News Archive

August 2010
23 Aug 2010
Federal task force finds no insurmountable barriers as it delivers clean coal verdict to President Obama
President Obama's Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the US...
20 Aug 2010
HHS employees honour NMA and Bruce Watzman for development of personal dust monitor
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that the National Mining Association...
20 Aug 2010
Consolidation in the ore sorting technology sector
CommodasUltrasort, the leading provider of sensor-based ore sorting systems, has entered into an agreement to...
20 Aug 2010
Hudbay secures its Canadian skills base with NMMA investment
HudBay Minerals is participating in a collaborative venture to launch the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy...
19 Aug 2010
Rajant tests its ideas for tele-operated vehicles to assist in mine search and rescue missions
Rajant, a leading provider of wireless mining solutions, will showcase an Autonomous Mine Rescue project it...
19 Aug 2010
Caterpillar receives EPA TIER 4 Interim and EU Stage IIIB engine certification for non-road
Caterpillar's new C9.3 ACERTTM engine features integrated design and provides improved fuel efficiency and productivity...
19 Aug 2010
Greenbank Group and Bridgestone sign agreement to keep enclosed belt technology moving into the future
The Greenbank Group UK has signed a technical collaboration agreement with Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo in...
18 Aug 2010
AEL deploys largest DigiShot Plus electronic blast at Optimum coal mine in South Africa
AEL Mining Services, a pioneer and leader in development and manufacturing of electronic detonators, recently...
18 Aug 2010
Breakthrough process to get high purity manganese metal from lower-grade manganese mineralisation
American Manganese recently received the report "The Recovery of Manganese From Low Grade Resources:...
18 Aug 2010
SRK Consulting enlists local talent to realise Zimbabwe’s potential
The Harare office of global engineers and scientists, SRK Consulting, has appointed a...
17 Aug 2010
China Mining Congress & Expo 2010; global mining talks on co-operation, responsibility and development
China Mining, the Congress & Expo 2010 hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Land &...
17 Aug 2010
Nowhere is off limits for Enerpac’s versatile POW’R-RISER heavy duty lifting jack
An easily maneuverable, self-contained, heavy-duty lifting system which can be used in even the tightest...