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Hooke line no sinker


(30 July 2010)
MINERALS Council of Australia chief executive officer Mitch Hooke has hit back at claims that the MCA was excluded from mining tax talks and that it went soft on the government.   - more

Australian Gold 2010

Norseman misses production targets


(30 July 2010)
NORSEMAN Gold has fallen well short of its annual production targets for the year, with total production of 60,464 ounces, well below the company's revised target of 70,000-75,000oz.   - more

Dominion tackles Challenger reserve downgrade


Record year for Focus


Saracen delivers in maiden production quarter


Resource inventory boosts Silver Lake *UPDATED*


St Barbara on the hunt


Paulsens to reap rewards for Northern Star


A1 ramping up


Argent boosts coffers for Bullant buy


Gold mining without an open pit


ABM jumps on bonanza strike


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Mining Super Tax

Mining powerbrokers call for Gillard to drop tax


(30 July 2010)
MINING executives across the board have called for the Gillard government to drop the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), according to a new report released today.   - more

Wood Mackenzie puts a hole in MRRT revenue assumptions


One big snowjob


Juniors launch fresh ad blitz


MRRT a fake: Abbott


Abbott may speak to miners


Greens rhetoric renews talk for ad campaign


Forrest ramps up MRRT concerns


Bring back the ads


Barnett repeats calls for magnetite exemption


FMG questions revised MRRT figures


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Strictly Boardroom

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Breaking News


Profit plunge hits ERA



A FALL in uranium production and a stronger Australian dollar have contributed to an 82% dive in Energy Resources of Australia’s half-year net profit with investors frowning on today’s results.   - more

PanAust takes on $141M in debt



PANAUST has signed a bank loan deal that the company says will underpin the development of its flagship copper mine in Laos and free up operational cash for the development of its other projects.  - more

Hooke line no sinker



MINERALS Council of Australia chief executive officer Mitch Hooke has hit back at claims that the MCA was excluded from mining tax talks and that it went soft on the government.   - more

Source: Aston keen to remain independent



XSTRATA and Peabody Energy missed out on securing early stakes in Nathan Tinkler’s Aston Resources which is on track for a $A400 million float in the coming weeks. Both Noble Group and Japan’s Itochu Corporation will take a combined 25% stake in the float, according to a source close to the deal who spoke to MNN.   - more

Mining powerbrokers call for Gillard to drop tax



MINING executives across the board have called for the Gillard government to drop the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), according to a new report released today.   - more

Norseman misses production targets



NORSEMAN Gold has fallen well short of its annual production targets for the year, with total production of 60,464 ounces, well below the company's revised target of 70,000-75,000oz.   - more

Speaker line-up sure to impress



WITH a keynote address by economics and political commentator Niall Ferguson, and colourful Ivanhoe Mines boss Robert Friedland sure to woo the crowd during his talk on the last day, this year’s Diggers & Dealers Forum promises to be anything but boring.  - more

Eldorado breaks more records



ELDORADO Gold Corporation has celebrated its sixth consecutive quarter of increased output, prompting the company to lift its 2010 production guidance to 625,000 ounces of gold at cash costs of $US375 per ounce.  - more

Troy continues focus on Casposo



JUNIOR gold producer Troy Resources is focusing on its next stage of growth with the commissioning of the Casposo project this quarter, while winding down its depleted Sandstone mine in Western Australia and improving production at the Andorinhas mine in Brazil.  - more

Marriage made in iron ore heaven



WITH a binding agreement now inked between mining major Rio Tinto and China’s state-owned Chinalco to develop the world-class Simandou iron ore deposit in Guinea, reports are emerging that the giant Oyu Tolgoi property in Mongolia could be the next joint development target.  - more

Mining Briefs: Panoramic, Western Kingfish, Intermin and more



AUSTRALIAN nickel producer Panoramic Resources has formed an alliance with Drake Resources to explore precious metal opportunities in Scandinavia.   - more

OZ content with Sandfire holding



OZ Minerals boss Terry Burgess has told the Sydney Mining Club today that it is content with its equity interest in copper-gold explorer Sandfire Resources and is not looking to launch a full takeover bid for the company.   - more

Horseshoe lists at a premium



COPPER-gold explorer Horseshoe Metals has made a strong debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, with shares closing at a 30% premium to the A20c issue price.  - more

