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Global programme management and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend is providing quantity surveying expertise as part of a government program to close and rehabilitate 660 abandoned asbestos mines and shafts in South Africa. The rehabilitation program falls under the Department of Mineral Resources, which appointed Mintek, the supplier of minerals processing and metallurgical engineering products[…]

Bauma 2016 being held April 11-17 in Munich will mark the first time that Bell Equipment will showcase its 60 t ADT outside of Africa. The prototype B60E, capable of moving large volumes of material in all weather conditions, places the South African manufacturer it says “at the cutting edge of off-road trucking by providing[…]

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie has announced a donation of A$5.7 million from the BHP Billiton Foundation to support a major new Broken Hill City Council initiative to revitalise Broken Hill as a place to live and visit. Coinciding with the one year anniversary of Broken Hill’s inclusion on Australia’s National Heritage List, Mackenzie said[…]

Santasalo recently announced the expansion of its service portfolio in Sweden. The company has invested in a new service workshop in Northern Sweden which is fully equipped to meet the increasing demand of the local gearbox service market for both Santasalo and third party gear units, especially in mining.

Bridon, the global technology company in the manufacture of steel wire and fibre rope solutions for the world’s most demanding applications and a market leader in deep shaft mining hoist rope manufacture, has installed a revolutionary hybrid core rope at a South African gold mine. The New Product Development (NPD) team at Bridon Technology Centre[…]

IMX Resources says its “strategy to pursue the lucrative expandable graphite market has been validated after end user testing confirmed the outstanding suitability of the flagship Chilalo graphite project in Tanzania to supply this high growth sector.” Feedback from IMX’s targeted end user, with whom the company is in advanced discussions, confirmed exceptional expansion rates[…]

Transmin, providing innovative mechanical equipment design and application for bulk materials handling industries globally, and Flexco, designing, manufacturing and supplying products that enhance belt conveyor productivity, have announced a global project partnership agreement. Transmin and Flexco have a long history of collaboration in the resources and bulk materials handling industries, both in Australia and worldwide.[…]

Hexagon Mining is increasing its presence in Kazakhstan after signing deals with two prominent mines, Bozshakol and Aktogay. Both are KAZ Minerals, a high-growth copper company focused on large-scale, low-cost open pit mining, greenfield sites. KAZ Minerals is modernising both mine sites, and chose Hexagon Mining based not only on its technologies and services, but[…]

On the occasion of the visit to Italy of President Hassan Rohani, the first made to Europe by the Iranian leader since the ending of many of the sanctions imposed on Tehran, the Danieli Group signed agreements worth some €5.7 billion. The agreements signed in Rome by the Chairman and CEO of the Danieli Group,[…]

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has announced its new line of SPECTRO XEPOS spectrometers, representing, the company states, “a quantum leap in energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) technology and providing breakthrough advances in the multi-elemental analysis of major, minor, and trace element concentrations. “New developments in excitation and detection introduced with the new SPECTRO XEPOS ED-XRF spectrometers[…]