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Ventsim training courses are an economical way to quickly gain expert skills in ventilation design using Ventsim software. These training courses teach users how to quickly and efficiently build ventilation models, and how to model and design a wide range of ventilation systems and situations. Attention: SME 2017 Annual Conference & Expo Denver attendees.  Please note[…]

Andrey Guryev, President of the Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers and CEO of PhosAgro, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, will take part in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 17-20. The official Russian delegation in Davos this year will be led by First Deputy[…]

MiningWatch has announced that Canada’s “federal Crown is moving to stay MiningWatch’s charges against the BC government and Mount Polley Mining Corp (MPMC)—owned by Imperial Metals—over the largest mine waste disaster in Canadian history. If successful, the Crown action would prevent MiningWatch from presenting evidence to the Court about the 2014 spill’s damages to downstream[…]

SEW-EURODRIVE says it is experiencing significant growth into Southern Africa, boosted by the introduction of latest technology such as its IE3-compliant DRN series of asynchronous motors. The OEM has doubled its exports into this region within three years. The OEM is represented in 12 countries in Southern Africa, with Angola, Zimbabwe, and Zambia representing the[…]

With the new vibe2know™ from Schenck Process, anyone can determine a vibrating screening machine’s current performance. The user simply inserts a smartphone into the specially designed mount and attaches it to the equipment. The app then immediately measures vibratory amplitude, frequency, oscillating angle and operating speed, and enables the user to visualise the vibrating machine’s[…]

Redpath Mining Africa is set to showcase its full-service capability offered to the contract mining industry, including its latest raiseboring technology, and two recently-completed key projects, at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2017, February 6-9 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. One of these projects was a world-first decline sand tunnel for Gem Diamonds[…]

The asset sale of Doe Run Peru in liquidation entails two productive units: La Oroya Metallurgical Complex and the Cobriza mine, both located in the Central Andes of Peru. The former is one of the world’s few polymetallic processing and recovery complexes, and the latter is a working copper mine with proven possibilities for considerable[…]

Mining Indaba (Cape Town, February 6-9) reports “Africa’s mining sector is gearing up for growth. Governments are exploring new horizons, co-operating across borders, commiting funds and removing obstacles to ensure their countries are ready to leverage the next growth wave. In North Africa, Egypt is opening its gold assets to foreign companies for the first[…]

Industrial Scientific, a global leader in gas detection, has announced several updates to Tango™ TX1 single gas monitors including extended H2S sensor range, acknowledgeable gas alerts, and other improvements. By the end of January 2017, all Tango TX1 H2S sensors that ship will have an extended sensor range. Sensors previously ranged from 0-200 ppm, but[…]

The goals and expectations for Atlas Copco’s new surface drill rig SmartROC CL were extremely high both during development and before the field tests. However, it was shown early on that this would become a rig with impressive qualities, the company reports. “In fact, the new SmartROC CL might be the most efficient surface drill[…]