Winning streak comes to an end



AFTER four consecutive days of gains, the local bourse closed slightly lower in today’s trade despite another rise in China’s equity market. However, the big resource stocks didn’t follow the downward trend, closing in the green on stronger base metal prices.  - more

Wood Mackenzie puts a hole in MRRT revenue assumptions



WOOD Mackenzie analysts are expecting Australian coal producers to pay an extra $A7.4 billion to the federal government over the first five years of the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax – putting question marks over Treasury estimates.  - more

Dominion tackles Challenger reserve downgrade



SOUTH Australian gold producer Dominion Mining has forewarned of a significant downgrade to its M1 reserve at the Challenger mine next month, but believes an increase in the adjacent M2 numbers should partly offset the fall.  - more

CBH posts solid quarter



NEW South Wales base metal miner CBH Resources has concluded its last quarter as a public company with a bang on the back of rising production at its Endeavor mine and the new Rasp development moving closer to becoming a reality.  - more

Kingsgate’s gold reserves jump 41%



KINGSGATE Consolidated has delivered a 41% jump in gold reserves at its Chatree gold mine in central Thailand.  - more

Independence beats output budget



INDEPENDENCE Group has beaten its nickel production guidance for both the June quarter and 2010 financial year from its Long nickel mine.  - more

Record year for Focus



FOCUS Minerals has reported higher cash costs and lower production for the June quarter, but the company still had a record year of production, increasing gold output by 52%.  - more

Reserve growth continues for Mincor



KAMBALDA nickel miner Mincor continues to chalk up reserve growth at its Western Australian operations after posting a 37% jump in numbers as part of its annual update.  - more

Saracen delivers in maiden production quarter



SARACEN Mineral Holdings has completed its first quarter of gold production at the Carosue Dam operations, with output on track to meet the company’s minimum annual production target of 100,000 ounces per annum.  - more

Revenue jumps for Cliffs



CLEVELAND-based Cliffs Natural Resources’ Asia-Pacific iron ore revenue for the second quarter has more than doubled over the same period last year.  - more

Resource inventory boosts Silver Lake *UPDATED*



SHARES in Silver Lake Resources have jumped higher after the gold mine unveiled a 70% year-on-year increase in its resource inventory.  - more

One big snowjob



A VERY angry Sydney Mining Club chairman has given Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax compromise, and several other mining identities, both barrels.  - more


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Commodity   Current Price ($US) Change ($US) Change (%) Previous Price ($US)
LME Indicative          
Copper - Cash   7208.25 62.00 0.87 7146.25
Copper - 3Mth   7230.50 60.50 0.84 7170.00
Lead - Cash   2027.50 33.00 1.65 1994.50
Lead - 3Mth   2050.00 32.50 1.61 2017.50
Zinc - Cash   1963.00 36.50 1.89 1926.50
Zinc - 3Mth   1990.00 35.00 1.79 1955.00
Aluminum - Cash   2076.25 27.75 1.35 2048.50
Aluminum 3Mth   2093.00 25.00 1.21 2068.00
Nickel - Cash   20606.00 273.00 1.34 20333.00
Nickel - 3Mth   20675.00 270.00 1.32 20405.00
Tin - Cash   19579.00 72.00 0.37 19507.00
Tin - 3Mth   19600.00 75.00 0.38 19525.00
Comex          
Gold - Aug 10   1168.40 8.00 0.69 1160.40
Silver - Sep 10   17.62 0.18 1.01 17.44
Copper - Sep 10   329.00 4.45 1.37 324.55
Nymex          
Platinum - Oct 10   1563.40 21.70 1.41 1541.70
Palladium - Sep 10   491.20 22.45 4.79 468.75
London Metal          
Gold (AM Fix)   1166.00 2.00 0.17 1164.00
Gold (PM Fix)   1162.50 5.50 0.48 1157.00
Silver (Fix)   11.23 0.02 0.21 11.21
Energy          
WTI - Sep 10   78.36 1.37 1.78 76.99
Currencies          
$A/$US   0.90 0.01 0.79 0.89
STG/$US   1.56 0.00 0.06 1.56
Euro/$US   1.31 0.01 0.60 1.30
Euro/$A   1.45 0.00 -0.17 1.45
TABLE: Friday, July 30 2010, 12:00AM GMT

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