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DMT: Expert Conference 2010 – Fire and Explosion Safety in Power Plants

Monday, 26 July 2010 17:33

Together with TÜV NORD Akademie the Center for Fire and Explosion Safety of DMT GmbH & Co. KG held the expert conference "Fire and Explosion Safety in Power Plants" on June 22 and 23, 2010. More than 80 participants took advantage of this two-day meeting of experts to gain an overview of the requirements, solutions and concepts in this complex of themes.

Under the heading "Experts in Dialogue" a forum was set up for planners, constructors and operators of power plants, personnel from professional, in-plant and auxiliary fire services, as well as for fire safety officers and personnel from the domains of maintenance and occupational safety. Acknowledged specialists exchanged worldwide experience and best- practice solutions with international experts and discussed problem-solving approaches.

Monday, 26 July 2010 17:27

Further development of the Canadian Zinc / Lead Project near Wrigley

Devonian Metals Inc., has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Glencore Canada, a subsidiary of Glencore International AG. Deutsche Rohstoff AG currently has an 47.2% ownership position in Devonian Metals Inc.

Monday, 26 July 2010 17:19
Already in 2009, Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH based in the region of the Emsland won the tender for the supply of 20 mining vehicles – in particular dump trucks, loaders and machines for gallery protection – to Schacht Konrad (a nuclear waste deposit) near Salzgitter.
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Paus: Ferreyros new Distributor for Peru

Monday, 26 July 2010 17:17

Germany based Mining Machine manufacturer PAUS has recently extended its presence in South America by adding the leading Mining and Construction machine Dealer in Peru, Ferreyros S.A.A. to its distributor network.

Monday, 26 July 2010 17:14

Jindal Steel Power Ltd (JSPL) fully trusts in Hot DRI transport solution from Germany.

After successful installations in Korea, Saudi-Arabia and Australia, AUMUND have now received from MIDREX Technologies an order to deliver the hot DRI transport system for the direct reduction plant of Jindal Steel Power Ltd. in India. The AUMUND conveyor type BZB-H-I, developed for conveying hot direct reduced iron, is equipped with special buckets plus thermal insulation and inert gas system. The two conveyors to be installed at the Jindal Steel Plant with a centre distance of 150 m will be designed for 250 t/h capacity each.

Monday, 26 July 2010 10:56
SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), technology and global market leader for rail-bound railway systems for the mining sector, has received two new orders from China, including the first order via its Chinese joint venture. The orders have a total value for SMT Scharf of around € 3 million.
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Randgold: Kibali gears up for earlier construction start

Monday, 26 July 2010 10:17
Construction on the Kibali project, potentially one of the world’s largest gold mines, is being targeted to start in mid 2011, six months earlier than originally anticipated, project manager Randgold Resources announced recently.
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Blackthorn Resources Completes Drilling Program in Burkina Faso and Provides Exploration Assay Results

Monday, 26 July 2010 09:05

KEY POINTS:

Diamond-core (DDH) drilling program has been completed on the Guido and Poa tenements totalling 57 holes for 8,017 metres.
Additional infill holes were drilled to assess geological structure and test for extensions to mineralisation.
Gold mineralisation at the GUIDO Prospect occurs in multiple, parallel shear zones which currently extend along strike for approximately 3,000 metres.
Assay results from a further 17 holes have been received by the Company, with 14 holes confirming mineralisation over a further 800m along strike.
Mineralised zones (at 0.0 g/t Au cut-off) were identified in holes which include the following significant drilled thickness intervals from 6 holes:

Monday, 26 July 2010 08:08

Key Points

Sundance to recommence trading on ASX on Monday 19 July 2010.
Strong Board and executive management team in place to oversee business continuity and strategy execution.
Key Mbalam Iron Ore Project remains on schedule for completion of DFS by end‐2010 and start of construction in 2011.
Strong financial position with A$75 million cash in hand and no debt.
Discussions progressing with potential strategic partners on build‐operate‐finance packages for key project infrastructure.

Monday, 26 July 2010 07:43

African Aura Mining Inc. the TSX-V (AUR) and AIM (AAAM) listed exploration to production company focused on iron ore and gold in sub-Saharan Africa announces the results of the recently completed airborne geophysical survey undertaken by New Resolution Geophysics across the Company's Nkout, Ngoa and Akom iron ore projects in southern Cameroon.

Highlights:

Nkout defined by a major geophysical anomaly covering at least 8km of strike length
Further 12km of targets generated around Nkout, considered to be moderately magnetic
Previous grab sampling at Nkout returned up to 68% Fe and averaged 55% Fe
Phase one 4,200m 10 hole drilling programme to commence imminently
Nkout deposit is strategically well located in an emerging iron ore province:
- 2.5 billion tonne Mbalam iron ore deposit (located 150km to the south east)
- Close to the proposed rail route to a port which will service the Mbalam deposit

Monday, 26 July 2010 05:51
CNOOC Limited ("CNOOC Ltd.") announced that BZ 29-4, an independent oilfield in the Bohai Bay, has commenced production successfully.
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African Queen Mines Commences Field Exploration at Rongo Gold Field Project in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt

Monday, 26 July 2010 05:47
AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. announced that it has now commenced its Phase 1 Exploration Program on the Rongo Gold Field Project in the Kanango gold mining area of the Migori District of Nyanza Province in Southwest Kenya near Lake Victoria.
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AngloGold Ashanti: Tau Lekoa - finalisation of sale

Monday, 26 July 2010 04:54
AngloGold Ashanti announced that the Department of Mineral Resources has transferred the mining rights for its Tau Lekoa Mine to Buffelsfontein Gold Mines Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Simmer & Jack Mines Limited (Simmers). Full ownership of Tau Lekoa and the adjacent properties of Weltevreden and Goedgenoeg will pass to Simmers on 1 August 2010.
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CNOOC Helps Clean up Oil Spill in Dalian

Monday, 26 July 2010 04:53
By 2 p.m. on July 20, three days after the oil spill cleanup started in Dalian, "Hai Yang Shi You 252", "Hai Yang Shi You 603", "Binhai 263" and "Binhai 265", four specialized vessels dispatched by CNOOC for support, had collected 960 cubic meters of oil slick.
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World Diamond Council concludes 7th Annual Meeting with KP agreement on export of diamonds from Marange

Monday, 26 July 2010 02:58
The World Diamond Council wrapped up its 7^th Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg today, with the welcome announcement that the Kimberley Process had reached consensus on an agreement that will enable the renewal of rough diamond exports from the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe.
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