News Archive

February 2010
17 Feb 2010
Effective dust control in large-scale mine conveying
Sandvik's HX410 electrostatic dust suppression system will take on the challenge of transfer point dust...
17 Feb 2010
New compact GIA Häggloader: a versatile loader for mine drifts
The new compact digging arm loader from GIA Industri has been designed for 7 m2...
16 Feb 2010
Will 1 km deep diamond drill hole unlock secrets of Malmsbury goldfields?
Perth-based GBM Resources has just broken ground on a landmark deep diamond drill hole that...
16 Feb 2010
Japanese car makers line up for Australian producers’ lithium
Emerging lithium producer Galaxy Resources has signed an offtake agreement with Mitsubishi for a significant...
15 Feb 2010
Build accurate 3D models quickly without compromise, with great flexibility
Simio, developer of 3D simulation software, has welcomed German firm SAT Simulations- und Automations-Technologie as...
15 Feb 2010
Minerals for a ‘Green Society’: US reliance on imported sources
The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA) recently sponsored a symposium on Minerals for...
12 Feb 2010
Rare earth updates, uranium news and BHP’s iron ore expansion all in Project News
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (February 12): There has been some big...
12 Feb 2010
Cameco re-enters underground development at Cigar Lake uranium mine
Crews safely re-entered the main working level of the Cigar Lake mine, 480 m below...
12 Feb 2010
Scottish Coal orders ten Cat 785D off highway trucks for Broken Cross
Scottish Coal has ordered ten Cat 785D off highway trucks for its fleet modernisation program...
11 Feb 2010
Guidelines on the difficult but very ‘doable’ task of working with small-scale miners
ICMM has launched Working together a guidance note (of over 100 pages) for companies engaging...
11 Feb 2010
Jubilee and Sylvania to offer total processing capability for low grade and high chrome concentrate PGM tailings
Jubilee Platinum and Sylvania Resources have entered into a Framework Agreement to form a smelting...
10 Feb 2010
Caterpillar dealer Finning wins big contract for new Alberta oil sands mine
Imperial Oil has chosen Finning as a mining mobile equipment supplier for the Kearl oil...