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OCTOBER 2011 • VOL 212 • NUMBER 8 FEATURES Nordic Mining 2011 Growing Interest in Nordic Mineral Prospects 28 Strength in Depth: A Firm Foundation for Nordic Equipment Suppliers 36 Special Report: Mexican Mining 51 Oil Sands Producer Benefits from VISTA's TruckLogic™ Training System 85 Observe It, Measure It, Manage It 90 A New World Order for Mining OEMs RTB Bor: The Comeback of Serbian Copper 102 LEADING DEVELOPMENTS 2011 Mining M&A;: Blistering First Half, Slower After Mid-year ........................4 Kennecott Utah Copper Adds Underground Resources......................................4 AuRico to Acquire Northgate in All-share Transaction ......................................5 Underground Mining Under Way at Baja's Bolero Project..................................6 Kazzinc Commissions New Copper Smelter ......................................................6 AROUND THE WORLD U.S. & Canada: Latin America: Australia/Oceania: Africa: Asia: Exploration Roundup: ............................8 ....14 ......................20 ........22 ....................16 ..18 DEPARTMENTS Calendar ......................................................26 Classified Advertisements ........................118 Equipment Gallery......................................114 From the Editor ..............................................2 Markets ......................................................120 Operating Strategies..................................108 People ..........................................................12 Processing Solutions..................................112 Suppliers Report ........................................110 This Month in Coal........................................24 E&MJ; 94 Nordic Mining 2011....28 www.e-mj.com Truck Driver Training....85 Serbian Copper....102 OCTOBER 2011 • E&MJ; 1 Our annual update explains how legal and fiscal stability are only two of several advantages attracting exploration and mining companies to the Nordic countries, and scans the latest advances from the region' s mine technology suppliers Suncor Energy significantly improved the effectiveness of haul-truck opera instruction by using an innovative structured training curriculum A mature industry is reinvigorated and reaffirms its importance to the national economy While domestic mining provided a starting point, today Nordic companies support the mining and mineral processing industries worldwide ................. ..................................... ............................................... Effective plant process control needs data—lots of data—and sensor technology has taken big strides toward supplying the required information quickly and accurately ........................................... .......tor.. ..... ...... Cat integrates Bucyrus and unveils its future intentions .......................................... ....... .... ... ... This month Having survived more than a century of turbulent economic and political upheavals, this producer is intent upon modernizing its mining, processing and smelting operations ............................ .......................................... ....................... diverse mining regions. The Nordic Report profiles mining activity along with information on regional suppliers. Another report, researched and written by Global Business Reports, reveals the mining renais- sance taking place in Mexico. On the cover offers an in-depth look at two s drill prepares to widen an archway for new larger equipment at Great Panther Silver' plex. (Photo courtesy of Great Panther Silver) .............................. Allied Nevada Advances Hycroft Mill Project Minera Alumbrera T Palabora Stakeholders Rio T Rio T Kazakhmys Developing Major Copper Mine at Bozshakol Barrick Discovers T into Investing in Pilbara Infrastruture a kes Option on Agua Rica Cu-Au Project into and Anglo American Seeking to Div est wo New Gold Zones at Cortez Guanajuato com- , a jumbo