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“There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries……” William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)
There is once again a selection of papers for a variety of specialists. The two papers on statistics of sampling are far too erudite to allow comment from me. I mention them in deference to the many students and statisticians who enjoyed the pioneering work of the internationally honoured Danie Krige, a platinum medallist of the SAIMM.
Mining cannot be viewed in isolation from the community in which it is performed. There are several levels of community. The broad South African mining industry takes place in the broad South African community. As such, it is a vital part of the broad South African economy which is in turn linked to the world. What happens in the world influences South Africa and in turn our mining industry.
Read more: What happens in the world influences South Africa
At this time of the year, it is customary to reflect on the past 12 months and invariably, to remark that we cannot believe that another year has gone by. By this time, we should know that there are no slow years. They all fly by, each year quicker than the one before.
Read more: SAIMM President's Year End Message - Time is not Renewable
JORC REVIEW
Kindly note that the JORC website: http://www.jorc.org/index.asp was recently amended.
The JORC Executive decided to extend the deadline for submissions as a result of agreement between JORC and ASX to provide mutual briefings of the outcomes of the consultation processes prior to any public release of information.
The date for submissions to JORC and ASX is now 27 January 2012.
19 October 2010: Russia's minerals industry took another step towards better access to global capital markets last month when it signed a protocol to bring its resource reporting systems in line with the CRIRSCO template recognised in most established capital markets.
Working in collaboration with the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO) – an industry group that promotes best practice in mineral reporting standards – Russia's State Commission on Mineral Reserves (GKZ) plans to make it easier for prospective investors and financiers to evaluate mining projects in that country.Read more: Russia's minerals took another step towards better access to global capital markets ...
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Top 25 Downloaded SAIMM Papers
During the course of 2011 the SAIMM arranged access for all SAIMM members to the OneMine.org website that contains a large database of technical papers to be downloaded.
The list below shows the top 25 most downloaded SAIMM papers across the world for the period of 3 January 2010 until the 31st of August 2011.
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Macusani agrees to buy Southern Andes in friendly uranium dealTSX V- and Frankfurt-quoted Macusani Yellowcake said on Friday it agreed to buy Southern Andes Energy to grow its uranium exploration tenements in southeast Peru in an all-share deal. The friendly takeover will see Macusani’s shareholders owning 65% and TSX V-listed Southern Andes 35% of the combined entity. The deal will...
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Gabon and BHP Billiton have Belinga deal - govt officialGabon and mining firm BHP Billiton have reached a deal over the Belinga iron ore concession in Gabon after it was taken off China's CMEC, a government official from the Central African nation's government told Reuters on Friday. CMEC secured rights to the Belinga with a 2007 deal. But the project...
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Mosaic joins potash-production cutting party on soft demandPotash dealers are holding back from buying the crop nutrient even more than what North America’s second-biggest producer, Mosaic Corp, anticipated one month ago, prompting the company to idle up to 20% of its capacity up to May. However, like is larger competitor Potash Corp, the NYSE-listed company said it is...
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Colombia extends ban on requests for mine permitsColombia has extended a suspension on receiving new requests for mining concessions for two months to handle a backlog of permits, the Andean nation's energy ministry said on Friday. The world's number-four coal exporter has been hit by a series of mine explosions that killed dozens of workers over the last...
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Salazar's high-grade copper-zinc project attracts Lundin, SilvercorpToronto-based Lundin Mining has bought a 15.4% stake in Salazar Resources, which owns copper-zinc properties in Ecuador, after taking up over 80% of the units on offer in a $3-million equity financing. Silvercorp, the Vancouver-domiciled, China-focused miner, also took up shares in the offering, maintaining its interest in Salazar at 10.7%.
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Iamgold publishes maiden rare earths resource at NiobecMid-tier precious metals producer Iamgold Corporation on Thursday said had a 466.8-million ton rare earth element resource at a deposit just north of its Niobec mine in Quebec. The resource, hosted in carbonatite rock, has a grade of 1.65% total rare earth oxides, with light rare earths making up over 95%...
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