The exploration program of East Asia Minerals in Indonesia continues to extend the areas of known gold mineralization at its Bawone-Binebase project

Metso Minerals has played a major role in the design, engineering and installation of China"s largest waste incinerator system in Shanghai.

SouthGobi Energy Resources has purchased a fleet of coal mining equipment for the development of an open-pit coal mine at its Ovoot Tolgoi Project in Mongolia.

Axiom Mining has started negotiations with Axiom Bugotu Nickel to acquire a 60% interest in Solomon Islands company Bugotu Minerals (BML).

If successful the acquisition is likely to give Axiom an interest in two nickel laterite deposits.

Excellent drilling reports continue to be received from Mindoro Resources" Agata Nickel Laterite Project.

The latest results are from a further 11 drill holes on one long cross section in the northern laterite. The limonite horizon averages 1.01% nickel and 38.47% iron over an average thickness of 2.12 metres. The underlying saprolite horizon averages 1.20% nickel over an average thickness of 5.37 metres.

Oxiana Limited has completed its obligation to spend US$2.5 million in initial exploration at Kalimantan Gold"s Central Kalimantan prospect.

By mid January, Oxiana must advise Kalimantan Gold whether it will exercise its options to take a stake in the project.

Australian companies supplying to the mining industry and seeking to grow their business into Indonesia are invited to showcase their company and product at Ozmine 2008 being held in Jakarta February 19-20 at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Southern Arc Minerals has secured a second diamond drill rig for exploration activities at its Selodong Porphyry copper-gold prospect in Indonesia.

Wet weather that forced Straits Asia Resources to declare force majeure in respect of coal deliveries from Sebuku mine adversely affected the company"s third quarter profits.

East Asia Minerals has intersected additional uranium mineralization in a drill program at its Enger project in Mongolia.

The program was a follow up to promising assays encountered during the company"s 2006 drilling at the project, 150km south-east of Ulaanbaatar

Kambalda nickel producer Mincor Resources has approved the $23 million development of its McMahon Nickel Project in Western Australia.

Marengo Mining has announced three senior executive appointments as it continues to build its operational, geological and senior management team for the Definitive Feasibility Study on its Yandera Copper-Molybdenum Project in Papua New Guinea.

The directors of Grange Resources have appointed Douglas Stewart as a non-executive director.

How can the mining and metals industry prove that metals and inorganic metal compounds can be produced and used safely? These issues are addressed in ICMM"s latest publication - Health Risk Assessment Guidance for Metals (HERAG).

INDONESIA- Ozmine 2008 presents Indonesian Mining: Redefined theme

The second OZMINE 2008 Exhibition and Conference being held in at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta on February 19-20 is shaping up to be another successful event with already of the exhibition booths for the event, taken.

East Asia Minerals has received promising gold, silver and copper drill results from the Brown Sugar Zone at its Sangihe Project in Northern Sulawesi.

Solomon Resources has signed a contract with Falcon Drilling Mongolia for diamond drilling on the Dornogobi licences within the Sainshand Uranium Province of south-eastern Mongolia.

A Kalimantan Gold drilling programme has defined new mineralized areas at its Jelai gold property in East Kalimantan.

Working closely with the specialist mining consultancy, GMT Indonesia, Kalimantan Gold has drilled 16 scout holes of a 4000 metre programme using an 80 metre capacity scout rig and achieved a number of promising results.

Bass Metals has doubled its base metal inventory in north-west Tasmania after announcing an initial resource estimate for the Hellyer Mine Project.

Straits Asia Resources plans to acquire mining, exploration and offtake rights to two coal mining areas to the north of its existing operations on Sebuku Island.

Ongoing testing of old nickel tailings dams in Western Australia is increasingly likely to see the contents of the dams and the exploration ground around them emerge as Australia"s first major new nickel project in three years, with net revenue of around US$137 million a year.

Ongoing drilling at Breakaway Resources" Scotia Nickel Project in Western Australia, has intersected new nickel sulphide mineralization on the recently discovered Saints Western Contact Trend.

A program of outcrop rock sampling by Moly Mines has returned rich hematite iron grades adjacent to the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

An updated estimate for Thor Mining"s Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project in the Northern Territory of Australia indicates a 98% increase in overall JORC-compliant reserve to 2.15 million tonnes.

