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Australia: Mining Taxes Remain on the Agenda

Julia Gillard replaced Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia on June 24, 2010. Gone with Rudd was his contentious, proposed Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT). Gillard immediately initiated talks with...

Coeur Starts Up Kensington, Some Concentrates go to China

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. started production at its new Kensington gold mine 45 miles north-northwest of Juneau, Alaska, in late June 2010. In parallel with the startup, the company announced it had...

Recovery for Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, once regarded as a shining example of African economic potential, has suffered through almost a decade of steadily worsening economic woes under the administration of President Robert Mugabe....

Cameco Signs Uranium Supply Agreements with China

Cameco, which accounts for about 16% of world uranium production from mines in Canada and the United States, has signed long-term supply agreements with stateowned Chinese energy utilities, including China...

Kingsgate Building New Plant at Its Thai Operations

Kingsgate Consolidated has received approval from Thailand’s Board of Investment for a Zone 3 investment promotion package for Kingsgate’s planned Chatree North processing plant at its openpit gold...

Waste Water Spill Closes Zijin Copper Plant

Mineral Deposits Completes Grande Côte Study

Aquarius Platinum Resumes Production at Everest

Chinese Consortium Takes 51% Interest in Wesizwe Platinum

Nautilus Releases Details for Proposed Offshore Mining System

Chalco Steps Away from Aurukun Bauxite Project

Xstrata Approves Construction of Antapaccay Copper Project

Goldcorp Completes Peñasquito’s Line 2

Proposed Quadra FNX/State Grid JV Lapses

Rio Tinto Investing $469 Million in Kennecott Eagle Mine and Mill

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New System Allows Operators to Effectively Track MSHA Citations

He has not quit his day job as a mine safety compliance attorney. In his spare time, however, Mark Savitt—with the help of his son, Josh—has developed an interactive Web-based software system, Predictive...

JKTech Launches New Process-Improvement Equipment, Software and Testing Facility

JKTech, the Queensland, Australia-based technology transfer company for the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Center, recently announced new developments in process improvement and ore characterization...

Have a Crushing/Screening Question? Ask Metso’s Bruno

Metso Minerals suggests that when customers want to be assured of selecting the right crusher or screen for a mining or aggregate process, they are well-advised to use and benefit from the information...

Cat to Develop New Mining Shovel Line and Expand Truck Production Capacity

After a seven-year hiatus, Caterpillar Inc. has decided to re-enter the mining shovel market and will produce a line of hydraulic shovels spanning the 125- to 800-ton operating weight classes. Cat said...

Sandvik, Gemcom to Develop Monitoring System

Gemcom Software International, a supplier of specialized mining productivity software, has signed a collaborative agreement with Sandvik Mining and Construction to develop a system and interface for monitoring...

Cummins to Expand High Horsepower Diesel Production

Base Metals: Is the Bad News Behind us Yet?

New Title Documents Newmont’s Role in the Modern Gold Era

Nuggets to Neutrinos

How Mining Shaped Britain

Centennial Considers Banpu Takeover

SouthGobi Resources Builds Coal Handling Facility

Anglo Sells Undeveloped Coal Assets in Australia

Inspector General Criticizes MSHA’s POV Decision

Cliffs to Acquire INR Energy

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Rock Drills Designed for Tough Conditions

Atlas Copco has launched three new heavyduty versions of its proven COP 1800 series hydraulic rock drills. The new models include the COP 1638HD, COP 1838HD and COP 2238HD and are intended for face drilling...

Shield Hauler Carries 60-Ton Loads

Bucyrus International says its new FBL- 55(H) diesel-powered shield hauler offers the highest lift capacity in its class, able to lift and carry longwall shields and equipment weighing up to 60 mt (66.2...

Variable Frequency Drives for Mining

Magnetek has introduced its M-Force 240/480/575-volt general purpose AC variable frequency drives for mining applications, designed for use with pumps, fans and conveyors in mining environments. According...

Updated Software for Mine Scheduling Solutions

Australia-based Minemax has announced new releases for all three of its scheduling software solutions: Minemax Scheduler V5.0 for strategic schedule optimization, iGantt V3.6.7 for underground production...

Air-Powered Pump Handles High-Pressure Tasks

Wilden’s H800 high-pressure pump is engineered with the latest technological advancements in Air Distribution Systems to deliver reliable and flexible performance in filtration, chemical sludge transfer...

Picks and Bits for Higher Productivity

Gas-Powered Hammer Drill

Transformers Handle Harsh Environments

Tablet PC Built for Hard Use

Brochure Highlights Gas Sensor/Detector Line

Engines Ideal for Equipment Repower Roles

Motor Grader Offers More Power, Better Operator Control

Mining Tires with Improved Durability, Larger Payload

Truck Body Reduces Weight, Retains Loads on Steep Grades

Rugged Notebook has Performance Improvements

Precious Metals ($/oz)

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Base Metals ($/mt)

September 2010

USD/LB Official  Unofficial    +/-  
Aluminum  .9548    .9607    .0059  
Copper  3.4589    3.4700    .0111  
Lead  .9662    .9725    .0063  
Nickel  9.7318    9.8407    .1089  
Tin  9.7749    9.7454    -.0295  
Zinc  .9743    .9789    .0046  

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