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Flash News: Major Events
Less than a year after the Upper Big Branch accident, Massey Energy is set to be acquired by Alpha Natural Resources. Mineweb Rejoice! The 18-month strike at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay operations is over....
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Oh No She Didn’t! Australian PM Announces Carbon Tax.
Having witnessed the grand debacle of the mineral resource rent tax, a tax increase mused as part of the Henry Review to reduce Australia’s corporate income tax rate and support superannuation, I...
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Forsys and GFI Settle amid Wikileaks Intrigue
In one of my very first entries, I discussed the failed acquisition of Forsys, a Canadian junior with a fully-permitted uranium project in Namibia, by Georges Forest International (GFI), a Belgian firm...
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Australia Released Draft Legislation
Details are out! When first proposed in 2010, Australia’s Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) was expected to raise A$3 billion in its first year. After ruthless negotiations, the draft legislation of the...
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Industry 1. Australian Government – 7.5%
Oh well. I was supposed to keep quiet while my new job reviews whether it is cool for me keep my blog active. But this is one of those “I hate to say I told you so” moments. Cue The Hives. As you can...
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New to Blog Roll: Minerals Make Life Blog
The National Mining Association has re-launched its Minerals Make Life blog. Its blog entries focus on policy issues, innovation, security and the contribution of the mining sector to economic growth....
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Flash News: Update on Plenty
I have been following mining events more closely and this week it appears that a number of topics covered in previous entries have evolved to a significant extent. I am summarizing those in the present...
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The Sabbatical is Over
I had to put this blog on hold last year to prevent perceptions of conflict of interest with a job that I took on in August. Such concerns are no longer relevant now that I have returned to my alma...
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Brighter and Shinier Future for Asbestos?
The town of Asbestos that is. I told you about the town’s struggle to revive its asbestos industry this summer when an Australian TV show sought to brand it as a lovely touristic destination. The...
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No Time Wasted!
Just a few days after his presidency was inaugurated, speculation on how Guinea’s new president, Alpha Conde, will live up to his electoral promise of making mining deals more favourable to the State...
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