Japan has secured a foothold in Uzbekistan with a view to obtaining supplies of its uranium.

Uzbekistan has about 2% of the world"s known uranium resources and currently markets its production (2260 tU in 2006, from ISL mining) through Nukem.

China expects large numbers of third-generation PWR reactors derived from foreign technology to be built from about 2016, after experience is gained with the initial Sanmen and Haiyang AP1000 plants.

In addition to his current responsibilities of president and director Michael Hawkins has been appointed chief executive officer of East Asia Minerals.

Following the acquisition of Alcan, Rio Tinto has appointed Yves Fortier, Paul Tellier and Dick Evans as directors.

Khan Resources has sold its Big Bend placer gold property in Mongolia to Berleg Mining Co Ltd, for US$2.5 million.

Asian Mineral Resources will use the proceeds of a Can$8.2 million private placement to progress its Ban Phuc Nickel Project in Vietnam.

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With exploration and drilling continuing at Churchill Mining"s East Kutai Coal Project in Kalimantan, Indonesia, the first coal volume calculations are expected in January 2008.

Recent agreements have strengthened uranium mining and nuclear power links between China and Kazakhstan.

The Cat 993K Wheel Loader is a totally new model and offers a new size class in the Caterpillar line. It is designed for tough digging and fast loading in mining operations.

A decision by the Indian Government to have a fifth of the country"s vehicles running by 2020 on new, lower emission hydrogen-gas fuel blends, has been welcomed by an Australian company at the forefront of developing and marketing such fuels.

Mindoro Resources has received further positive drilling results from its Agata nickel laterite project in the Philippines.

A further 12 drill holes on one long drill cross section of the northern laterite zone at Agata show that the limonite horizon averages 1.17% nickel and 40.06% iron over an average thickness of 1.65 metres. The underlying saprolite horizon averages 1.29% nickel over an average thickness of 7.79 metres.

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Atlas Iron will continue exploration and economic assessment of its Abydos iron ore project in Western Australia"s Pilbara region after promising drilling results from the Trigg Deposit.

Moly Mines has moved to detailed design and planning for construction of the mine and processing facilities at the Spinifex Ridge moly-copper project in the Pilbara district of Western Australia. This follows completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS).

Northern Star Resources will begin a new drilling program at its emerging Emull Zinc/Copper Project in Western Australia"s East Kimberley region after the latest round of drilling returned further high-grade assay results and identified a potential strike extension of the mineralized zone.

Uranium Exploration Australia is preparing to drill test a recently identified gravity target on its Winjabbie exploration licence in South Australia.

Churchill Mining has appointed Faroek Basrewan, 52, as a non-executive director replacing Melissa Sturgess, who has stepped down from the Board but who remains closely associated with the company in a consulting capacity.

Lonmin CEO Brad Mills has been appointed ICMM chairman, succeeding Leigh Clifford, the recently retired CEO of Rio Tinto.

Nearly 2000 delegates and more than 250 exhibitors are in Beijing for China Mining 2007, Asia"s premier mining congress and exhibition, which runs for three days from November 13-15.

Highlands Pacific is selling its interest in the Kainantu Gold Mine and surrounding exploration tenements in the Kainantu region of Papua New Guinea to Barrick Gold Corporation.

Highlands managing director John Gooding says the sale price of US$141.5 million will secure the group"s future by paying out the gold hedge program of about US$93 million, and the loan facility which totals US$19.8 million.

Mindoro Resources has intersected transported clasts of copper mineralization on the Calo porphyry copper-gold prospect within the Batangas projects, Luzon Island, the Philippines.

Indonesia and the Philippines will be Austrade"s mining focus in February with two back-to-back events organized for Australian companies looking to develop and grow their business into Asia.

Kalimantan Gold Corporation (KGC) will acquire the remaining 25% interest in the Contract of Work (COW) for the KSK copper-gold porphry deposits in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Straits Asia Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to purchase a thermal coal mining business in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The initiation stage of Nautilus Minerals" Solwara 1 seafloor copper-gold project in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea has continued to advance aggressively.

Progress continues despite the cessation of discussions with dredging contractor Jan de Nul.

A drill programme at Hillgrove Resources" Wheal Ellen Prospect in the highly prospective Kanmantoo Trough, South Australia, has intersected high grade polymetallic mineralization.

