News Archive

July 2014
28 Jul 2014
Kibali passing further milestones en route to production target
The Kibali gold mine in the DRC, officially opened two months ago, is continuing to...
28 Jul 2014
Sandvik develops fluorine-free fire suppression foam for mobile mining equipment
Sandvik Fire Suppression has announced the launch of Eclipse™, a world-first environmentally friendly fluorine-free fire...
28 Jul 2014
Codelco replans the massive Andina expansion
Chilean state copper producer Codelco considers Andina to be one of its most important projects...
28 Jul 2014
Latin American exploration, particularly Chile, August 13 and 14
Chile Explore Congress is organised by Chile Explore Report, which says the conference at the...
25 Jul 2014
Updated plans for Kvanefjeld project in Greenland, milling starts at Zgounder, and much, much more
The latest issue of International Mining Project News, out today, has reports on 26 prefeasibility studies, seven...
25 Jul 2014
Murray & Roberts awarded Venetia diamond mine contract
De Beers, the global diamond mining giant, has awarded a contract to Murray & Roberts...
25 Jul 2014
Seven new exploration licences for deep sea mining
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has recently issued seven more exploration licences to state-owned and...
25 Jul 2014
ProCon 2014 from 8over8 helps prevent cost and time overruns in mining projects
International software firm 8over8 recently announced the launch of ProCon 2014, the latest release of...
25 Jul 2014
UK Coal gets planning permission for new Shortwood Farm surface mine
Environmental firm, SLR Consulting has assisted UK Coal Surface Mines in securing planning permission to...
24 Jul 2014
ARANZ Geo launches Leapfrog Geo 2.0 with improved vein modelling
ARANZ Geo, the developer of 3D geological modelling software Leapfrog, has released Leapfrog Geo 2.0,...
24 Jul 2014
Wenco expands presence in the US market with three locations
With new offices in the US, Wenco International Mining Systems says it now offers improved...
24 Jul 2014
Sandvik rebuilds help industry to reduce costs but not performance
With the mining industry looking to reduce its costs across the board, while still maintaining...