News Archive

March 2011
31 Mar 2011
Timken names new heavy-truck engineering team
The Timken Co has promoted Matthew Eckels to chief engineer, application engineering and Steven Roman to...
31 Mar 2011
Metso rotary railcar dumper for Cape Lambert
Metso is to supply a single tandem rotary railcar dumper to Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd for its...
31 Mar 2011
Northland finalises Cat/Bucyrus fleet for Kaunisvaara
Northland Resources has finalised an agreement with Pon Mining International (Pon Equipment AB) for the...
30 Mar 2011
Mincom to host first strategic summit of asset-intensive mining leaders in Latin America
Mincom will convene industry executives from across Latin America to share strategies for asset management and...
30 Mar 2011
Komatsu launches Tier 4 interim articulated mining truck at Conexpo
Komatsu America has just introduced the HM300-3 articulated dump truck (ADT) at the Conexpo show...
30 Mar 2011
Thiess and Leighton Contractors win key iron ore and gold contracts
Leighton Holdings subsidiaries Thiess and Leighton Contractors have announced three important new contracts. Thiess has secured a...
30 Mar 2011
Agnico Eagle’s Kittila mine uses Gemcom InSite for greater control of mine production management
Kittila is one of the largest known gold deposits in Europe. With InSite use, Agnico...
29 Mar 2011
Mine Site Technologies plans further expansion with Macquarie investment
Mine Site Technologies (MST), one of the leading providers of mining communication networks and applications, has...
29 Mar 2011
Warning that excessive bureaucracy holding back Indonesia’s mining economy
Minerals exploration difficulties will hold back Indonesia's economy, a new mining group has warned. "Indonesia...
29 Mar 2011
Michelin unveils new XDR2 mining tyre at Conexpo
Michelin Earthmover officially unveiled its new XDRTM2 tyre for severe mining and quarry applications at the...
28 Mar 2011
SNC-Lavalin marks its 100th anniversary with new BHP multi-year potash development contract…as Kangaroo and PT Bayan see benefits from new partnership; and Focus Minerals begins gold mining at the Mount
In this latest issue of International Mining Project News, SNC-Lavalin has marked its 100th anniversary...
28 Mar 2011
Outotec to equip Sandfire’s DeGrussa copper-gold concentrator
Minerals processing major, Outotec has signed a contract with Sandfire Resources to deliver key process...