Encouraging initial uranium results have been received from Uramet Minerals" maiden drilling program at the Wilora project in the Northern Territory.

In co-operation with energy plant construction companies in China, DEUTZ Power Systems is providing reliable power supplies through its gas engine gensets.

OceanaGold Corporation has appointed Jose (Joey) P Leviste Jr as chairman of its subsidiary company in the Philippines, OceanaGold (Philippines).

Southern Arc Minerals has appointed Eduard Epshtein as its new chief financial officer.

There has been a 79% increase in contained gold at Hambledon Mining"s Sekisovskoye project in Kazakhstan.

Grade control sampling has confirmed the 79% increase compared with the geological model at 480 metre level.

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It is interesting, but not surprising, to note that during this time of unprecedented growth and prosperity in the mining and resources sector, and amid continuous complaints of skills shortages and lack of people, how little time is spent by senior leadership teams on the strategic development of their organizations.

In a notoriously conservative industry, with a focus on all things geological, technical and financial, companies have been slow to realize that in such a competitive people-short environment, it is not merely financial reward that will attract and retain the best expertise.

Mindoro Resources has raised $3.9 million in the first part of a private placement to advance its Philippines projects with the Asian Lion and Lion Selection funds being major participants.

Deutz Power Systems Asia-Pacific in Singapore has become the second subsidiary after China to take care of Deutz customers in Asia.

Deutz Power Systems Asia-Pacific sells energy generation plants based on gas and diesel engines to all parts of Asia excluding China. The market reaches from Pakistan to the Philippines and from Japan to Indonesia.

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Encouraging gold and copper mineralization reports continue to be received from East Asia Minerals projects in Indonesia.

At the Brown Sugar Zone of the Sangihe Project in North Sulawesi channel sampling in new trenches has extended the mineralization with 12.0 metres of 2.45 grams/tonne gold including 4.0 metres of 5.20 grams/tonne gold, and 10.0 metres of 2.65 grams/tonne gold.

MBMI Resources" subsidiary Narra Nickel Mining and Development continues to progress construction activities at the Alpha direct shipping nickel mine in Palawan, Philippines.

More than 600 international mining professionals are expected to be in Kolkata, India in January for the 2nd Asian Mining Congress.

The theme of next year"s event, which will be from January 17-19, is "Mineral Resources in Asian countries - Innovative Solutions for Exploration and Expansion".

A significant high-grade zone of copper and gold mineralization has been discovered at Ivanhoe Mines" Cloncurry copper and gold project in Queensland.

Ivanhoe"s executive chairman Robert Friedland says that continued drilling at the project resulted in the discovery on the western margin of the large, open ended SWAN Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) Project.

Nautilus Minerals has completed the world"s first commercial seafloor electromagnetic (EM) survey of copper-gold massive sulphide deposits at its Solwara 1 Project in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea.

Exploration drilling has resumed at Allied Gold"s Simberi Island gold prospects following the arrival of new drilling rigs.

A DFM400 diamond-only rig has been commissioned at the Monun Valley prospect, where previously reported channel sampling results indicate a potential 300m south-easterly strike extension to the Sorowar Deposit.

Bass Metals has had excellent results from drilling at the Southern Barite Zone, which is part of the Hellyer Mine base metals project in Tasmania.

A diamond drill hole along strike from the historic Hellyer Mine has intersected 57.5 metres at 9.2% zinc, 4.7% lead, 94 grams/tonne silver and 2.89 grams/tonne gold, including 11.65 metres at 13.8 % zinc, 8.3% lead, 144 grams/tonne silver and 3.2 grams/tonne gold and 4.5 metres at 21% zinc, 9.7% lead, 160 grams/tonne silver and 2.4 grams/tonne gold.

The first load of zinc concentrate from Jabiru Metals" Jaguar operation has been shipped from Geraldton in Western Australia.

The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) has expanded from its core five members - USA, China, France, Japan and Russia to take in 11 more countries including Australia and Kazakhstan.

Sino Gold Mining has appointed James Dowsley as a non-executive director.

Mr Dowsley, 49, is a mining engineer with more than 25 years in the gold industry. He has extensive experience in operational management of gold mines in South Africa, as well exposure to platinum, coal and base metal operations.

With the resignation of Dynasty Gold president and CEO Brian McEwen the company has appointed Ivy Chong as CEO on an interim basis.