miningnews net newsletter friday january 02 2004 friday january 02 2004 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 dodging copper cost squeeze running hard stand still analysts saw major american copper producer phelps dodge back end 2001 2 january 2004 full story russian gold finds beat output rise rise russia potentially world dominant gold producing country continued 2003 new gold discoveries outweighing production first time eight years 2 january 2004 full story big year ahead ivanhoe pressure robert friedland deliver promise world class copper project mongolia year 2 january 2004 full story high copper prices may see canadian mines reopen two dormant copper mines canadian province british columbia might started copper prices stay high 2004 2 january 2004 full story strong rand forces klipspringer suspension southernera resources stopped operations 50 owned klipspringer diamond project south africa rising value rand 2 january 2004 full story indonesian mining investment falls sharply report mining investment indonesia declined fourth consecutive year according ministry energy mineral resources economist intelligence unit reported 2 january 2004 full story ivanhoe intec buy westmet hellyer project ivanhoe mines university sydney based listed technology company intec agreed buy hellyer metals project tasmania failed base metals miner western metals 1 6 million 31 december 2003 full story strong copernicus results continue remaining six rc infill drill holes recently completed campaign copernicus joint venture thundellara exploration sally malay mining intersected nickel sulphide mineralisation according sally malay 31 december 2003 full story dollar slump pushes gold higher spot gold trading levels unseen since february 1996 us dollar slumped record low euro 31 december 2003 full story equs picks speeding ticket perth based junior equs says account sharp spike share price 21 c monday 25 c yesterday triggered query australian stock exchange 31 december 2003 full story auslink heralds new transport era australiadeputy prime minister john anderson defended controversial auslink land transport infrastructure plan claiming necessary overcome years archaic uncoordinated planning funding face predicted doubling land freight task next 20 years full story regional development talk festaustralia federal state territory governments talking talk regional infrastructure development initial meeting regional development council discussed strategies defined issues agreed meet march next year miningnews net e newsletter uses html rich media format provide visually attractive layout reason computer support html format e mail please let us know emailing contact miningnews net full name e mail address ensure receive e newsletter plain text format forgotten password please contact helpdesk miningnews net news send press releases product news conference details submissions miningnews net aspermont limited abn 66 000 375 048 postal address po box 78 leederville wa australia 6902 head office tel 61 8 9489 9100 head office fax 61 8 9381 1848 e mail contact aspermont com website www aspermont com section dryblower investment news mine safety health environment mine supply today commodities due diligence exploration general ipos mining events moves mst features resourcestocks commodity coal copper diamonds gold nickel silver zinc bauxite alum chromium cobalt gemstone iron ore kaolin magnesium manganese mineral sand oilshale pgm rare earths salt tantalum tin tungsten uranium vanadium region africa regions asia australia europe north americ oceania south americ primex expo 2004 ground support mining conjunction bfp consultants ajm 7 th annual global iron ore steel forecast conference strengthening australia ties china within iron steel industry minehaul 2004 2004 haulage event surface mining operators show events