News Archive

September 2013
18 Sep 2013
SMS Equipment opens new state of the art facility in BC
SMS Equipment, a provider of equipment solutions and services for the mining industry, has a...
18 Sep 2013
SNL Metals Economics Group report sees increased gold activity
Gold exploration budgets directed at finding and defining new discoveries — grassroots plus 75% of...
17 Sep 2013
Weir expands Xmeco Foundry to meet global demand
Weir Minerals Africa is making a substantial investment into its newly acquired Xmeco Foundry in...
17 Sep 2013
Mine refuge chambers – monitoring hazardous gases
Industrial Scientific, a leading provider of gas detection as a service, now has available the...
17 Sep 2013
Voith couplings help boost coal production at Sandaogou mine in Shaanxi
An additional 350,000 t/mth of coal production has been made possible at the Chinese Sandaogou coal...
17 Sep 2013
Evorelution delivers results in iron ore
Polaris Metals was pleasantly surprised with the results from the Evorelution software for a life...
16 Sep 2013
Game changing blasthole drilling packages
Last week we touched briefly on the new Pantera drill rigs. Described to me by...
16 Sep 2013
Montabert launches new excavator attachment for mine drilling applications
Designed for use on excavators ranging in size from 15 to 25 t, the Montabert...
16 Sep 2013
Replaceable belt cleaner tips reduce waste and changeout time
In a move designed to reduce waste from worn-out conveyor belt cleaners, while reducing labour...
16 Sep 2013
Bechtel set-up UAE office for mining and metals business
Bechtel, the global construction company, has set-up an office in the UAE for its mining...
13 Sep 2013
GE Mining successfully trials new underground vehicle battery
GE has revealed that its breakthrough energy storage technology, the Durathon battery, has successfully powered...
13 Sep 2013
More detail on next generation of Sandvik automation capable development jumbos
Announced earlier this week on www.im-mining.com, Sandvik's new DD422i Axera development drill rig represents the first...