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CEASE TRADE ORDER

Rusoro’s shares suspended as Venezuela nationalisation hamper audit

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Canadian securities authorities have suspended trade in TSX-V-listed Rusoro’s stock late on Tuesday, as a result of the company’s failure to file its 2012 full-year financial results, as is required by Canadian continuous disclosure rules....

By: Henry Lazenby

22nd May 2013

LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Zimbabwe mining chamber criticises minerals proposals

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Zimbabwe's mining chamber said tighter proposed State control over the sale of minerals would hit Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum Holdings, slow down foreign investment and stunt growth in the industry. Zimbabwe's Mines Ministry in...

By: Reuters

20th May 2013

LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Odisha warned that new legislation could cripple standalone miners

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The provincial government of Odisha’s move to limit mining lease renewals to captive mining would sound the death knell for independent mining, while downstream users would be starved of raw material, industry experts say. A group of...

By: Ajoy K Das

20th May 2013

LABOUR INACTION

Workers strike at Bolivia's top tin mine, seek better pensions

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Workers on strike at Bolivia's biggest tin mine, state-run Huanuni, have cost the mine $5-million in lost output since they walked off the job on May 6, the government said on Friday. Miners at Huanuni have joined a general strike to demand...

By: Reuters

17th May 2013

LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Ecuador pushing ahead with reforms to lure mining investors

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Ecuador's government on Thursday presented a mining bill to Congress that should pave the way for the signing of contracts with several investors, including Canada's Kinross Gold. Ecuador does not have a large-scale mining industry, but the...

By: Reuters

17th May 2013

HEALTH & SAFETY

Asbestos Relief Trust pays out R250m to 3 600 claimants in ten years

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Workmen’s compensation fund the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) will mark its tenth year of existence in July, having provided compensatory relief to mineworkers suffering from asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) since July 2003. The ART has, to date,...

By: Samantha Moolman

17th May 2013

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Mining industry set to benefit from Foundational Learning Competence programme

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Adult basic education and training (Abet) specialist Media Works has launched its Foundational Learning Competence (FLC) programme that will benefit the country’s dominant mining industry and its workforce, says Media Works CEO and founder...

By: Samantha Moolman

17th May 2013

GOLD

Demand up for gold coins, bars, jewellery

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Demand for gold jewellery rose 12% in the first quarter of this year, World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday. “Overall, the long-term appetite for investment remains strong, demonstrated by the continued demand for bars and coins,” WGC MD...

By: Martin Creamer

16th May 2013

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Bank Gold Mining Mining Captive Mining Integrated Aluminium Producer Mineral And Metal Industries Stand-alone Miners Stand-alone Mining Large-scale Mining Industry Oil Exports Investment Products Technology Sector	Hugo Chavez Robert Mugabe Shailendra Kumar Tamotia Think Tank-Odisha Evo Morales Rafael Correa Piet Van Zyl Richard Spoor Tina Da Cruz Works Act (Odimwa) Jackie Carroll Marcus Grubb	Orissa ARDs Eastern Cape	Vinto Smelter
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