News Archive

March 2011
22 Mar 2011
Discovery Metals Boseto (Botswana) copper project well on track
Deutsche Bank recently visited Boseto, where construction is underway at Discovery Metal's (DML) 100% owned Boseto copper...
22 Mar 2011
Work on Hay Point Master Plan – expansion to ship more coal
Hay Point in Australia is to be expanded and preparation to begin on a Port...
22 Mar 2011
See more clearly with improved Minesight 3D software
The latest version of MineSight 3D has been released today by Mintec. Version 6.10 of MineSight...
21 Mar 2011
Climate Change head says nuclear demand not going away anytime soon – despite Fukushima
A pro-nuclear advocate says the serious problems faced by the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant...
21 Mar 2011
Joy Mining maximises underground feeder-breaker production – integrated tailpieces, stability jacks
Underground feeder-breakers from Joy Mining Machinery can now be equipped with integrated belt tailpieces and...
21 Mar 2011
Volvo Construction Equipment wheel loader wins prestigious red dot design award
Volvo Construction Equipment's L220G wheel loader beat thousands of international products to win a red...
18 Mar 2011
Barrick’s Cortez Hills gold mine in Nevada shrugs off restrictions
America's federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) approving the...
18 Mar 2011
Junior mining sector financings back up to high levels
According to Metals Economics Group (MEG), base metals financings fully recovered in 2010, increasing 72%...
18 Mar 2011
NMA welcomes McConnell-Inhofe measure blocking EPA from raising energy costs, unemployment in USA
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in support...
17 Mar 2011
Expanding globally, Xstrata Technology opens new London processing business office for Europe and CIS
Yesterday International Mining attended the opening of Xstrata Technology's newest base, in London, as it expands its...
17 Mar 2011
Minerals Council of Australia welcomes action on skilled workers for mining
Mitchell Hooke, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has said the recent Resource Sector...
17 Mar 2011
Hawk Measurement acquires Fluidic Flowmeters, provider of specialty flow measurement for industrial process control systems
Hawk Measurement says its acquisition of Fluidic Flowmeters' flow measurement product line will allow the...