News Archive

June 2010
04 Jun 2010
Industrea wins contracts for collision avoidance and drill guidance systems
Industrea has announced more than A$16 million of new contracts across its Advanced Mining Technologies...
03 Jun 2010
CONSOL reducing methane emissions using regenerative thermal oxidation
CONSOL Energy has joined with Verdeo Group to develop the first project to destroy ventilation...
03 Jun 2010
Environmentally friendly PGM smelting process begins commercialisation
Jubilee Platinum and Mintek have successfully completed the development program for the ConRoast smelting process....
03 Jun 2010
Heralding Argentina’s silver resource lining
By Marc Davis, www.BNWnews.ca With gold prices continuing to shine as the fragile global economic...
03 Jun 2010
More conveyor options in gold and copper heap leach operations
Superior Industries has introduced a new conveyor mobility option - Radial Travel Tracks. When applied...
02 Jun 2010
South Australia and Queensland issue further warnings about Australia’s Resources Super Profits Tax
The huge outcry against the new resource tax proposed by the Australian Government continues. It should...
02 Jun 2010
Sandvik helps encourage young people towards a mining career in Ontario, Canada
Mining activities proved to be among the star attractions at Skills Canada Ontario's 21st annual...
02 Jun 2010
Improving fragmentation, accuracy and safety with electronic detonators in mining
AEL Mining Services, a manufacturer of electronic detonators, and its joint venture subsidiary DetNet have...
02 Jun 2010
Recovering high grade iron ore in India
Bhushan Steel and the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) have recently purchased new iron ore...
01 Jun 2010
Making equipment training programs more efficient and more cost effective
GBI's award-winning human factors engineering process OPTIDRAGTM should raise great interest when it is released internationally...
01 Jun 2010
Blind spot detection for mining truck operators
Brigade's new Xtreme Backsense is a pulsed radar detection system with some unique features. Xtreme,...
01 Jun 2010
Handling and changing large tyres in open-pit mines
A new Hyster H25.00XM-12 forklift truck fitted with an IMT TH3536 tyre handling attachment will...