The MINING.com family of publications includes editions published in Spanish and Portuguese. With nearly 600 million people and some of the world’s large mining projects, let us help you access the fastest growing mining markets in the world.

In Spanish, we have the following advertising products to meet your needs:

· Top Banner on the News Homepage

A 728×90 pixel fixed ad at the top of the site, sold per quarter.

· Right Column Banners on the News Homepage

Above and below “Search Tool” 180×150 pixel banner ad appearing down the right-hand column in positions two through six.

· News Digests

Every working day we send four news digests in Spanish to over 24,000 mining professionals and investors who chose to receive a summary of the latest mining news. This is over a million digests every month!

In Brazil, we are offering at the moment a number of options in our Portuguese language news digest, such us:

• Featured Press Releases: They make your news more noticeable, especially if you add your logo or an image.

• Sponsored message: A brief message or a summary of your press release in a featured position in our digest.

• Banner Advertisement: Different sizes and positions, according to your needs.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mining.com/advertise-in-the-latin-american-editions/

The 2011 results of CostMine’s US Metal & Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits Survey and the US Coal Mine Salaries Wages, and Benefits Survey will be released later this month.

In 2010, mines from 17 states participated in the US Coal Mine Report.  Included were wages and benefit information for 67 mines and salary information for 43 mines.  Mines from 28 states participater in the 2010 US Metal & Industrial Mineral Mine Report.  Wage and benefit information for 119 mines and salary information for 95 mines wasprovided.  The 2011 reports promise similar results. 

Survey reports, including actual wage and salary scales, benefit plan profiles, and bonus plans for many of the participating mines, can be purchased here or by calling +1 509-328-8023.

The 2011 Tailings and Mine Conference brought together almost 400 people from 15 countries to discuss an array of topics including mine closure/reclamation, tailings slurry management, rock piles, oil sands tailings, tailings consolidation, block modeling and related environmental and geotechnical themes.

Over 70 papers are available online for free through InfoMine’s library and on the cIRcle database at the University of British Columbia.  The presentations will also be available in the upcoming days.

A limited number of conference proceedings books are available for purchase in the InfoMine eStore.

InfoMine was the Secretariat for the Tailings and Mine Waste conference.

Join us next year at Tailings and Mine Waste 2012 in Keystone, CO from Oct 14-17.

MINING.com has changed format to more fully utilize the rapidly changing digital world we now inhabit. The site will feature the latest mining news and commentary from around the world, broken down by sector and region. Get the latest gold news by clicking on the “Gold” tab, or find out what’s happening in the South African mining industry by going to “Countries & Regions” and scrolling down to South Africa. All articles are fully searchable using the handy “Search” field at the top of the page. The site incorporates social media — Facebook, Twitter and mobile — to provide insightful opinion, both yours and ours. Let us know what you think of the new MINING.com by filling in the survey on the home page, left column, at www.MINING.com.

Read the Silver Issue of the Mining.com Magazine online, which features:

• Idaho’s Silver Valley
• Gold and Silver - Historic Ports in an Economic Society
• Romania’s Mine Remediation Program
• Old Similco Mine: Reborn as Copper Mountain

The new online format features a rich online flash version so that  you can extend your knowledge quickly and easily by clicking on the links. The magazine articles can be searched, saved, printed and emailed.

Starting in early February, the magazine will be repackaged and integrated into the MINING.com website, and incorporating social media to provide insightful opinion, both yours and ours. The site will be updated on a daily basis with current news, commentary and articles pertaining to the global mining industry.

The new, integrated web-based product will better serve our readers and advertisers with interactive web-based media and delivery methods.

MINING.com Magazine is marking the start of 2011 with a change in format to more fully utilize the rapidly changing digital world. Starting in early February, the magazine will be repackaged and integrated into the MINING.com website, incorporating social media to provide insightful opinion, both yours and ours. Articles will be timely and fully searchable. The site will be updated on a daily basis with current news, commentary and articles pertaining to the global mining industry. Readers will continue to be able to refer to our “traditional” magazine editions in our electronic archive.

Our new, integrated web-based product will better serve our readers and advertisers with interactive web-based media and delivery methods. Thank you to those who continue to support us. We look forward to continuing and expanding our relationship in 2011 and beyond.

The upcoming issue of MINING.com, due out in early January, will focus on green mining and reclamation, as well as a new sustainability program for exploration companies.

With more and more mines undergoing care and maintenance operations, we’ll look at closure options for old mines, mine wastewater, green applications for geomembranes and more. We’ll take you on a site visit to British Columbia’s Copper Mountain, and introduce you to Canadian Light Source, the country’s only synchroton research facility. The latest hot commodity, silver, gets a special look in the January issue.

Visit our Upcoming Issues Editorial Calendar and learn about all our upcoming issues.

Sign up for the Gold News Digest and Silver News Digest and get a round up of the best news about precious metals.

More and more people are turning to gold and silver in this time of economic uncertainty. We publish a round up of the best news and commentary on the web and deliver it to your in-box daily so you can better understand developments and trends in the markets.

Follow developments in the potash sector, one of the year’s hottest commodity stories. Food prices are climbing around the world, and as farmers try to increase yields, so potash is in high demand. There is also BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, that is trying to acquire Potashcorp, the largest attempted takeover in Candian history.
Sign up for the Potash News Digest and stay informed about this important commodity. The digest, a round up of the best news on the web, is free and delivered on the second Thursday of every month.

Post your photos and win prizes!

Or simply appreciate them and vote for your favourites!

A panel of mining experts will choose the winner in each of the following categories:

• Surface Mining
• Underground Mining
• Landscape

An overall Best Picture winner will be picked by the panel out of all photo submissions.

The photo with the most votes from Facebook users will be nominated as the “People’s Choice”.

Hurry! This competition only runs until November 1st, 2010.

For more information, please visit the Photo Contest tab on our Facebook Page.