News Archive

December 2010
24 Dec 2010
Aker Solutions’ Process and Construction businesses transfer to Jacobs Engineering Group
Aker Solutions has entered into a share purchase agreement whereby it has agreed to transfer...
24 Dec 2010
Laird Technologies acquires mining remote control supplier Cattron
Laird Technologies, a global leader in the design and supply of customised, performance critical components...
24 Dec 2010
Focus on mine shafts and equipment in International Mining January
Additional to the Hepburn Engineering news in the article, the company recently secured the order for a...
23 Dec 2010
Barminco partners with Immersive Technologies for underground mine training technology
Barminco has boosted training capacity and reinforced its approach to safety with the purchase of...
23 Dec 2010
Thiess awarded extension to Mt Owen coal mine contract, Australia
Thiess has been awarded a A$1.015 billion extension to its contract to operate the Mt...
23 Dec 2010
Engineered coal chutes reduce maintenance, extend conveyor belt life
A high-volume coal trans-shipment terminal at the western edge of Lake Superior in North America...
23 Dec 2010
Outotec to deliver technology to Ma’aden aluminium project in Saudi Arabia
Outotec and Hatch, an unincorporated Joint Venture, have been awarded a contract by the Ma'aden...
22 Dec 2010
Sandvik acquires Chinese manufacturer of crushing and screening equipment
Sandvik has reached an agreement with the owners of Shanghai Jianshe Luqiao Machinery (SJL), in Shanghai, China,...
22 Dec 2010
Downer EDI wins A$900 million mining service contract
Australia-based contract mining group, Downer EDI, recently announced the  signing of a five-year mining service agreement...
22 Dec 2010
Shaft Sinkers to list on London Stock Exchange
Shaft Sinkers Holding, the South African developer of vertical and decline shafts for underground mines...
21 Dec 2010
Atlas Copco makes major investment in rock drilling tools capacity expansion
Atlas Copco has decided to invest about SEK450 million to expand production capacity of rock...
21 Dec 2010
Mintec introduces MineSight Haulage Version 3.10 and MineSight Schedule Optimizer Version 3.10
Mintec says its MineSight Haulage Version 3.10 "is set to make mine planning and scheduling...