News Archive

March 2010
18 Mar 2010
Outokumpu – 100 years since the discovery of copper ore
March 16 saw the centenary of the discovery of a rich copper ore deposit in Outokumpu...
18 Mar 2010
China’s biggest coal mine goes diesel with Bucyrus CL10C compact loaders
Bucyrus has delivered five CL10C compact loaders to China Shenhua Energy Co for operation in...
18 Mar 2010
Modular increases productivity at open-pit gold operation in Krygz Republic
The Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgz Republic has implemented Modular Mining's IntelliMine® suite of...
18 Mar 2010
Yukon-Nevada Gold reports successful test of mercury recovery and control technology
Yukon-Nevada Gold achieved positive results with recent stack tests at its wholly owned subsidiary Queenstake Resources'...
17 Mar 2010
Good belt cleaning reduces Grasberg copper and gold losses
The April issue of IM includes the penultimate article on PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and...
17 Mar 2010
Avalon wins environmental and social responsibility award for Thor Lake rare earth project
Avalon Rare Metals received the 2010 Environmental & Social Responsibility Award at the Prospectors and...
17 Mar 2010
Verderflex pumps help cobalt purification in Morocco
Verderflex has recently exported 30 of its VF hose pumps to a cobalt operation in...
16 Mar 2010
Australian gold sector warned to tighten up confidentiality and “losing the plot” on mining incentives
Australia has "lost the plot" in its backing for greenfields minerals exploration and is continuing...
16 Mar 2010
West African gold achieving increasing global significance – could take silver to China’s gold in world production rankings
A new report from Ambrian, West African Gold Sector: Growth and Merger Opportunities, highlights the...
16 Mar 2010
Nedbank Capital wins top five ranking for 2009 mining project finance
According to a recent report by Ernst & Young Mining Eye titled 2009: the year...
16 Mar 2010
Environmental management of cyanide in mining
This Edumine course will be held March 22-23 in Vancouver, Canada. It will augment the...
15 Mar 2010
Westpac economist tells Paydirt conference $1,000/oz gold is the base level
The once magical $1,000/oz price for gold - once considered unachievable - will be increasingly...