News Archive

August 2009
07 Aug 2009
12 US senators urge Army Corps of Engineers to finish Alaska gold mine permit
Lisa Murkowski (R) and Mark Begich (D) are leading an effort to ensure the US...
07 Aug 2009
Turner & Townsend gets serious in mining and metals
Turner & Townsend has appointed a new managing director; Mark Wainwright as global leader of...
07 Aug 2009
FLSmidth receives order for gas suspension calcination system in India
FLSmidth, a supplier of equipment and services to the minerals industry, has received an order...
06 Aug 2009
Australian mining technology conference to feature more than 25 papers
Registration is now open for the 2009 CRCMining Australian Mining Technology Conference, to be held...
06 Aug 2009
Rajant takes on specialist in mining IT
Rajant, a leading provider of portable and adaptable wireless networking solutions, has appointed Scott Beer...
05 Aug 2009
GeoVisionary 3D bringing virtual landscapes to users
GeoVisionary 3D landscape visualising software, developed jointly by, virtual reality and advanced visualisation company, Virtalis...
05 Aug 2009
Report recommends suspending Zimbabwe diamond trade from Kimberly Process
Five months after the release, in March 2009, of Partnership Africa Canada's (PAC) report Zimbabwe's...
04 Aug 2009
New Atlas Copco breaker reduces lifecycle cost and increases percussive performance
Two thirds of the lifecycle cost of a breaker consists of operator cost, energy and...
04 Aug 2009
Supply and demand balance crucial to long-term profitability of the TiO2 industry
Global titanium dioxide (TiO2) demand is estimated to grow at a consolidated annual growth rate...
03 Aug 2009
A busy period for projects across the globe
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (July 31): A particularly busy fortnight with...
03 Aug 2009
Macquarie Research: Signs are that zinc demand is turning up
"Some major refined zinc producers have recently been commenting on the improvement in their order...
02 Aug 2009
Continued progress for iron ore projects in Western Australia
As International Mining's September issue iron ore update nears completion, Gindalbie Metals welcomed the August 3...