News Archive

May 2010
19 May 2010
Large mining acquisitions decreased by 66% in 2009
With the rapid onset of the worldwide recession in late 2008, marked by sharp drops...
19 May 2010
SNC-Lavalin wins contract with Jordan Phosphate Mines Co (JPMC)
SNC-Lavalin in Europe has been awarded an EPCM contract to build a grassroots sulphuric/phosphoric acid...
19 May 2010
ContiClean A-H, the anti-stick conveyor belt, to become more versatile
The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group has developed a more troughable version of the ContiCleanr conveyor belt,...
18 May 2010
Major Caterpillar and Haulmax upgrades for New Zealand’s Stockton coal mine
Solid Energy has placed further orders, totalling NZ$65 million, for additional mobile plant and equipment...
18 May 2010
Reduction of risk in the management of tailings and mine waste
The ACG is holding the first international conference on this subject September 29-October 1 2010, Perth, Western...
18 May 2010
Bucyrus to deliver India’s first highwall miner for Cuprum Bagrodia coal operation
Bucyrus has received an order for a highwall miner from India - the first technology...
18 May 2010
South Crofty to breathe life back into Cornish mining with gold and lithium, and more
South Crofty and Cornwall in general mean a lot to hard rock mining people from...
17 May 2010
FLSmidth to work for JPMC’s new phosphate rock terminal in Jordan
FLSmidth is being awarded a contract worth approximately EUR70 million by Afcons Infrastructure, India who...
17 May 2010
Boart Longyear upgrades and expands Stage diamond coring bits for rapid exploration results
Boart Longyear has upgraded and expanded its Stage® diamond coring bit product line. The new...
17 May 2010
First Australia, now Chile: proposed tax increase to hit more mining companies
Chile is now weighing up a tax increase on mining companies that could raise an...
17 May 2010
Use of refuge chambers in Chinese coal mines set to increase
MineARC Systems, a leading refuge chamber manufacturer, has been invited to attend a special mine...
14 May 2010
FL Smidth wins major copper processing equipment orders across the world
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth in excess of $75 million with Minera Lumina Copper...