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JANUARY 2013 • VOL 214 • NUMBER 1 FEATURES E&MJ;'s Annual Survey of Global Mining Investment Last year's survey questioned whether the long boom in mining investment was starting to weaken, or just experiencing a temporary market adjustment. This year's verdict: the boom has peaked.......................28 Tools to Assist in Planning and Design As mining companies face rising costs and volatile commodity markets, making the right design decisions is a must. E&MJ; looks at worrying capex trends, and some of the software available to help keep costs under control. ....34 Exploring the Dimensions of Digital Solutions in Mine Mapping Apart from advantages in speed of data collection and analysis provided by digital technology, perhaps its greatest benefit is this: even as mine projects become more complex, the tools needed to map them are getting easier to use ..................................................................................................40 Microwave-based Moisture Measurement of Bauxite Ore on Conveyor Belts Field-proven analyzers offer improved accuracy, a wide measurement range suitable for many applications, and dependable performance in harsh environments........................................................................................44 Special Report: Mining in Democratic Republic of Congo A journey to Africa's mineral heartland ..........................................................51 LEADING DEVELOPMENTS In addition to the 2013 Project Survey, this month E&MJ; publishes a GBR report on developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The cover photo is a night time shot of a heavy media separation plant at Tiger Resources' Kipoi project, which is processing ore mined from the Katanga Copper Belt. Vale Budgets $16.3 Billion Capex for 2013 ......................................................4 Teck Liable in Upper Columbia River Litigation ................................................5 Record Number of Explorers Expected for PDAC 2013 in March........................5 Freeport-McMoRan Acquiring Two Oil and Gas Companies ..............................6 DEPARTMENTS Preparing for Brazilian Growth Long before the BRIC acronym became popular, Liebherr was helping Brazil build ....................................................................................................80 AROUND THE WORLD U.S. & Canada: Ring of Fire Forms Focus for Far Northern Ontario Development ..8 Latin America: Antapaccay Dispatches First Copper Concentrates ..............14 Australia/Oceania: Nyrstar Pursuing Transformation of Port Pirie Smelter ....16 Africa: Mimosa Agrees to Zimbabwe Indigenization Plan ..............................18 Asia: OceanaGold Produces First Concentrate at Didipio ..............................20 Exploration Roundup: Tahoe Resources Extends Mineralization at Escobal ..22 Digital Mapping....40 www.e-mj.com Brazilian Growth....80 Calendar ......................................................26 Classified Advertisements ............................94 Equipment Gallery ........................................92 From the Editor ..............................................2 Markets ........................................................96 Operating Strategies ....................................86 People ..........................................................12 Processing Solutions ....................................90 Suppliers Report ..........................................88 This Month in Coal........................................24 Suppliers Report....88 JANUARY 2013 • E&MJ; 1