News Archive

January 2009
30 Jan 2009
Geosoft to resell ESRI ArcView to junior mining companies in Canadian market
Geosoft will resell ArcView to the Canadian junior mining market under a value-added reseller agreement...
30 Jan 2009
Rio sells projects in South America
Rio Tinto, a leading international mining group, has signed definitive agreements to sell its undeveloped...
30 Jan 2009
New Western US mine safety chair
The University of Utah has announced the endowment of the Western Mining Presidential Chair in Mine...
29 Jan 2009
Have your say on sustainability guidance for the mining industry
The Global Reporting Initiative and International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) today invited public...
29 Jan 2009
Tetra Tech acquires Wardrop Engineering
Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting, engineering and technical mining resource and infrastructure services, has...
28 Jan 2009
IFC likes Lydian approach in Kosovo and Armenia
The International Finance Corp (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has disclosed its...
28 Jan 2009
Miners’ new political risk map
2009 will see the political consequences of the global credit crunch start to have an...
28 Jan 2009
New EURACOAL President stresses importance of European coal
Current and repeated supply bottlenecks of imported energy in the EU underline the necessity, noted in...
27 Jan 2009
Thousands of American jobs put at risk by House mining proposal
World's highest royalty on metals mining, which is threatened, would make US operations noncompetitive; threaten mining-dependent...
27 Jan 2009
Carlson Natural Regrade software wins Intermat Silver Innovation Award
Carlson Software's Natural Regrade land reclamation software won a Silver Award in the Services Category...
26 Jan 2009
Infomine and IM focus on maintenance
International Mining's March issue will focus on  maintenance - considering whether it is best, in...
26 Jan 2009
Comment on the new Indonesian mineral and coal mining law
East Asia Minerals (EAS) believes that the changes proposed under the new Indonesian Mineral and Coal...