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A. Executive Summary B. Introduction B.1 One of the World’s Oldest Professions – Mining B.2 Techniques Deployed for Mining B.2.1 Surface Mining - Strip, Open Pit, Mountain Top, Dredging B.2.2 Sub-Surface Mining – Long Wall, Room & Pillar B.3 Mining’s Environmental Impact – The Major Culprits C. Analyzing the Global Mining Industry C.1 Introduction C.2 Industry Definition C.3 Global Metals & Mining Market Overview C.4 Market Value C.5 Market Volume C.6 Market Segmentation C.7 Competition in the Industry D. A Look at the Major Mines in the World D.1 Abcourt-Barvue Zinc-Silver Mine D.2 Aguablanca Nickel Mine D.3 Aguas Tenidas Copper Mine D.4 Agua Rica Mine D.5 Ahafo Gold Mine D.6 Aitik Copper Mine D.7 Akdala Uranium Mine D.8 Alamo Dorado Silver Mine D.9 Albian Sands D.10 Alumbrera Copper Mine D.11 Alegria Iron Mine D.12 Ambatovy Nickel Mine D.13 Antamina Copper Mine D.14 Antelope Coal Mine D.15 Argyle Diamond Mine D.16 Batu Hijau Copper Mine D.17 Bengalla Coal Mine D.18 Bingham Canyon Copper Mine D.19 Brockman Iron Mine D.20 Broken Hill Zinc Mine D.21 Brunswick Zinc Mine D.22 Bulyanhulu Gold Mine D.23 Campbell Gold Mine D.24 Candelaria Copper-Gold Mine D.25 Cannington Silver Mine D.26 Cantung Tungsten Mine D.27 Cardinal River Coal Mine D.28 Carlin Trend Gold Mine D.29 Cempaka Diamond Mine D.30 Cerro Casale Gold-Copper Mine D.31 Cerro Negro Gold-Silver Mine D.32 Channar Iron Mine D.33 Chelopech Copper Mine D.34 Chino Copper Mine D.35 Cigar Hill Uranium Mine D.36 Coal Mountain Mine D.37 Collahuasi Copper Mine D.38 Cortez Gold Mine D.39 Cowal Gold Mine D.40 Cozamin Copper Mine D.41 Crixas Gold Mine D.42 Diavik Diamond Mine D.43 Donlin Creek Gold Mine D.44 Eastern Range Iron Mine D.45 Ekati Diamond Mine D.46 El Abra Copper Mine D.47 El Morro Copper-Gold Mine D.48 Elkview Coal Mine D.49 Ellendale Diamond Mine D.50 Escondida Copper Mine D.51 Everest PGM Mine D.52 Fording River Coal Mine D.53 Fort a la Corne Diamond Mine D.54 Galore Creek Gold Mine D.55 Gatsuurt Gold Mine D.56 Gibraltar Copper Mine D.57 Goldstrike Gold Mine D.58 Goro Nickel Mine D.59 Grasberg Copper Mine D.60 Greenhills Coal Mine D.61 Gurupi Gold Mine D.62 Hamersley Iron Mine D.63 Highland Valley Copper Mine D.64 Hollister Gold Mine D.65 Hope Downs Iron Mine D.66 Huaron Silver Mine D.67 Impala Platinum Mine D.68 Invicta Gold-Silver Mine D.69 Jacobina Gold Mine D.70 Jericho Diamond Mine D.71 Kalgoorlie Gold Mine D.72 Kaunisvaara Iron Mine D.73 Kemess Gold Mine D.74 Kevitsa Nickel Mine D.75 Kidd Creek Copper Mine D.76 Kiruna Iron Mine D.77 Kisladag Gold Mine D.78 Kroondal PGM Mine D.79 Kumtor Gold Mine D.80 La Coipa Gold Mine D.81 La Granja Copper Mine D.82 La Parrilla Silver Mine D.83 Lac des Iles PGM Mine D.84 Lagunas Norte Gold Mine D.85 Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine D.86 LaRonde Gold Mine D.87 Lihir Gold Mine D.88 Line Creek Coal Mine D.89 Lisheen Lead Mine D.90 Lumwana Copper Mine D.91 Malmberget Iron Mine D.92 Marandoo Iron Mine D.93 Maricunga Gold Mine D.94 Marikana Platinum Mine D.95 Marula Platinum Mine D.96 McArthur River Uranium Mine D.97 McClean Lake Uranium Mine D.98 Midwest Lake Uranium Mine D.99 Mimosa PGM Mine D.100 Mnogovershinnoye Gold Mine D.101 Morenci Copper Mine D.102 Mount Isa Copper Mine D.103 Mt. Arthur Coal Mine D.104 Murowa Diamond Mine D.105 Musselwhite Gold Mine D.106 Myra Falls Zinc Mine D.107 Navachab Gold Mine D.108 Neves Corvo