Farmers worried gold development will mine water supplies Australian Broadcasting Corporation Farmers have raised serious concerns about Newcrest Mining's plan to build the country's biggest underground gold mine in Central West NSW. | The NSW Department of Planning is currently seeking public comment on the Environmental Assessment for the Cadia East project. | The $2 billion development ne...
Indian gold bourse targets homes Gulf News | Mumbai: National Spot Exchange Ltd, India's biggest bourse for trading physical gold, will offer contracts in small denominations, aimed at households in the world's largest consumer of the precious metal. | The exchange will offer contracts of between 8 grammes and 1 kilo, Anjani Sinha, managing ...
Gold mining making a comeback Canoe By Amy Fuller, THE CANADIAN PRESS | Job seekers watching employment prospects wither and lay-offs mount amid the recession might consider joining the gold rush, and a northern Ontario school is hoping to educate that next wave of underground workers....
NEVADAN AT WORK: Local gaming veteran sees opportunity in small Henderson casino Review Journal | Jay Fennel is starting over at age 42. | After 23 years developing a casino career that started at the front desk of the now-imploded Westward Ho and led to a corporate management job at Station Casinos, Fennel finds himself chief operating officer...
State faced earlier taxing situations Review Journal | CARSON CITY -- The current economic doldrums are the worst Nevada has faced since 1935, according to former state Archivist Guy Rocha. | "What we are experiencing today has the potential to exceed the Great Depression," said Rocha, who expects unem...
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Taipan Daily: Stealing the Crown’s Prerogative WorldNews.com | As regular readers of this column know, I am an avid reader of history. An episode of particular interest to me is the long tussle between France and England during the mid and l...
iPhone, therefore I am - Stephen Fry reviews Apple's iPhone 3GS The Guardian | The new 3GS version of Apple's must-have phone is a triumph for a company already at the top of its game. One self-confessed fan is suitably smitten | iPhone 3GS: It makes Stephe...
New Tanzanian tax proposals will hurt gold miners, economy Mineweb DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - | Tanzania's government should reconsider its intention to lift excise duty exemptions on mining companies as it will hurt the industry, a pri...
U.S. searching for quality depth at Gold Cup ESPN | July 3, 2009 | For all of the positives that the Confederations Cup provided the U.S. men's national team, there was one glaring negative that the competition appeared to expose. Despite the strength of its core nucleus of players, such as , Oguchi...
'I'll be next Usain Bolt' - 6-y-o champion has visions of track glory The Gleaner | Like the average six-year-old, Tavaugn Clarke believes he can conquer the world. Unlike the average six-year-old, he just might do it. | When he talks about wanting to run in the footsteps of Olympic triple world record holder, Jamaican Usain Bolt,...
Precious and base metals prospects uncertain as China grows and West contracts Mineweb LONDON - | The strategic summary from the latest Asian Metals Monthly report from Fortis Bank and prepared by the VM Group in London comments on the fact that there is conflicting data and opinions as to whether the global recession has re...
Mvelaphanda Resources: No approach for Gold Fields shares Business Report | New York-based hedge fund Paulson had not been in contact with Mvelaphanda Resources about buying its remaining stake in Gold Fields, Mvela spokesman James Wellsted said yesterday, in response to a report on mining news website Miningmx that Paulso...
Harmony Gold: Output to rise 3% for quarter Business Report | By Bloomberg | Harmony Gold Mining's fiscal fourth-quarter output probably rose 3 percent from 349 801 ounces in the third quarter, the gold producer said on Wednesday. The rand cost had increased 4.5 percent from R171 361 a kilogram in the March q...
Briefly Papua New Guinea Post | Commodities Indices | New York (July 1) | Dow Jones 8504.06 + 57.06 | Transport 3278.43 + 43.87 | Utilities 361.65 + 3.84 | Stocks 2953.32 + 27.84 | London (July 1) | FT-SE 100 Share Index 4340.71 | (previous 4249.21) | Australia (July 2) | All Ord...
FerrAus names former BHP exec as new CEO The Australian | FERRAUS has named former executive Mike Amundsen as its new managing director and chief executive. | Mr Amundsen took up his new role this week, as FerrAus took full ownership of the Silver Swan North nickel and gold joint venture after the withdra...
Ishant looked a different bowler with the new ball: Dhoni The Times Of India | 6 Jul 2009, 0056 hrs IST, PTI | Text: GROS ISLET (St Lucia): He was off-colour during the IPL and Twenty20 World Cup, but Ishant Sharma looked impressive in his short spell and India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels a disciplined approach coupled with little assistance from ...
Exploring Maori arts, crafts and science NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Jul 06, 2009 | By | New technology is a medium for Maori carving, discovers Sio Siasau. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey | Sio Siasau was one of about 30 carvers at the innovation summit Atamira yesterday. His point of difference was a bit of fantastic plastic. | The Tongan artist said it was eye-opening learning from tangata whenua about their ...
