News Archive

February 2016
04 Feb 2016
UK minerals report highlights how mined products still underpin economy
A new report shows how critical the UK mineral extraction industry, particularly the non-energy sector,...
03 Feb 2016
Mobil SHC Gear Series oils meet new GE off-highway certification
ExxonMobil has announced that its Mobil SHC™ Gear Series of synthetic industrial gear oils have...
03 Feb 2016
WA600-8 the latest wheel loader from Komatsu
Komatsu America Corp has introduced the new WA600-8 wheel loader. Equipped with an EPA Tier...
03 Feb 2016
Nautilus reaches milestone with delivery of its Seafloor Production Tools
Nautilus Minerals Inc has announced that the Solwara 1 Joint Venture (comprising Nautilus 85% and...
03 Feb 2016
12th International Gold & Silver Symposium
The 12th International Gold & Silver Symposium will take place in Lima on May 17...
02 Feb 2016
Nedbank comment argues for caution and careful selection in commodities
Mark Tyler, a Senior Investment Banker at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking recently wrote a...
02 Feb 2016
ThoroughTec to develop underground drill rig simulator for RUC Cementation
RUC Cementation, the diversified underground mining contractor operating throughout Australia and Asia Pacific, has chosen...
02 Feb 2016
AusIMM Project Evaluation 2016
The AusIMM conference Project Evaluation 2016 will be staged March 8-9, 2016 in Adelaide. The mining...
02 Feb 2016
Multotec to market CITIC Heavy Industries mill liners in Africa
Multotec Rubber has concluded an agreement with CITIC Heavy Industries, the mining equipment company with...
01 Feb 2016
New paper outlines better method to locate magmatic copper deposits
A geologist at the University of Exeter has developed "a new and relatively inexpensive way...
01 Feb 2016
XPS develops new fluid bed roasting circuit for sulphides
XPS has built and commissioned a new 300 mm (12 in) internal diameter, 3 m-high...
01 Feb 2016
Greenland gem mining operations emphasise Hitachi fleet availability in harsh conditions
A fleet of Hitachi construction machinery has been working successfully for LNS Greenland AS (LNSG)...