News Archive

October 2009
23 Oct 2009
Sandvik announces closure of the Burlington plant, moving production elsewhere
Sandvik Mining and Construction plans to close its manufacturing plant in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The...
22 Oct 2009
Faster more cost effective underground development, coal clearance and mine infrastructure
International Mining's December issue is approaching. The Operation Focus looks at Freeport's great Grasberg open-pit...
21 Oct 2009
China’s leading producers expect gold price to rise further and want metals price stabilisation and better technology for their operations
China is leading the global mining industry in more ways than one. Both its demand...
21 Oct 2009
Sandvik’s DE100 exploration core drill series expanded to meet market needs
Lower ore grades and smaller discoveries demand equipment to reach deeper and more complex orebodies....
20 Oct 2009
Corporate social responsibility under spotlight at sustainable development conference
John Elkington, founder of consulting firm SustainAbility, a global adviser on corporate social responsibility and...
20 Oct 2009
Worsley Alumina gets good results measuring slurry flow to maximise throughput
CiDRA Minerals Processing, together with KROHNE Australia have successfully completed a trial at BHP Billiton's Worsley...
19 Oct 2009
Cutting down carbon dioxide emissions in India’s coal sector
A recent study, commissioned by Christian Aid and written by researchers from the Universities of...
19 Oct 2009
Alimak lifting Boliden’s Aitik copper mine expansion in Sweden
As we finish off the Nordic technology and mining features for IM November, news comes...
18 Oct 2009
LME week review: little conviction, says Macquarie, but copper bulls are in the ascendency
Over the week to Friday October 16, the world's base metal producers, consumers and traders converged...
16 Oct 2009
Maptek, Runge and AMIRA making more mining moves
Space is too tight to include everything in our annual software focus in IM November....
16 Oct 2009
New helicopter supports Freeport Indonesia operations up and down the mountain
Air traffic at PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Jobsite has increased for the next six months...
15 Oct 2009
Nickel price will continue to rise; Western Australia prepares for good times
Yesterday in Perth the WA Mines Minister, Norman Moore, formally opened the 2009 Paydirt Australian...