London Mining Ventures

London Mining is a UK-based company that is focused on identifying, developing and operating scaleable mines to become a mid-tier supplier to the global steel industry. The Company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in London. The Group’s principal assets have actual or anticipated production and the ability for further expansion through either upgrading resources or acquisition.

The Group currently has four principal projects in iron ore, which it is either developing or operating on its own or through joint ventures. The London Mining is currently undertaking resource definition programmes to ensure that all of these principal projects will have JORC standard resources in accordance with the timeframes set out below. The Directors believe that the total iron ore concentrate production capacity of the Group’s four principal projects (on a 100% basis) has the potential to rise from 0.4Mtpa in 2009 to 14Mtpa in 2014 and to in excess of 20Mtpa in 2018. The Company also has a number of investments in other iron ore and coal development opportunities.

Flooding can come from various sources, from coastal waters, from rivers (also known as fluvial flooding) and surface water flooding. Of all these sources London is most vulnerable to surface water flooding. Heavy rainfall can swiftly overwhelm the drainage network, leading to flooding of low-lying areas.
During the 2007 floods, more than 1,000 homes, over 80 schools and parts of several hospitals were flooded in London despite London receiving only a third of the rainfall that affected other areas of the country. Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events, whilst London’s growth will mean that more people and assets will be at risk.

The strategy of London Mining is to focus its activities on deliverable iron ore projects, where the key features are scaleable production, financing opportunities and a clear route to market. The ability to accelerate projects through to efficient producing mines, utilising its experienced technical and operating team, is an important part of the Company’s strategy.

In August 2008, the Company sold its Brazilian operations for a total consideration of USD810 million. USD68 million of the proceeds of the sale were used to redeem bonds issued by the Company to finance the acquisition of the Brazilian operations and a further GBP219 million was returned to shareholders. The balance after costs was retained by the Company for re-investment. As at 30 September 2009, the Company had consolidated Group cash of USD230 million (unaudited), which it has principally allocated for the development of its existing projects.

London Mining  PLC (LOND.L)

London Mining Plc is developing mines to supply the global steel industry. The Company has iron ore exploration and development projects located in Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Greenland, China and Chile, and a coking coal project in Colombia read more...

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 In 2007, Yorkshire was hit hard by floods and some people  are  still  recovering  from  the destruction caused by the floods three years later; the floods killed six people and left hundreds of people homeless and thousands without electricity.