apr 15, 2013
http://minesite.com/news/for-the-first-time-in-ten-years-the…

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Explor Resources - Reports NI 43-101 Resource Update -to 1.078.000 Ounces @~3.01g/t Gold I/I - Apr 16, 2013
www.explorresources.com/_resources/news/nr_2013_04_16.pdf

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Fission Energy - JV Hits 9.9m Off-Scale, Within 26.5m Interval @R00E Zone - Apr 15, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=580817

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Northern Gold - Acquires Additional Property in Garrison, Holloway +Michaud Townships - Apr 16, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/northern-gold-acquires-addi…

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Argex Titanium - To Establish Its Research &Development Centre, In Valleyfield - Apr 17, 2013
http://argex.ca/documents/Argex%20RD%20EN%20Final.pdf

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Glencore takeover gets greenlight from Chinese regulators, in return for shedding a copper mine - M.com - Apr 16, 2013

- M. A. McCrae -
www.mining.com/glencore-takeover-gets-greenlight-from-chines…

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Fission Energy/Alpha Minerals - PLS JV Hits 10.5m of 29.26% U3O8, Within 53m of 6.57% - Apr 22, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/fission-energy-corp-pls-jv-…

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Korab Resources - "Exploration Target" for Bobrikovo Project -of 7.000.000 -13.900.000 Ounces @4.8 -5.8g/t Gold - Apr 22, 2013
http://stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=KOR&E=ASX&N=632356

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Ethiopian Potash - Signs Definitive Agreements, Regarding Early Exercise of Option, US$10.000.000 Investment +Joint Venture, on Danakil Property - Apr 22, 2013
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethiopian-potash-signs-definit…

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Zitat von Popeye82: Peak Resources - Increased Resource Estimate, @Ngualla rare earth project -to 21.600.000 tonnes @4.54% rare earth oxides(REO) M/I/I, "remains one of the largest +highest grade rare earth deposits in the world", @a 1% lower grade cut off, the new Resource is 195.000.000 tonnes @2.26% REO M/I/I - Apr 4, 2013
http://a.eqcdn.com/peakresources/media/d047e284a100d1559c341…

Peak enters non-binding MOU to fund the Ngualla Rare Earth Project, which "would" see the Ngualla Rare Earth Project fully funded through to production; It is "contemplated" that on receipt of these funds the investor will earn a direct interest in the project. The completion of the transaction is dependent on the finalisation of due diligence +legal documentation. Peak will remain the sole operator of the project. It is "anticipated" that a formal agreement will be completed, in May ´13 - Apr 22, 2013
http://a.eqcdn.com/peakresources/media/2af13e2e37a0364ea907a…

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Rialto Energy - Secures Vitol, "part of the world's largest energy trading company", as partner in West Africa, "allows the Company to maintain its exposure to the high-impact Starfish-1 well" in Ghana, that is "anticipated" to spud in Jun ´13, "targeting" 292.000.000 bbls "gross prospective unrisked mean resources" - Apr 22, 2013
www.rialtoenergy.com/images/pdf/ASX13_19_Rialto%20Secures%20…

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Alchemia - Announces " "Multi-Target" Drug Discovery Collaboration", with AstraZeneca, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies; Alchemia "is eligible to" receive "up to" $240.000.000 in Milestones, Plus R&D Expenses +Royalties - Apr 23, 2013
www.alchemia.com.au/Portals/0/AZ%20VAST%20ASX%20Release%2023…

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Tsodilo Resources - Announces "Strategic Partnership" with 1st Quantum Minerals, to obtain Equity Funding +Accelerate Work, on Copper Projects - Apr 18, 2013
www.tsodiloresources.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=581312&…

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Macusani Yellowcake - Reports "Favourable Results", from Bottle Roll Leaching "of Higher Grade Mineralization", uranium extraction levels of >99% were achieved, consistent with the amenability to leaching reported for samples from nearby Colibri 2/3 property - Apr 22, 2013
www.macyel.com/investors/pr22apr2013.php
http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/YELFig1.pdf

