News Archive

October 2009
15 Oct 2009
ABB to supply drive systems for 105 Mlb/y Copper Mountain project
ABB has been awarded a contract valued at over $19 million by Copper Mountain Mining...
14 Oct 2009
Industry-leading companies meet in London to discuss the future for platinum
Opening the RBC Capital Markets' second annual Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Conference at Grosvenor House...
14 Oct 2009
Thermo Fisher Scientific launches new Niton XRF analyser for mining and exploration
As the Niton unit becomes ever more a part of project analyses,  the Niton® XL2...
13 Oct 2009
Concentrate launder design: what is right for your operation?
Dr Rob Coleman, Outotec's Flotation Manager - Minerals Processing, explains that the selection of the...
13 Oct 2009
ICMM’s new guidance on local level concerns and Vedanta found in breach of OECD standards
ICMM presents Human Rights in the Metals & Mining Industry: Handling and Resolving Local Level...
10 Oct 2009
Caterpillar Global Mining – readying for the global upturn
Al Frese, Solutions and Product Support Manager of Caterpillar's Global Mining Division notes that the...
10 Oct 2009
LME week – Macquarie Research looks beyond China for signs of recovery
Macquarie Research notes "after last year's LME week, the consensus was that we were in...
09 Oct 2009
New gold and copper mines hit production as agreement is finally signed for Oyu Tolgoi
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (October 9): Finally, Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe...
09 Oct 2009
Ore characterisation the first step – there is continuing need for XRF and XRD to evolve
Demand for minerals is growing globally but the availability of high-quality ore deposits is in...
09 Oct 2009
Indonesia’s Coal Bed Methane (CBM) sector hots up — technical workshop in November
Indonesia's ambition to produce CBM by 2011 is picking up steam with 14 PSC contracts...
08 Oct 2009
Emerging market demand growth anticipated in metals and mining
The long term view of Brewin Dolphin, the UK's largest independent private client investment manager,...
07 Oct 2009
NGO World Growth commends Mongolia’s signing of the Oyu Tolgoi agreement
All too often, a mining agreement that is vital to a country's development and that...