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NEWS ARCHIVE

March 2003

PUBLIC FORUM TO DISCUSS TITANIUM MINING

AllAfrica.com - 11 March 2003 - The Government is planning to conduct a public forum to discuss whether Tiomin should be licensed to start mining titanium at the Kenyan Coast. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

TITANIUM PROJECT IS SET FOR THIRD REVIEW

AllAfrica.com - 11 March 2003 - A third environmental assessment could be conducted at the proposed titanium mining site in Kwale. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

MINING FATALITIES UNACCEPTABLY HIGH

AllAfrica.com - 10 March 2003 - It seems barely a month goes by without one or other company in SA's mining industry announcing that an employee has been killed or injured in a mining accident. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

ICMM NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE

ICMM - 10 March 2003 - The latest edition of the ICMM Newsletter is now available on the ICMM website (www.icmm.com) and can be accessed directly through the following link: http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~ICMMNewsletter-Vol2No1-March03.pdf

CALL FOR PAPERS - MINING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA, 3-5 NOV. 2003

Chamber of Mines of South Africa - 10 March 2003 - As a follow-up to the successful conference on environmentally responsible mining held in 2001 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002, the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, together with partners from other sectors, is organising the Conference on Mining and Sustainable Development. First announcement and call for papers ( 54 KB).

ONE DEAD, THREE INJURED IN SOUTH DEEP FIRE

MiningNews.net - 04 March 2003 - A fire at the South Deep gold mine in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin has killed one person and sent another three to hospital, according to news reports. Further information can be obtained from the new article.

CALL FOR PAPERS - MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA'S 2003 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, INCORPORATING THE 28TH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, 10-14 Nov. 2003

The Minerals Council of Australia - 04 March 2003 - The focus of this year's Conference is 'Value through sustainable development'. The conference will drill down from broad and specific policy issues across the key concepts of sustainable development to the operational level, and will incorporate detailed national and local case studies. Call for Papers (MS Word 200 KB)