News Archive

December 2015
22 Dec 2015
WellDog‘s expanded coal gas pre-drainage service capability
WellDog has released the third generation of its GasMapper coal gas assessment service, extending the...
22 Dec 2015
Remote operation of small loaders
TORC Robotics and Caterpillar now offer the RemoteTask™ remote control system for Cat® D-Series skid...
21 Dec 2015
Mining Association of Canada recognises eight mines for sustainability peformance
Recognised "for their outstanding performance in the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative and commitments to...
21 Dec 2015
South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources to open 2016 Mining Indaba
Following the recent changes at the Ministry of Mineral Resources, South Africa, it has been...
21 Dec 2015
Electronic Spark Tester – a safer alternative for spark testing in underground mining
Ground breaking research at CRCMining is set to revolutionise testing of devices for use in...
21 Dec 2015
Control Risks – RiskMap 2016: Crisis point?
Control Risks, the global business risk consultancy, has published its annual RiskMap report, a guide...
19 Dec 2015
Deep coal mining ends in the UK – a world leader brought to nought
Britain's last deep coal mine, Kellingley in Yorkshire, worked its last shift underground yesterday. Kellingley began...
18 Dec 2015
Mine planners: Coming soon in Deswik.Suite 2016.1
The next release of Deswik.Suite will be out early 2016 and is the first version...
18 Dec 2015
CDE Global confirmed as Bauma Innovation Award finalist
Materials washing specialist CDE Global has been confirmed as a finalist in the Bauma Innovation...
18 Dec 2015
Progress by the Ultra-Deep Mining Network
Canada’s Ultra-Deep Mining Network (UDMN) says it “continues to make strides in solving the challenges...
18 Dec 2015
DuPont and Dow to combine in merger of equals
Du Pont and Dow Chemical Co, both suppliers to the mining industry are combining to...
17 Dec 2015
Zambian mining industry to drive ‘strategic consensus’ for long-term economic growth
Reeling from the worst crisis it has faced this century, and losing millions of dollars...