News Archive

February 2007
27 Feb 2007
Tenke Fungurume production set for 2008
Tenke Mining has completed the feasibility study for the first phase of production at the...
26 Feb 2007
Belt conveyors for bulk materials – updated manual
With over 2,200 copies sold since its April 2005 introduction, the internationally acclaimed sixth edition...
23 Feb 2007
GPJ Ventures to purchase two gold mines
Goldcorp has signed a letter of intent to sell its Peak gold mine in Australia...
22 Feb 2007
Global Mining RiSC LLC to reduce risk
Risk analysis insight, safety training oversight and crisis avoidance and communications services are the cornerstones...
22 Feb 2007
Record demand for gold
2006 saw record levels of demand for gold of $65 billion and the highest ever...
21 Feb 2007
Tiomin halts development of Kwale mineral sands
Tiomin Resources has halted the development of the Kwale mineral sands project in Kenya, with...
20 Feb 2007
Birth of a new diamond miner
South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and global mining group De Beers have...
19 Feb 2007
Outokumpu and Riedhammer agreement
Outokumpu Technology and German technology company Riedhammer, member of the Italian SACMI Group, have signed...
16 Feb 2007
New R&D branch for Norilsk
MMC Norilsk Nickel has consolidated its in-house research and development (R&D) assets into a separate...
16 Feb 2007
Are gold producers developing or exploiting?
"Is the gold industry being buoyed up by speculative sentiment rather than by the creation...
15 Feb 2007
DBT sells fourth automated plow system to Tiefa Coal Mining Group
DBT has signed a contract to supply a fourth automated plow longwall system to the...
14 Feb 2007
Outokumpu completes its exit from mining
Outokumpu and Belvedere Resources of Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whereby Outokumpu intends...