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Mining news: KALGOORLIEBHP Billiton Restarts 100,000 Ton Kalgoorlie Nickel SmelterLONDON (Dow Jones)–BHP Billiton (BHP) restarted its 100,000 metric ton Kalgoorlie nickel smelter on Sept. 9, a month earlier than planned, a company spokesman said Friday. ‘First feed occurred on 9th September,’ said spokesman Illtud Harri by phone from UPDATE: BHP Billiton Restarts Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter(Adds details on production losses, additional quote from company spokesman.) LONDON (Dow Jones)–BHP Billiton (BHP) restarted its 100,000 metric ton Kalgoorlie nickel smelter on Sept. 9, a month earlier than planned, a company spokesman said Friday. Newmont denies intention to sell Super Pit stakeNewmont has no current plan to sell its 50% share of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit, Newmont Asia Pacific’s Vice President confirmed today. Mr Hill was responding to media coverage of the Diggers and Dealers conference in which he was incorrectly reported as Anglo American sees platinum in supply shortfallplatinum will drive a supply shortfall, according to Anglo American’s Ian Willis. Posted: Wednesday , 06 Aug 2008 KALGOORLIE (Reuters) - Strong demand for platinum, used in car manufacturing, was leading to a supply shortfall, Anglo American Plc’s AngloGold?s Cutifani reckons Australia’s carbon tax a serious problem for gold producersAngloGold Ashanti?s chief executive Mark Cutifani, who learned a large part of his mining and corporate skills in Kalgoorlie, told the final day of Diggers & Dealers that Australia?s gold industry must have its voice heard on the Federal Prospective Gold Super Pit holding sale excites the DiggersDiggers and Dealers delegates excited by talk of a possible Newmont sale of its holding in Kalgoorlie?s gold Super Pit. LONDON - According to Mineweb’s man on the spot at Australia’s big Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie, a large number of Friedland’s Queensland copper/gold company lists tomorrowRobert Friedland, the great corporate salesman, flew into Kalgoorlie today to both stun and put some oomph into the Diggers & Dealers Forum who have been absorbing a diet of generally uninspiring to negative news. KALGOORLIE - The long-awaited Newmont’s Australian gold projects promise, but Kalgoorlie Super pit needs attentionThe Super Pit, the operation that gave Kalgoorlie that status of being Australia?s gold capital, has been one of the country?s gold mines seriously hit by operating cost blow-outs and half owner Newmont says it needs ?attention.? Author: Ross Major base metals miner’s merger malaiseKALGOOLRLIE - Peter Lester, general manager-business development for Oz Minerals Ltd (ASX: OZL; Pink Sheets & ADR: OXFLY) told delegates on the opening day of the Diggers & Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie that the current market capitalisation of the company Rio will fight for 2.25 bn tonne Simandou iron ore projectMega miner Rio Tinto says it will fight for its rights to develop the huge Simandou iron ore project in Guinea on which it has spent some $300 million already. KALGOORLIE (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) vowed on Monday to fight for Fairstar makes iron ore discoveryJunior explorer Fairstar Resources Ltd, which failed in a bid to take over Golden West Resources Ltd this year, says it has made a potential iron ore discovery near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Fairstar said rock chip sampling had potentially Super Pit a loss for NewmontNEWMONT Mining has revealed that the costs of mining at the Kalgoorlie Super Pit goldmine have spiralled so high that the operation is turning an accounting loss despite near-record gold prices. The huge open-cut mine, a joint venture between US-based |
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