News Archive

March 2014
05 Mar 2014
6.9% fuel cost reduction earns Indonesian mining contractor recognition
Cipta Kridatama, one of Indonesia’s leading mining contractors, improved haul truck fuel efficiency by 6.9%...
05 Mar 2014
ENVIRON sets up in Myanmar, becoming the first global environmental consultancy in the country
ENVIRON, an international environmental, health, safety and sustainability consultancy, has established operations in Myanmar, making...
05 Mar 2014
Wirtgen in Russia: selective limestone mining
ZAO Kavkazcement is located near the Black Sea in Russia and is one of the...
05 Mar 2014
Big plans for Bolivian state tin companies
ITRI reports that "in a recent official presentation made by the Bolivian government, a review...
04 Mar 2014
Atlas Copco Pit Viper blasthole drill order from Minera Los Pelambres
Atlas Copco has won a contract to deliver a number of large range Pit Viper...
04 Mar 2014
Metso unveils rock breaker series for large fixed crushing stations
Metso Mining and Construction's product portfolio is expanding with the addition of a new rock...
04 Mar 2014
Mogensen offers new large vibratory spreader
Mogensen has introduced its largest vibratory spreader feeder to date, which is designed to accept...
04 Mar 2014
Raw ore ban rocks Indonesia – legal battles continue
After two years of discussion and deliberation, Indonesia’s controversial ban on raw ore exports finally...
03 Mar 2014
Managing a precious resource
John Chadwick looks at ideas and technologies to best manage water on mines and issuing from...
03 Mar 2014
Kopex supports bound for Vladimirskaya feature RMI pumping systems
Poland's Kopex group is delivering a turnkey solution for the Vladimirskaya longwall coal mine in Russia....
03 Mar 2014
Komatsu starts on major expansion in Pilbara to support customers
Komatsu Australia is about to start work on a major new state-of-the-art service and rebuild...
03 Mar 2014
Digging Deep: A history of mining in South Africa
Jade Davenport has written a book called Digging Deep – which is about the history...