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Our Closeological study of Goldstone’s Ghanaian licenses proved popular with readers and helped highlight the strength of these projects. More importantly the report gave a glimpse of what was yet to come. Just like Goldstone we are firm believers that if an approach works, keep repeating it. It’s simple really. So with this in mind, we now turn our attention to another of Goldstone’s blue-sky projects, namely Sangola in Senegal. learn more

Tags:   senegal | Miningmaven | investment in mining | mining investment | closeology | geology | goldstone

There is no doubt that most investors still find the mining sector somewhat arcane and not easily accessible (this was certainly our view when we first starting investing here) and this can prove a major stumbling block for those wishing to gain a greater insight into a sector which, according to some, is soon set to grow at a pace to rival the Tech boom of the 90’s. We also recognise that opportunities in Natural Resources are not always as they may seem at first glance and there are factors (such as funding issues) which needed to be appreciated and taken into consideration to get a better understanding of the risks. Whilst Companies in other sectors are set up to make profits through their trading activities, resource exploration companies are different and as such, their treatment in financial reporting terms also needs to be different. learn more

Tags:   financial accounts | natural resource exploration | financial reporting | investors guide | MiningMaven

WOB Directors, Claire Braund and Ruth Medd, who compiled the index, said the dividends were evident for those companies who had put the early work in on gender diversity, while those just getting started will have some hard years ahead of them. “Maintaining workforce gender diversity at all levels requires consistent effort and vigilance and is not something that can be ticked off and forgotten. Principle 3 is just the beginning of the journey for Australian companies,” Medd and Braund said. learn more

Tags:   women on boards | traffic light index | gender diverse workplace | ruth medd | claure braund

In this presentation from Dr Ting Ren from the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Wollongong, it goes through the various dangers of dust as well as dust in the context of longwall chock movements and how water-based mist can help supress the inhalation of dust in miners. learn more

Tags:   ventiliation | mine ventiliation | ting ren | environment | OHS | safety

Mining communications in the pit is about the miners unique needs and operating environment, and communications technology needs to be technically capable to serve both masters. This presentation given by Andrew Watkinson, Business Manager for Surface Communications at Mine Site Technologies, at the Mine Site Automation & Communication conference in Perth in August 2011, seeks to keep the miners’ interests and environment front and centre, and surround those interests with dedicated technology in a practical sense to achieve success in their pit. learn more

Tags:   mining communications | mining automation | mining technology | Mine Site Technologies | Andrew Watkinson

Miningmaven.com presents an update on opportunities in African diamond mining and examines the fundamentals of the diamond market. learn more

Tags:   Miningmaven | diamond mining | african diamond mining | diamond mining in africa

With about 10,000 exploration, development and mining operations worldwide, half of which are outside our country, the Canadian mining industry is renowned for providing highly productive, safe and environmentally sound performance. In 2011, CAMESE is celebrating their 30th anniversary. The association was founded by a small group of Canadian business people who had an idea during a trade mission to Chile and Peru in 1981. Their concept was that by banding together they could accomplish more for mining in Canada than they could as individual companies. This common ground still exists for CAMESE today, even though the membership has grown from a handful of organizations to more than 300. learn more

Tags:   Canadian Mining Industry Supplier | Canadian Mining Industry | mining in Canada | CAMESE | mining supplier | mining supply

Stephen Jenner is one of the world's leading Project Portfolio and Benefits Realisation Management subject matter experts. He is a regular speaker at international conferences, author of several books in the field, and Chief Examiner for the OGC's 'Management of Portfolios'. In this article he examines an approach that combines portfolio management techniques with effective methods of benefits realisation that embed responsibility in the business rather than in the individual project. Portfolio prioritisation must be conducted periodically to assess whether the anticipated benefits are being realised in a project as well as to identify and solve any problems that might prevent the portfolio from reaching its objectives. Finally - it is critical to ensure that a portfolio, program or individual project remains true to strategic need and aligned with business objectives / rationale. learn more

Tags:   Project | Portfolio management | Benefits Realisation Management | stephen jenner | project management | portfolio prioritisation | business strategy | business objectives

This special industry report from MiningMaven shares insights into mining investor psychology and how we can all be more effective in our investment decision making. learn more

Tags:   mining investor | mining investment | miningmaven | mining iq | investment in mining | investment in resources | mining resources

If you have an active interest in gold and, more importantly, gold mining and exploration stocks, events in the 1970s and early 1980s hold important lessons for us today. In this article we will look closely at these events, whilst attempting to demonstrate critical differences between now and then. Part 1 of this article deals with the economic backdrop for then and now and in Part 2 we present a set of interesting observations which we believe may help explain current price action and give clues to the future direction for exploration stocks. learn more

Tags:   gold mining | mining maven | mining IQ | gold stocks | exploration stock

Ramadoni, Drill & Blast Superintendent, PT Rama Persada Contractors, Indonesia, speaks with Bryan Camoens about meeting the challenges of drill and blast operations while improving on KPIs and safety. learn more

Tags:   Drill & Blast | fragmentation