News Archive

January 2014
24 Jan 2014
Micromine signs academic agreements in Brazil and Indonesia
Micromine, a provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, has signed...
24 Jan 2014
Third High Horsepower Summit set for New Orleans in October
Conference dates have been set for the third-annual High Horsepower (HHP) Summit, North America’s largest showcase of...
23 Jan 2014
Indonesia’s nickel ban not set in stone
Following months of uncertainty surrounding Indonesia’s export ban on raw material exports, on January 12...
23 Jan 2014
PHIL expands reach of rear eject technology with CeDe agreement
Philippi-Hagenbuch (PHIL) signed a licensing agreement with CeDe Group of Malmö, Sweden that commenced in December 2013....
23 Jan 2014
Komatsu Australia and Pirtek extend hydraulic hose agreement
Komatsu Australia and Pirtek Fluid Systems have extended a 10-year agreement, signed in 2010, for...
23 Jan 2014
New leadership for SmartCap (fatigue monitoring) as sales advance
EdanSafe, the CRCMining spin-off company, and developer of the award-winning SmartCap operator fatigue monitoring system,...
22 Jan 2014
Engine co-operation agreement between Liebherr and Kamaz
The Liebherr Group and the Russian company Kamaz OJSC have signed a contract to develop...
22 Jan 2014
Reducing installation costs with pre-assembled conveyor transfer chutes
In an effort to reduce the high installation costs incurred in Australia, FMG (Fortesque Metals...
22 Jan 2014
Landmark deal for GFS as Eagle Butte opts for fleet-wide LNG plus diesel conversion
After an 18 month pilot program operating the world's first liquid natural gas powered mine...
22 Jan 2014
West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety moves forward on proximity detection
In a move that could presage stiffer regulations in other geographic areas of the global mining...
21 Jan 2014
Generational handover at the helm of Haver & Boecker
A generational change took place at the helm of Haver & Boecker in Oelde, Germany...
21 Jan 2014
Rockmore to introduce new DTH hammer at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Rockmore International, the global manufacturer of rock drilling tools for DTH and top-hammer drill rigs, is to introduce...