News Archive

December 2015
09 Dec 2015
Another setback for Tennessee zinc mining
Nyrstar NV dealt another blow to the long suffering Tennessee zinc mining industry with the...
09 Dec 2015
Mining rope giants Bekaert and Bridon in merger
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, owner of wire ropes major Bridon, and Bekaert, also a...
09 Dec 2015
Danfoss Drives and Vacon update on new drives company
The combination of Danfoss and Vacon – successfully merged into Danfoss Drives in May 2015,...
08 Dec 2015
LKAB restructures in response to market challenges
LKAB has decided on a new group structure. The aim of the reorganisation "is to...
08 Dec 2015
Komatsu Australia launches new range of component solutions
Komatsu Australia has launched a new range of component solutions, developed "in response to evolving...
08 Dec 2015
US DOE to fund research into rare earths from coal
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected 10 projects...
08 Dec 2015
Normet Tier 4 Final underground mining offering released
Normet has launched its new M- and L-Series underground mining and tunnelling equipment offering with...
07 Dec 2015
Latest Deloitte mining report addresses continuing downward cycle
Weak commodity prices, declining grades and a fall off in demand from China will continue...
07 Dec 2015
Modular advances underground DISPATCH FMS with Mexico commissioning
Modular Mining Systems Inc, the leading global supplier of real-time computer-based mine management solutions for...
07 Dec 2015
Sandvik bolsters rotary bit range with RR221
Developed to meet the need for a more productive and longer lasting rotary drill bit,...
07 Dec 2015
Atlas Copco updates versatile FlexiROC T15R
Atlas Copco’s compact and highly versatile FlexiROC T15 R drill rig has recently been updated...
04 Dec 2015
Reutech reimagines pit radar monitoring with ScatterX
With the new MSR range, Reutech says that it set out to do the "impossible":...