This document summarizes how mining companies use Twitter to communicate news and information. It finds that only around 12 Twitter users relate themselves to "mining news" and lists several mining-related Twitter accounts and the number of followers they have. It also lists statistics on the number of tweets from these accounts that contain certain keywords related to mining companies, metals, and news. The document concludes by providing contact information for the author.

1. Twitter and Miners
Twitter and Miners
How mining companies use Twitter
(as of June 15, 2009)
by
Vladimir F. Kuznetsov
Vladimir F Kuznetsov
Director IR,
Earthstone Holdings, Ltd.
@ZimVlad
http://asiamining.blogspot.com

2. Mining Industry Companies in Twitter @ZimVlad
Compiled using www.tweetstats.com/
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3. Users that Relate to “Mining News” @ZimVlad
Of all Twitter
users only
users only
12
relate
themselves to
‘mining news’
http://www.twellow.com/
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4. User Stats @ZimVlad
Global_mining – 1,460
Mining – 813
Mining_finance ‐ 519
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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5. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://cornerstonecapitalinvestment.com/
http://cornerstonecapitalinvestment com/
Gold – 940
Ow – 688
Prices
Prices ‐ 349
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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6. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://theoildrum.com/
http://theoildrum com/
Tod ‐753
Drumbeat ‐393
Oil
Oil ‐ 368
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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7. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://infomine.com
Resources ‐27
Results – 21
Announced ‐ 21
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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8. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.riotinto.com/
Rio ‐ 28
Tinto ‐ 27
www
www ‐ 13
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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9. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.miningtopnews.com/
Gold –
Gold 153
Announces – 128
Resources ‐ 109
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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10. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.fmgl.com.au/IRM/content/Home.htm
Fortescue – 822
Metals – 583
Group ‐
Group 497
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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11. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.platts.com/Metals/Resources/
Tr – 8
Steel – 7
Iron ‐ 5
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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12. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://newswire.ca/en/
Cli – 701
Gs – 701
Cnw ‐ 254
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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13. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.miningne.ws/
Mining ‐111
Gold ‐ 94
Said ‐ 36
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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14. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://www.amazonplc.com/site/
Marketwire – 1,746
Cnw – 1,070
Gold ‐ 887
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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15. User Stats @ZimVlad
http://newswire.ca/en/
http://newswire ca/en/
Cli – 743
Gs – 743
Announces ‐ 343
http://www.tweetstats.com/
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16. Questions?
@ZimVlad
vladimir.kuznetsov@earthstonegroup.com
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