News Archive

October 2014
28 Oct 2014
Research to improve block cave mine ventilation
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded a $1.25 million contract...
28 Oct 2014
Cadia East mine achieves major caving milestone
Newcrest reports that the Cadia East mine has reached a major milestone with the safe...
28 Oct 2014
Total silver investment may increase by 1,000 Moz over the next decade
Investors are likely to increase their net silver purchases in the years ahead, largely due...
28 Oct 2014
ME Elecmetal reports successful Earth Movement Workshop
The 1st Workshop on Earth Movement organised by ME Elecmetal Chile took place in Antofagasta,...
27 Oct 2014
Developing alternative explosives: blasting without NOx hazard
In Australia, CRCMining is developing cutting-edge blasting solutions to eliminate the serious hazard of post...
27 Oct 2014
Improved Atlas answers mine planners’ needs
MineSight presented numerous improvements in last week’s release of Atlas 1.9, many of them in...
27 Oct 2014
Dassault Systèmes release new scheduling software
Dassault Systèmes has released the latest version of GEOVIA MineSched™. The software has been claimed...
27 Oct 2014
Rio Tinto extends tenure of CFO and Chief Executive
The Rio Tinto board has extended the tenure of Chief Executive Sam Walsh and CFO...
24 Oct 2014
Boart Longyear and Centerbridge Partners agree recapitalisation
Boart Longyear’s largest shareholder, Centerbridge Partners, has agreed to increase its investment in the company...
24 Oct 2014
2014 sees 25% budget reduction in nonferrous metals exploration
It has been estimated that the worldwide total budget for nonferrous metals exploration has dropped...
24 Oct 2014
Atlas Copco and RCT unite to offer underground mobile equipment automation
The world of underground mining is becoming increasingly challenging. Issues associated with deeper orebodies, increasing...
24 Oct 2014
Record order for Holman Wilfley delivered to Namakwa Sands
Holman Wilfley has announced one of its largest single product order deliveries to date, providing...