miningnews net newsletter thursday december 18 2003 thursday december 18 2003 miningnews net allow read stories arranged complimentary one month subscription accept click visit extended service www miningnews net alternatively click stories wish discontinue service may click cancel subscription email subscriptions miningnews net news send press releases product news conference details submissions miningnews net de crespigny back action buka robert champion de crespigny emerged resources sector atop queensland explorer potential copper producer buka minerals sending shares company sharply higher 18 december 2003 full story danielle looks good strategic minerals strategic mineral returned multiple high grade assays rock chip sampling danielle vein woolgar gold project north queensland including one assay grading 1953 2 gpt 18 december 2003 full story ivernia west upgrades wa lead resource toronto listed ivernia west upgraded resource reserve estimate cano deposit company 60 owned magellan lead project western australia 18 december 2003 full story highlands raises 19 million kainantu highlands pacific banked another 18 7 million development high grade kainantu gold project papua new guinea following placement domestic international institutions 18 december 2003 full story anz boosts gold outlook continued weakness us dollar seen anz bank natural resources group increase forecasts gold price industry analyst peter windred saying us 420 barrier could come serious pressure 18 december 2003 full story chile lifts 2004 copper forecasts copper pushing us 1 per pound barrier first time six half years earlier week chile government copper commission cochilco lifted average 2004 copper forecast range us 92 96 c pound 18 december 2003 full story nickel pushes us 15 000 nickel surged new 14 year high london metal exchange three month delivery price peaking us 15 150 tonne profit taking pushed back us 14 600 end kerb trade 18 december 2003 full story michelago clinches china deal michelago cemented position china expanding gold industry upping stake hold processing plant shandong province 82 signing agreement owners bacterial oxidation technology see holding exclusive licence process china siberia mongolia korea 17 december 2003 full story northern star gets strong start perth based northern star resources listed australian stock exchange today 23 cents 15 premium issue price 20 cents 17 december 2003 full story macquarie arrange chirano financing red back mining mandated macquarie bank arrange underwrite debt financing chirano gold project ghana 17 december 2003 full story ashburton raises 1 28 million ashburton minerals successfully completed placement professional investors raising 1 28 million accelerate nickel exploration company east kimberley project western australia ashburton gold project 17 december 2003 full story kimberley identifies new pipes ellendale kimberley diamond identified two lamproite pipes defined gravel horizons within possible palaeo channel northern section ellendale lamproite field western australia 17 december 2003 full story georgia mind market capitalisation 47 million 10 million bank end year 45 000 ounces attributable gold production year 70 biggest undeveloped copper project australia promising ground mexico hard make investment case bolnisi gold 17 december 2003 full story lycopodium preferred chirano epcm tendererlycopodium chosen red back mining preferred tenderer epcm contract chirano gold project ghana full story sds takes normet australiasds corp put 16 5 million raised earlier week immediate use 1 05 million acquisition normet australia full story facelift hunter valley rail network following deal lease hunter valley rail networks next 60 years australian government owned australian rail track corp promised big things infrastructure upgrades 20 reduction track access charges coal transport higher train speeds miningnews net e newsletter uses html rich media format provide visually attractive 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