News Archive

March 2009
26 Mar 2009
AMEC purchases Canadian engineering company
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has signed a legally binding agreement to...
25 Mar 2009
Gold bull market to be examined at annual Perth conference next week
The future of the world's most "recession-proof" metal - and that of Australia's current band...
25 Mar 2009
NMA says halting mine permits will cost thousands of American jobs, jeopardise energy production
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement in response to the...
24 Mar 2009
Larox branches out to Russia
Larox, a filtration solution provider in solid and liquid separation, has established a subsidiary in...
24 Mar 2009
Magellan and Chapleau combine gold assets
Magellan Minerals and Chapleau Resources have entered into a binding letter of intent (LOI) regarding...
23 Mar 2009
Suncor and Petro-Canada merge to make oil sands giant
Suncor Energy and Petro-Canada (both featured in the Oil Sands article in IM March 2009),...
23 Mar 2009
GFMS launches GFMS Mine Economics
GFMS, a precious metals consultancy, specialising in research into the global gold, silver, platinum and...
19 Mar 2009
Golder and Geosoft to collaborate on data management solutions
Geosoft, a world leader in software and solutions for earth exploration, has signed a Memorandum...
19 Mar 2009
EurOmax moves into China on the Silk Road
EurOmax Resources and Silk Road Resources have entered into a letter of intent with regard...
19 Mar 2009
Metso expands its manufacturing capacity at crusher factory in Tianjin, China
Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology and services, has celebrated the doubling of its...
19 Mar 2009
Outotec’s President and CEO Tapani Järvinen to retire at the end of 2009
The President and CEO of Outotec Oyj, Tapani Järvinen has decided to retire at the end...
18 Mar 2009
ABB wins $32 million order for coal handling plant in Mozambique
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won a $32 million order from...