News Archive

July 2011
26 Jul 2011
Ausdrill contract win to generate A$75 million over three years in Fortescue’s iron ore and it goes underground
Ausdrill has received a Letter of Intent from Fortescue Metals Group for the award of a...
26 Jul 2011
Lockheed Martin reports a breakthrough in underground communication systems
 The US government has approved a new wireless communication system from Lockheed Martin that enables trapped...
26 Jul 2011
Drill and blast conference in South Africa hosted by Sandvik
Recent technology advances in surface drilling and blasting have led to significant improvements in productivity -...
25 Jul 2011
Caterpillar’s first major exhibition with the acquired Bucyrus lineup
Following its $8.8 billion acquisition of Bucyrus International - completed in early July - Caterpillar through...
25 Jul 2011
Powertrans featuring innovative haulage systems at AIMEX
Powertrans will showcase haulage systems that it says offer the mining industry lower-cost, higher-productivity haulage...
25 Jul 2011
New mining services from tyre manufacturer and engineer
Titan International has formed a new company, Titan Mining Services. This new group will offer...
22 Jul 2011
DT Australia showing Hercules truck bodies at AIMEX
DT Australia will feature its Perth-manufactured Hercules dump truck bodies on Stand H1191 during AIMEX....
22 Jul 2011
Ludowici showing new classification and screening technology at AIMEX
Ludowici will showcase a significant range of new minerals processing equipment on Stand 2011 during...
22 Jul 2011
Metals Economics Group: 30 years as a trusted source of global mining industry information and analysis
Metals Economics Group (MEG) marks 2011 as a milestone-30 years as a leading provider of...
21 Jul 2011
BBEnergy carries out key energy management projects at South African mines
Since starting operations as an independent business unit under the banner of the BBE Group...
21 Jul 2011
Weir holds mining screen training event
Weir Minerals' first-ever international internal screen training conference got underway in mid-July in Bedfordview, Johannesburg,...
21 Jul 2011
GIW MDX pump proves worth at Kinross Fort Knox
GIW Industries, a leader in the design, manufacture and application of heavy duty, centrifugal slurry pumps, has...