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Mustang Moves Toward Production With Purchase of Mining Equipment

Friday, Feb 3 2012 4:25PM PR Newswire: Mining & Metals,

Mustang Moves Toward Production With Purchase of Mining Equipment NEW YORK Feb 3 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mustang Alliances Inc (OTCBB MSTG) ("Mustang") announced today the purchase of mine processing equipment for its Potosi property in Southern Honduras The equipment consists of a ball mill a crusher 2 Falcon concentrators and some

MINING INDABA 2012: How it all began

Friday, Feb 3 2012 12:08PM Mineweb - Daily news headlines,

MINING INDABA 2012 How it all began Mineweb editor Lawrence Williams looks back to the very first African Mining Indaba and how things have changed

Samancor stops producing silica manganese at Metalloys

Friday, Feb 3 2012 9:28AM Mining Weekly | Home OLD (used for leading news on MW iPhone app),

Samancor stops producing silica manganese at Metalloys The world’s largest integrated producer of manganese Samancor has permanently stopped production of energy intensive silica manganese at its Metalloys plant in Meyerton near Johannesburg The company which is 60% owned by mining major BHP Billiton stated that the reduced manganese alloy production capacity would be replaced by the end of the calendar year following the completion of a new $100-million ferro manganese furnace

Wits Basin Updates Status of the Counterclaim Seeking $650,000,000 of Damages From London Mining

Friday, Feb 3 2012 6:00AM Yahoo! Finance: Gold Industry News,

Wits Basin Updates Status of the Counterclaim Seeking $650000000 of Damages From London Mining [Business Wire] - Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc updates the status of its answer and counterclaim to London Mining plc’s filed

Rare Earth Metals: Very Different from Gold Mining

Friday, Feb 3 2012 5:58AM Gold News - Gold Market Analysis & Gold Investment Research - Gold Price Commentary & Forecasts,

Rare Earth Metals Very Different from Gold Mining

Rare earth miners need to know where their product will end up

Mining Wear Parts Leader Boundary Equipment to Attend MINExpo...

Friday, Feb 3 2012 4:12AM Industry: Mining / Metals,

Mining Wear Parts Leader Boundary Equipment to Attend MINExpo

Boundary Equipment a leader in mining equipment parts will be in attendance once again at MINExpo International 2012 - the 2012 World Mining Congress in Las Vegas from September 24 - September 26

(PRWeb January 29 2012)

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Counting Carats

Thursday, Feb 2 2012 9:05PM Rapaport - News,

Counting Carats RAPAPORT If one clear trend has evolved in the diamond market during the past six months it is that businesses are more carefully managing their inventories as expected given the prevailing global economic uncertainties It is as true in the mining sector as it is among manufacturers wholesalers and retailers as each has restrained the volume of goods on hand As a whole the industry is

DealBook: Glencore and Xstrata in Talks for $80 Billion Deal

Thursday, Feb 2 2012 4:54AM NYT > Business,

DealBook Glencore and Xstrata in Talks for $80 Billion Deal Glencore International the biggest commodities trading company in the world has approached the mining company Xstrata about a takeover a long-anticipated deal that would create a company with a market value of about $80 billion

Canada firm halts Argentina mine

Tuesday, Jan 31 2012 10:00PM BBC News - Science & Environment,

Canada firm halts Argentina mine After protests by Argentine environmental campaigners a Canadian mining firm is suspending its exploration work on a project in La Rioja province

Rough Diamond Prices Down in 2011

Thursday, Jan 26 2012 8:24PM Diamond Investing News,

Rough Diamond Prices Down in 2011 Mining Weekly reported rough diamond prices were down for 2011 as the economic crisis in Europe affected demand