News Archive

December 2011
07 Dec 2011
Qualter Hall double drum hoist to Imiter mine, Morocco
A new double drum mine hoist has recently been shipped by Qualter Hall to the Imiter silver mine in...
07 Dec 2011
Excavator simulator – new version adds 40% new learning material
VISTA Training now offers version 2.0 of the Hydraulic Excavator Simulator. This PC-based simulator is...
06 Dec 2011
New features for Cat® D9T mine dozer ease operator’s job, boost production
Caterpillar's D9T track-type Tractor has earned a reputation for productivity, operator comfort and robust reliability....
06 Dec 2011
New deliveries cement Volvo CE’s long standing relationship with Pucobre
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has a long and successful association of supplying machines and...
06 Dec 2011
BHP Billiton conducting a review of diamonds business; considering selling
BHP Billiton is reviewing its diamonds business, comprising the interests in the EKATI diamond mine and...
06 Dec 2011
Major Wire celebrates Flex-Mat anniversary
Montreal-based Major Wire Industries is marking the 15th anniversary in 2011 of its Flex-Mat® independently vibrating wire...
05 Dec 2011
Tata launches new coal haulage truck with Allison transmission
Tata Motors, India's market leader in commercial vehicles and the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, has...
05 Dec 2011
Redevelopment of South Africa’s rare earths mines gathering pace
Great Western Minerals Group (GWMG) has provided a progress report on the drill program at its Steenkampskraal...
05 Dec 2011
Field success for Weir Minerals Africa pump liners
After more than three years in the field handling highly abrasive materials, Weir Minerals Africa...
05 Dec 2011
MDM awarded EPC contract for Tharisa chromite/platinum expansion
MDM Engineering Group has signed the contract for the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) of...
02 Dec 2011
Vale’s $12.9 billion investment budget for 2012, Rio Tinto’s is more like $14 billion, Husab uranium project go ahead, Los Bronces now expected to be the fifth largest copper mine in the world and much more
The latest issue of International Mining Project News (almost 60 pages) has reports on 31...
02 Dec 2011
Boosting nickel recovery for Vale’s Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury
Construction is under way on Vale's Challenging Ore Recovery (CORe) project. The CORe project is...