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Copper concentrate ‘seller’s market,’ Sumitomo Metal says
Copper concentrate will be in short supply for at least five years, forcing Sumitomo Metal Mining Co, Japan’s second-biggest smelter, to keep producing at a reduced rate, the company said.
Chilean government releases footage of trapped miners
Video footage of the 33 miners trapped in the San Jose gold-copper in Chile since August 5 has been released showing them in good spirits and singing the country’s national anthem.Talvivaara jolts production
Talvivaara Mining Company plc has reported new nickel and zinc production records for each month of the second quarter of 2010.Copper misses
Antofagasta plc says that so far in 2010 approximately 600,000t of expected global copper production has been lost due to supply disruptions.European retail gold demand more than doubles
European retail investors bought more than double the amount of gold in the June quarter than the previous three-month period. This represent the highest sales since end-2008, the peak of the global financial crisis.Russian miners die
The bodies of two miners have been found by rescuers at the Voroshilov coal mine in the Kemerovo region of Russia, the country's emergency situations ministry reported.Review of Western Australian uranium regulations
The contentious issue of uranium mining in Western Australia is set to be monitored by an independent group of experts appointed by the state’s government.Vedanta’s Orissa mining plan rejected
Vedanta Resources plc’s application to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills area of India’s Orissa state has been refused by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.Concern for health of trapped Chilean miners
Chilean authorities are preparing for the mental and physical toll on the 33 miners trapped underground at the San Jose copper-gold mine.Chile prepares for depression among trapped miners
Chilean authorities will prescribe antidepressants to miners trapped in an underground copper mine should an estimated three-month rescue effort take its toll on their mental wellbeing, Health Minister Jaime Manalich saidSite Search
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