News Archive

February 2013
18 Feb 2013
Venetia underground project funding committed
The De Beers Group of Companies recently confirmed that it will invest approximately R20 billion...
18 Feb 2013
NMA Releases second CORESafety interactive toolbox for safer mines
The National Mining Association (NMA) recently released its second interactive toolbox to help member and non-member...
15 Feb 2013
Voith couplings improve AFC performance at Chang Ping coal mine
The Jin Cheng Coal Group, one of the biggest coal groups in China, has employed new...
15 Feb 2013
Imperial gets key distribution deal in South Africa
Joy Global Mining has awarded the outsource contract for its distribution service to Imperial Distribution,...
15 Feb 2013
GE cites successful lab tests of its CoalPlus technology
Following extensive research and testing to quantify the effectiveness of applying antioxidants to coal to...
15 Feb 2013
MTU Onsite Energy generator powers Teck rope shovel moves
At Teck Coal’s Elk Valley operations as at other major mines, the rope shovels operate...
14 Feb 2013
MOBA adds further attributes to MDS-2000 blasthole drilling system
The MDS-2000 drilling management and control system from MOBA is already in widespread use for...
14 Feb 2013
CMS Cepcor integrates Baguley Precision Engineers at new technical centre
CMS Cepcor has announced that Baguley Precision Engineers, the wholly-owned UK manufacturing subsidiary business of...
14 Feb 2013
Guardvant signs new operator fatigue and proximity monitoring contracts with Codelco
Guardvant Inc, a provider of innovative mining safety technology, says it capped off a significant...
14 Feb 2013
Industrial Scientific introduces new Ventis gas detection solution
Gas detection solutions provider Industrial Scientific has introduced the Ventis Slide-on Pump (VSP). The new pump...
13 Feb 2013
Sandvik builds on Picadilly Borer Miner deal with new contract for Jansen
Sandvik Mining is pleased to announce that it has entered into a supply contract with...
13 Feb 2013
IronClad Mining highlights new transhipment innovation for bulk minerals
Believed to be a world-first, a South Australian-developed innovation to load containerised iron ore from...