News Archive

May 2016
10 May 2016
Record demand for silver last year
The silver market saw record demand in 2015, with the jewellery, coin and bar, and...
10 May 2016
Uzbekistan already fifth uranium producer with expansion of in-situ leaching
Uzbekistan state mining company Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat (NMMC) is the only company in...
10 May 2016
Hecla Mining celebrates 125 years
This year, Hecla Mining Co is celebrating 125 years in the mining industry. Founded in...
09 May 2016
ABB to automate 13 km long conveyor system at Chuquicamata
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, won an order from Tenova TAKRAF Chile...
09 May 2016
Caterpillar Microgrid power technology systems aimed at mines and remote sites
Caterpillar Inc has announced the launch of Cat® Microgrid technology, "an innovative suite of power...
09 May 2016
Progress with the Samarco clean up
Dean Dalla Valle, BHP Billiton’s Chief Commercial Officer is responsible for overseeing BHP Billiton’s response...
09 May 2016
ME Elecmetal inaugurates new $100 million Rancagua plant
ME Elecmetal has officially inaugurated the Rancagua foundry modernisation project which will increase its production...
06 May 2016
Rio Tinto approves development of Oyu Tolgoi underground mine
Rio Tinto and its partners, the Government of Mongolia and Turquoise Hill Resources, have approved...
06 May 2016
Suncor Energy RMWB operations update (Fort McMurray)
In response to the situation in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), Suncor Energy...
06 May 2016
AHI Carrier aims to grow chiller market share in mining with AquaEdge
Mines require sufficient cooling and ventilation to ensure worker comfort and safety, and to keep...
06 May 2016
Duro Felguera adds to mining references with Algeria iron ore project order
The DF (Duro Felguera) Mining & Handling business division has won a contract for bulk...
06 May 2016
Australian green activists under the tax spotlight
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed the report by the House of Representatives...