Americas: Regent steps up; Atrum’s cards on the table; Anti-bribery net closing

View this email in your browser Americas Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Regent and PE step up to the plate Listening to Iamgold's conference call last Friday there was a palpable sense of relief from both management and analysts linked to the Canadian-listed miner. The company had finally got its troublesome niobium mine off its balance sheet and it had done so at a profit. Share this: Cards on the table Atrum Coal's chairman James Chisholm did not beat about the bush when revealing a 100% increase in JORC resources at its Groundhog North anthracite project in British Colombia, Canada. While the company was buoyed by the increase, it was all part of its plan to sell down a stake in the project and get a 3Mtpa operation up and running. Share this: Chile backtracks on Goldcorp ruling The Chilean judicial system has once again put Goldcorp's 70% owned US$3.9 billion El Morro gold-copper project in doubt, deciding the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) process the company previously carried out was inadequate. Share this: IMF cuts growth forecasts The latest IMF global growth forecast continued a depressingly long sequence of downgrades with the potential to sap optimism about the prospects for a cyclical recovery in mining profits. Share this: SPONSORED MESSAGE   The Mining Industry is Changing Hear What Industry Experts Have to Say To address economic and productivity challenges, the mining industry is undergoing fundamental changes. Do you know how it will change – and are you ready for it? Read the Special Report on Mining Innovation to hear about the state of the mining industry and the role new and innovative software technologies will play to help it meet its challenges. Download this free Report to learn: What you can do now to affect positive change How technology will transform operational productivity How one company doubled production and reduced costs 44% Download now   Watch out below Expect a lot more noise on the mining anti-bribery and corruption front after a relatively quiet decade, a leading global expert in corporate reputation management has warned – again. Share this: Strong supply pipeline resists jams For some years now, the global copper industry has struggled to keep pace with the growth in demand for metal. Share this: Emerging projects face challenges A recent joint report by ITRI and Greenfields Research entitled 'New Tin Supply' analyses 70 tin-mine projects, assessing their geological and technical merits and making calculations on potential operating and capital costs. Share this: A sprint to the orebody The industry is not going anywhere fast when it comes to underground development. Advance rates are dropping and it is taking much longer to get to the prized orebody. Canada's Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) thinks it has just the thing to reverse the trend in some of northern Ontario's deepest operations. Share this: Not a subscriber? Start a FREE trial to view these articles and more premium content.   Latest Supplement MJ Western Australia Supplement Western Australia's (WA's) resources industry remains the powerhouse of the State and the nation. Share this Western Australia: one of the world's resources powerhouse Message from the Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister A deeper look at WA's resources industry Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) Deputy Director Michelle Andrews said the Western Australia's (WA's) resources sector had remained the main driver of Australian economic growth and assisted the national economy to weather the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Global presence supports trade and investment With the Western Australian (WA) Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) and the WA Department of State Development (DSD) located in Perth, the State Government is supported by 11 offices in key global export and investment regions. Company profile Polymetal secures acquisition of Kyzyl project Euromax Resources is a gold and copper development Company with assets in South East Europe. To advertise your company profile, please contact Tom Peck or Naomi Spence. Professional placements Professional Placements: Executive Director - PDAC The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to oversee its operations from its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario To advertise your recruitment needs, please contact Tom Peck or Naomi Spence. 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