News Archive

January 2012
10 Jan 2012
2011 was a year of major achievements for Shenhua Shendong Coal Group Corp
Shenhua Shendong Coal Group Corp produced 202 Mt of saleable coal in 2011, becoming the...
10 Jan 2012
ABB equipment to power Nautilus ocean mining rigs
ABB's UK marine services business has won a unique order to supply transformers and switchgear for...
10 Jan 2012
Chinese phosphate mining group acquired by Sinofert
Consolidation is ongoing in the Chinese fertiliser minerals mining sector, with China's biggest fertiliser producer...
10 Jan 2012
Mineral Hill copper/silver/gold mine exceeding expectations
KBL Mining, formerly Kimberley Metals reports the Mineral Hill mine has achieved sustained concentrate production,...
09 Jan 2012
Newmont stresses the benefits of community investment programs for Conga mine project in Peru
Newmont Mining has outlined a number of community investment programs - developed in conjunction with...
09 Jan 2012
Robust decision making – optimum mining strategy under economic uncertainty
Snowden's Tarrant Elkington notes that "identifying an approach is important when selecting robust strategies in...
09 Jan 2012
Famur signs largest single deal in its history with miner Kompania Weglowa
The major Polish manufacturer of mining equipment, Famur, has recently signed the largest contract in its...
09 Jan 2012
EPA report again shows mining represents a small proportion of total toxic releases
The National Mining Association (NMA) has released summarised information from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following...
06 Jan 2012
First Quantum sells DRC assets to ENRC, Cobre Panama copper project approved, Lithium Americas makes further progress, Baja Mining’s manganese raises excitement, and much more…
The latest issue (over 40 pages) of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports...
06 Jan 2012
Underground mining is the focus of Poland’s major mining conference, in Krakow next month
The School of Underground Exploitation is the biggest mining conference in Poland, attracting 400 to...
06 Jan 2012
China’s coal-bed methane annual output to reach 30 billion cubic metres in 2015
The National Energy Administration (NEA) stated recently that China's coal-bed methane output will reach 30 billion...
06 Jan 2012
New Outotec Cooling Towers offer performance benefits
Outotec has launched a new series of cooling towers offering what it states are "major...