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Kootenay Silver - Announces "Strategic Investment" by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - Apr 23, 2013
www.kootenaysilver.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=581736&_T…

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Barrick "rumoured to be selling" WA gold mines; "Rumours have emerged" that Barrick Gold is looking to sell three gold mines in Western Australia, in order to reduce debt +fight-off a credit rating downgrade - MA - Apr 23, 2013

- A. Duffy -
www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/barrick-rumoured-to-be-selli…

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China forces iron importers, to join trading platform - CER/Reuters - Apr 22, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63853

"Chinese regulators will mandate that iron ore traders use a domestic trading platform in order to receive a license, an effort by Beijing to take more control over prices for the metal, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources.

The new rules dictate that traders and steel mills applying for a license must trade more than 551,155 tons of iron on the China Beijing International Mining Exchange (CBMX). The move could boost liquidity at CBMX, which launched its physical trading platform last year. Forcing importers onto the exchange reverses Beijing's acceptance of an industry-wide shift to spot pricing in 2010 after 40 years of yearly set prices. "

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NGEx Resources - Intersects 1.06% Copper Equivalent Over 304 Metres, @Los Helados Copper-Gold Porphyry Project, Chile - Apr 23, 2013
http://ngexresources.mwnewsroom.com/getattachment/96b6f80b-e…

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Fission Energy/Alpha Minerals - JV Totals 66m U308 in 2 Zones: With 6m @35%, in 49.5m @6.26% - Apr 24, 2013
www.fission-energy.com/s/newsreleases.asp?ReportID=58194

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Nevada Copper - "to Proceed With Two-Stage Approach, to Building Pumpkin Hollow" - Apr 23, 2013
www.nevadacopper.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=581712&_Typ…

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Mantra Venture Group - "Accelerates Development, With New Internal Lab +Research Team" - Apr 23, 2013
www.mantraventuregroup.com/Press/PressReleases/tabid/359/art…

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TNR Gold - Completes Resource Estimate, @Shotgun Gold Project: 705.960 Ounces @1.05g/t Gold I - Apr 22, 2013
www.tnrgoldcorp.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=581713

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Indonesia warns multinationals not to be greedy, over resources; Indonesia's president told major investors in his country's natural resources not to be greedy, comments that suggest he is in no mood to row back on policies that foreign mining +energy firms have called a deterrent ... "My criticism to the world is that many multinational corporations take too much +do not leave behind enough for the people of those countries," Yudhoyono told a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event in Singapore on Tuesday - MW/Reuters, SINGAPORE - Apr 23, 2013
www.miningweekly.com/article/indonesia-warns-multinationals-…

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Huawei gives up, on US market - CER/FT - Apr 24, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63873

"After a continued battle with the US Congress on concerns over national security, China telecom equipment maker Huawei (002502.SHE) is turning away from the country, the Financial Times reported.

"We are not interested in the US market anymore," the company's chief executive Eric Xu said at its annual analyst summit on Tuesday. Huawei has repeatedly denied allegations from US politicians and security officials that it's a national security threat, but all the same has failed to secure contracts from top US mobile operators such as Sprint Nextel (S.NYSE), which assured the US House Intelligence Committee that it would not use Huawei equipment. Committee Chairman Mike Rogers called on the US government and private sector to refuse advances from Huawei and smaller China telecom company ZTE in October. "

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Alibaba ramps up, anti-piracy fight - CER/WSJ - Apr 24, 2013
www.chinaeconomicreview.com/node/63871

"China e-commerce giant Alibaba has promised it will do more to combat piracy, calling counterfeiting a cancer that must be dealt with, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The announcement from Alibaba comes as Beijing considers boosting protection for online shoppers with amendments to the country's consumer rights law. Changes to the law could include requiring online shop owners to provide authentic details of items and allow for consumers to return goods and get refunds. Alibaba has struggled to regain the trust of consumers after it was caught in 2011 with hundreds of its employees colluding with 2,300 merchants to create fraudulent listings for online products. "

