News Archive

October 2009
07 Oct 2009
Trident gold mine paste plant commissioned on time and A$1.5 million under budget
Avoca Resources announced that it commenced placing cemented tailings (paste) into underground stopes at its...
06 Oct 2009
Coffey and Virtalis team up to bring Virtual Reality to EXPOSIBRAM 2009
Coffey International has entered into a preliminary strategic partnership with the UK's Virtalis, one of the...
06 Oct 2009
AngloGold Ashanti taps into De Beers expertise for seafloor mining venture
AngloGold Ashanti and the De Beers Group have formed a joint venture with the purpose...
05 Oct 2009
J. Robert Fletcher – a man who helped mechanise America’s underground coal mines
Bob Fletcher, founder of equipment manufacturer J. H. Fletcher & Co., died on Memorial Day...
03 Oct 2009
Keep on trucking, but with mechanical drive – Cat proves its 25-year point
Caterpillar is moving rapidly forward with the new large mining trucks showcased at MINExpo last...
02 Oct 2009
What is happening in the CIS gold and metals industries?
Preparations have begun for Adam Smith Conferences' 15th Annual CIS METALS SUMMIT, which will take...
02 Oct 2009
Preconcentration and agglomeration to enhance nickel laterite heap leaching
An Opportunity Analysis has indicated that A$190 billion worth of nickel in lower-grade Australian nickel...
01 Oct 2009
Expertise in screening and washing will expand to include pelletising technology
Currently Haver & Boecker's screening machine division's business sector in Muenster and pelletising technology are being...
01 Oct 2009
Largest single numerical toolkit for MATLAB now available
As International Mining's annual review of software developments nears completion for the November issue, comes...