News Archive

October 2011
05 Oct 2011
SAFEmine customer Thiess installs 10,000th collision avoidance unit
During the AIMEX mining exhibition in Sydney, SAFEmine presented Thiess Australia with an award to mark the...
05 Oct 2011
BHPB challenges Sandvik to develop new Borer Miner cutting system for Jansen
Sandvik Mining and Construction (SMC) has entered into an agreement with BHP Billiton for the...
05 Oct 2011
Largest Energy and Mining Indonesia exhibition; a huge success
The Energy and Mining Indonesia Series of Conferences and Exhibitions which ran in September ended...
05 Oct 2011
Riegl launches new mine laser scanners at INTERGEO
Riegl Laser Measurement Systems, the Austria-based manufacturer of laser scanners for industrial applications including mining,...
04 Oct 2011
New Caterpillar 789D mining truck aims to deliver greater performance and productivity
The new Cat® 789D incorporates new features to boost performance and productivity and to enhance...
04 Oct 2011
Northeast central Australia has potential as new base metals province
An area to the northeast of Alice Springs has the potential to emerge as the...
04 Oct 2011
Karara iron ore tailings partnership delivers multiple benefits
An innovative approach to design options for tailings thickening at Karara Iron Ore Project in...
04 Oct 2011
Information technology use in mining companies: A quantitative tool to measure utilisation
The last century has witnessed acceleration in Industrial output like never before. This acceleration and...
03 Oct 2011
Banro start to gold production from Twangiza, DRC, imminent
Banro's Twangiza gold mine (IM, February 2008, pp8-26) is on schedule to pour gold in Q4...
03 Oct 2011
Thoroughtec’s new Cybermine4 simulator shown at AIMEX & Extemin
ThoroughTec Simulation stamped the completion of its global expansion with the introduction of its new 4th...
03 Oct 2011
Western Australia government challenges Federal government on taxes affecting mines
WA Mines Minister, Norman Moore, told the Paydirt 2011 Australian Nickel Conference, last week that...
01 Oct 2011
Mining Simulators & Virtual Training
Indian supplier Tecknotrove says, and all simulator suppliers would agree, "effective training has a huge...