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NKWE Platinum - forms a " "Strategic Partnership", with "Leading Chines Mining House" " - Apr 29, 2013
www.nkweplatinum.com/framework/documents/displaydocument.asp…

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Mindoro Resources - New Resource Estimate for Agata North: 36.024.000 tonnes @~1.09% Ni, ~0.05% Co +~21.5% Fe M/I/I - Apr 11, 2013
www.marketwire.com/press-release/mindoro-resources-ltd-new-r…

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Haranga Resources - OM - Apr 30, 2013
www.haranga.com/pdfs/OrdMinnettApr13.pdf

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Buchans Minerals - &Minco agree to merge - Apr 30, 2013
www.buchansminerals.com/Portals/0/News/2013%20News/BMC_PR_11…

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South American Silver - Files International Arbitration, Against Bolivian Government - Apr 30, 2013
www.soamsilver.com/upload/news/2013/NR_13-09_Notice_of_Arbit…

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Americas Petrogas/GrowMax Agri - Announces NI 43-101 Brine Mineral Resource Estimate of the Bayovar Properties, in Peru - Apr 30, 2013

Mineral Resource Estimate for the Salt Reservoir in Bayovar VI +Bayovar VIII

+ Measured Mineral Resource –Brine mass of 10.419.000 tonnes @an average grade of 1.084%, for total potassium chloride of 110.000 tonnes.

+ Indicated Mineral Resource – Brine mass of 22.515.000 tonnes @an average grade of 0.950%, for total potassium chloride of 210.000 tonnes.

+ Inferred Mineral Resource – Brine mass of 140.325.000 tonnes @an average grade of 0.956%, for total potassium chloride of 1.340.000 tonnes.


Mineral Resource Estimate for the Sand Reservoir in Bayovar V, Bayovar VI +Bayovar VIII

+ Measured Mineral Resource – Brine mass of 50.429.000 tonnes @an average grade of 0.556%, for total potassium chloride of 280.000 tonnes.

+ Indicated Mineral Resource – Brine mass of 159.234.000 tonnes @an average grade of 0.490%, for total potassium chloride of 780.000 tonnes.

+ Inferred Mineral Resource – Brine mass of 819.562.000 tonnes @an average grade of 0.432%, for total potassium chloride of 3.540.000 tonnes. ...
www.americaspetrogas.com/news_2013_apr29.html

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Baja Mining - Interest in Boleo Project Reduced, to 20.9% - Apr 29, 2013
www.bajamining.com/content/pdfs/news/NR07_2013-04-29_Final.p…

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Pegasus Metals - Massive Sulphide Hits, @Mt Mulcahy Project, drills "up to" 4.14m @3.05% Cu, 2.17% Zn, 27.1g/t Ag +0.40g/t Au, 10.22m @4.49% Cu, 4.02% Zn, 33.0g/t Ag +0.18g/t Au, 12.41m @3.12% Cu, 2.29% Zn, 28.0g/t Ag +0.21g/t Au +11.31m @4.91% Cu, 4.16% Zn, 44.4g/t Ag +0.57g/t Au - May 1, 2013
http://stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=PUN&E=ASX&N=634268

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Argex Titanium - Appoints Head Of TiO2 Pigment Development, a "veteran in the TiO2 industry, which has worked with some of the top producers in the world" - May 1, 2013
http://argex.ca/documents/Argex%20Appointment%20Peter%20Waug…

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Robust Resources - Acquired Andash Gold/Copper Project - May 1, 2013
http://stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=ROL&E=ASX&N=733197

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Graniz Mondal - Drills 86 metres(282 Feet) @8.6% Graphite, near Mont-Laurier - Apr 30, 2013
www.granizmondal.com/docs/communiques/2013-04-30-1-en.pdf