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Denison Mines Corp’s C$14.5 million (Denison’s share) exploration and evaluation budget for 2017 is focused on the company’s 60% owned flagship Wheeler River project, which is located in the infrastructure rich eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin region, in northern Saskatchewan. Following a break in field activities, after the completion of a highly successful summer[…]

Global mining and bulk material handling equipment supplier, TAKRAF, has announced that it has recently acquired the assets of FMC Technologies’ Material Handling Systems (FMC MHS) business unit based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA. For over 100 years, FMC MHS has been a global leader in providing material handling solutions to a variety of industries including[…]

Caterpillar is developing autonomous mining truck technology for an expanded range of models, including other brands. At a recent Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling demonstration at the company’s facility in Arizona, Caterpillar announced a project to adapt hardware and software for retrofitting the Komatsu 930E mining truck with Cat autonomous technology. This interoperability initiative is[…]

The Atlas Copco Board is proposing a split of Atlas Copco Group, which will turn the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Business Area and division Construction Tools into a separate company. This new company will be dedicated to customers within mining and civil engineering. This dedicated company will include 12,000 employees, comprising all divisions within[…]

Last Friday (01/13), Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal in São Luís (MA) loaded its first commercial cargo produced in the S11D mine, in Canaã dos Carajás, southeast of Pará, Brazil. A total of some 26,500 t were loaded, divided into three ships with capacity between 73,000 and 380,000 t. Ships had their capacity completed with[…]

The development of the world’s largest high-grade copper deposit – the Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the DRC – now is running on power from the DRC’s national grid using a mobile substation recently commissioned by South Africa’s Zest Energy. The 120/11 kV mobile substation will serve the construction of the planned initial mine at Kamoa-Kakula,[…]

Mining Indaba and Brunswick Group are working together again for the second annual Young Leaders Career Development Program, to be held in the morning of Thursday February 9 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) as part of the Investing in Mining Indaba 2017 – bringing ogether the next generation of leaders with the[…]

Robit Plc signed and closed an agreement to purchase the manufacturing assets and IPRs from Halco International LLC and Halco America LLC on 12 January 2017. As a part of the global growth strategy Robit Plc says it has as a result strengthened significantly its footprint in the USA. Thanks to the purchase, the manufacturing[…]

Report shows strong performance in sustainable mining practices: The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released its 12th annual Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Progress Report. The 2016 report takes a detailed look at MAC members’ efforts to protect the environment and contribute positively to the communities where they operate. The report includes 2015 performance results[…]

Boart Longyear is participating in the Mineral Exploration Roundup 2017 (AME-BC), January 23 to 26 in Vancouver, British Columbia. “We pride ourselves in delivering drilling services and products and equipment that are backed with our more than 125 years of industry expertise,” said Mark Irwin, Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer. “During AME-BC, we’re looking[…]