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One of the 14 shafts at Impala Platinum’s South African operation

PGM: weighed down by the economic downturn

The economic recession that gripped the world during the latter half of 2008 had a devastating impact on the three major platinum group metals (PGM) – platinum, palladium and rhodium. Demand for these metals is linked to the auto catalyst sector, where the metals are used for their catalytic properties to convert harmful tailpipe emissions into less harmful gases.

LegalEase archive

Mining Journal produces a series of special reports on legal issues within the mining industry. An archive of these reports can be found below.
Madagascar'’s drum beats loud across African seas

Madagascar’s drum beats loud across African seas

The African island of Madagascar may be a lot smaller than some of its mainland neighbours, but there has been a surge of exploration interest in this tiny nation, with one major mine now on stream – and another not far behind
The central Namib desert region hosts a number of uranium deposits

Uranium to fuel Namibia’s growth

Namibia’s economy, like that of Botswana, has been adversely affected by the fall in global diamond demand and lower base metals prices. But in the second part of a two-part feature, Roger Murray explains that the ongoing expansion of existing uranium mines and the opening of new ones in response to growing world demand for nuclear fuel will spearhead renewed economic growth from 2010.

Russia's technological link

Education initiative trains next generation of geoscientists in new exploration technology and data processing

Arbitration clauses: where do you start?

Our previous article explained why arbitration clauses are so important. This article looks at the question of what your arbitration clause should look like.



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