Copper Mine D.109 Northparkes Copper Mine D.110 Obuasi Gold Mine D.111 Olympic Dam Copper Mine D.112 Oyu Tolgoi Gold-Copper Mine D.113 Palabora Copper Mine D.114 Pogo Gold Mine D.115 Porcupine JV Gold Mine D.116 Porgera Gold Mine D.117 Raglan Nickel Mine D.118 Ranger Uranium Mine D.119 Rapu Rapu Copper Mine D.120 Red Dog Zinc Mine D.120 Red Lake Gold Mine D.121 Robe River Iron Mine D.122 Rosebel Gold Mine D.123 Rossing Uranium Mine D.124 Round Mountain Gold Mine D.125 Ruby Hill Gold Mine D.126 Safford Copper Mine D.127 Samarco Iron Mine D.128 Sierrita Copper Mine D.129 Sleeping Giant Gold Mine D.130 Snap Lake Diamond Mine D.131 South Deep Gold Mine D.132 Stillwater PGM Mine D.133 Suncor Oil Sands D.134 Syncrude Oil Sands D.135 Tanjianshan Gold Mine D.136 Tara Zinc Mine D.137 Target Gold Mine D.138 Tropicana Gold Mine D.139 Tulawaka Gold Mine D.140 Turquoise Ridge JV Gold Mine D.141 Ulan Coal Mine D.142 Veladero Gold Mine D.143 Venetia Diamond Mine D.144 Victor Diamond Mine D.145 Voiseys Bay Nickel Mine D.146 Weipa Bauxite Mine D.147 West Angelas Iron Mine D.148 Westwood Gold Mine D.149 Yanacocha Gold Mine D.150 Yandicoogina Iron Mine D.151 Zaldivar Copper Mine D.152 Zimplats PGM Mine E. Glossary of Terms List of Figures Figure 1: Global Metals & Mining Industry Value ($ Billion) 2006-2010 Figure 2: Global Metals & Mining Industry Volume (in million metric tons) 2006-2010 Figure 3: Global Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation (%), 2010 Figure 4: Aitik Mining Area Plan View Figure 5: Aitik Mining Area Profile Figure 6: Aitik Grinding Circuit Figure 7: Aitik Mine Site Figure 8: Akdala Deposits & Resources/Reserves Figure 9: Akdala Mine Site Figure 10: Albian Sands Map of Property Leases Figure 11: Albian Sands Geology Figure 12: Albian Sands Primary Separation Vessel Operation Figure 13: Alumbrera Open Pit Figure 14: Alumbrera SAG Mill Figure 15: Antamina Open Pit Figure 16: Antamina Conveyor Belt Radial Stacker Figure 17: Batu Hijau Concentrator Figure 18: Bingham Canyon Open Pit Figure 19: Bingham Canyon inside a SAG Mill Figure 20: Bingham Canyon Smelter Figure 21: Brunswick Mine Site Figure 22: Brunswick Mine Layout Figure 23: Bulyanhulu Mine Site Figure 24: Bulyanhulu Process Flowsheet Figure 25: Cantung Process Flowsheet Figure 26: Coal Mountain - Typical Section Showing the Mist Mountain Seams Figure 27: Collahuasi Concentrator Flowsheet Figure 28: Cortez - Plant, Pit & Exploration Figure 29: Ekati Panda Open Pit Figure 30: Escondida - Process Overview Figure 31: Gibraltar Minesite Figure 32: Highland Valley Copper - Mill, Stockpiles & Waste Dumps Figure 33: Kemess Crusher & Stockpile Figure 34: Kumtor Mill Flowsheet Figure 35: Lagunas Norte - Process Flowsheet Figure 36: Mnogovershinnoye - Regional Deposits Figure 37: Mount Isa - Processing Infrastructure Location Figure 38: Musselwhite - Mill Processes Figure 39: Porcupine JV - Flowsheet for Dome Mill Figure 40: Red Dog - Ore Bodies & Open Pit Figure 41: Tara - Orebody & Mine Infrastructure Figure 42: Veladero - Process Flowsheet Figure 43: Voiseys Bay - Demonstration Hydrometallurgy Plant Process Layout Figure 44: Yanacocha - Process Flowsheet List of Tables Table 1: Global Metals & Mining Industry Value ($ Billion) 2006-2010 Table 2: Global Metals & Mining Industry Volume (in million metric tons) 2006-2010 Table 3: Global Metals & Mining Industry Segmentation (%), 2010

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