News Archive

October 2011
13 Oct 2011
Supply of idled draglines drying up…new orders on horizon
Several very large potential dragline contracts are close to being signed with major coal groups...
13 Oct 2011
Redpath launches the Redbore 90, the newest raisedrill in its global fleet
The latest addition to the Redbore family of raise drills from the Redpath Group, mining...
13 Oct 2011
UNEP study confirms DRC’s potential as world environmental powerhouse but warns of critical threats
UNEP says social entrepreneurs hold the key for job creation and green economy transformation in...
13 Oct 2011
Goldex mine initiates program to assess, monitoring and Remediate water inflow and subsidence issue
Grouting of a weaker, fractured, volcanic rock unit in the eastern end of the hangingwall...
12 Oct 2011
Lundin Mining the subject of our next Great Mines series from December
IM's Great Mines series recently looked in-depth at two very different mining groups - the...
12 Oct 2011
Olympic Dam approvals are perhaps forerunner South Australia’s long-awaited mining boom
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) says the environmental approval announced October...
12 Oct 2011
GMEL claims critical breakthrough in rare earth processing
Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd (GMEL) says it has made "a critical technical breakthrough on...
12 Oct 2011
Intermat looks to be a strong exhibition in April 2012
The organisers say that Intermat 2012 is 90% sold and "undeniable growth heralds a successful exhibition. Positive growth...
11 Oct 2011
Going deeper, Stillwater platinum/palladium mine orders a third Kiruna electric hauler
Stillwater Mining Co (SMC) has tentatively placed an order for a third Kiruna K635ED electric hauler...
11 Oct 2011
Rio Tinto Exploration in conditional agreement with Tasman Resources over exploration project near Olympic Dam mine
Rio Tinto Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has signed a conditional agreement with...
11 Oct 2011
Blasthole drilling in open-pit mining – new reference book
Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions has released the 2011 edition of Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit...
11 Oct 2011
Russian companies top US$550 billion in foreign mining interests
Intierra's Director of Mapping and Tenements, Peter Godwin, was as a key speaker at the...