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View this email in your browser Latest issue now available This newsletter contains today's breaking news and a summary of this week's Mining Journal. Share this Latest News Friday, October 10, 2014 Your place or mine What is this Glencore-Rio Tinto malarkey? Could it simply be a final, end game play that more or less started when the trading chaps in Zug decided to go public at the turn of the decade? Share this: 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: 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: This Week's Cover Glasenberg divides the market Divisions have surfaced over the merits and likelihood of a takeover of Rio Tinto by Glencore, a move that would create a US$160 billion mining behemoth. Liberum Capital described itself as "super-sceptical" while Bernstein said a combined company (following a shares re-rating) could offer "value uplift of US$35 billion" Share this: These articles are now subscriber-only Not a subscriber? Start a FREE trial to view these articles and more premium content. This Week's Columns and Features Paradigm time "The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking." – John Kenneth Galbraith Share this: Code reform gives CP vital role The 'competent person' carries a heavier burden in creating an efficient investment market for the mining industry than many realise. This was the message from a workshop on the 2012 JORC Code at the inaugural International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne. Africa rising Without doubt one of the oddest annual events held anywhere in the world is Africa Down Under (ADU), a conference about the African mining industry held in the Australian city of Perth. 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. 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. Production grows, for now Throughout 2014, major factors have influenced the copper market, which ultimately determines the market balance for refined copper. Not a subscriber? Start a FREE trial to view these articles and more premium content. These articles are now subscriber-only Comment Blowing in the wind In barely the blink of an eye, geologically speaking, discussion in many countries has turned from, 'wouldn't it be great to find alternatives to mankind's best, low-cost fuel for making power', to, 'how quickly can we shut all those evil coal-fired power stations down?'. 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. Events update Mines and Money London December 1-5, 2014, Business Design Centre, London, UK Global Anti-Corruption & Compliance in Mining: Toronto December 10-12, 2014, The Grand Hotel & Suites Toronto, Canada Investing in Africa Mining Indaba February 9-12, 2015, Cape Town, South Africa Login Latest Issue Supplements Free Newsletter Subscribe Visit us online for more: www.mining-journal.com © Mining Journal 2014, all rights reserved. To guarantee delivery of this email please add mail@mining-information.com to your address book and safe senders list. Unsubscribe