News Archive

December 2014
10 Dec 2014
Larger players account for 40% of global exploration budgets
As part of the 25th edition of the Corporate Exploration Strategies (CES) study, SNL profiles...
10 Dec 2014
Important ArcelorMittal orders for Zest WEG in Liberia
Zest WEG Group says it is showcasing its full suite of products and manufacturing capabilities...
10 Dec 2014
Esri giving keynote at RIEGL 2015 International User Conference
RIEGL LiDAR 2015 has announced it is the hold its next International User Conference from...
10 Dec 2014
University of New South Wales researchers set world record in solar energy efficiency
UNSW's solar researchers have converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into...
09 Dec 2014
New Orange rotor series introduced for Metso VSI crushers
Metso states: "Operational uptime plays a key role in today's crushing operations, where maximising productivity...
09 Dec 2014
Researchers to use algae to clean up mine water
In the UK, a ground breaking research project involving Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) scientists and...
09 Dec 2014
Moving heavy items: Hamilton builds 45 t capacity caster
American supplier Hamilton Caster is well known for making heavy duty industrial casters  – and...
09 Dec 2014
Falling commodity prices hit VDMA members with significant falls in export and domestic sales
Falling raw material prices are hitting German mining equipment manufacturers hard, according to a statement...
08 Dec 2014
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded contract by Codelco for mineral processing facility in Chile
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering services contract by Codelco for a new secondary...
08 Dec 2014
Formal acquisition of Matmor iron making technology by ECT
Environmental Clean Technologies Ltd (ECT) has acquired the Matmor technology, including plant, equipment and intellectual...
08 Dec 2014
Vanguard busy with mine heavy lifts in Zambian Copperbelt
The growing scale of Africa’s mineral and infrastructure projects is demanding expert skills and fit-for-purpose...
08 Dec 2014
Apollo Safety launches mining division
Apollo Safety, specialising in safety products and services, has formed a mining division to better...