News Archive

April 2017
07 Apr 2017
Thirteen Weba Chute Systems set to increase material transfer at diamond mine
The ability to engineer transfer points for individual application requirements within a plant is a...
07 Apr 2017
New leader for Yokohama OTR sales
Veteran tyre executive Bruce Besancon has joined Yokohama Tire Corp (YTC) as Senior Director of...
06 Apr 2017
Chile remains premier destination for foreign investment
According to the Government of Chile, during the recent PDAC Convention in Toronto, Canada, “the...
06 Apr 2017
Gold mine production growth continues
Metals Focus reports that mine production growth slowed in 2016 to 1.1% as the influence...
06 Apr 2017
Research project confirmed for new positioning system in underground mining
Mining3, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Caterpillar have signed a collaborative agreement for...
06 Apr 2017
Public-private partnership to open geodata access for African resource development
Geosoft is participating in a pilot project aimed at improving the availability, accessibility and usability...
05 Apr 2017
Komatsu acquisition of Joy Global completes
Komatsu America Corp, a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd, has completed its acquisition of Joy Global...
05 Apr 2017
Nautilus Minerals’ seafloor production tools arrive in Papua New Guinea
Nautilus Minerals’ seafloor production tools (SPT) have arrived in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and will...
05 Apr 2017
Datong orders Cat® AFC system for Longwall Top Coal Caving
Caterpillar will supply a complete longwall top coal caving (LTCC) armored face conveyor system to...
05 Apr 2017
Experienced miner Alex Bates to lead Newmont’s business in Australia
Newmont Mining has appointed experienced miner Alex Bates to lead the company’s business in Australia....
05 Apr 2017
Aluminium offers benefits in electrical transformer windings
While copper has been assumed to be the material of choice for transformer windings, global...
04 Apr 2017
Aramine to carry Normet range in French Africa sales and aftermarket
Normet OY and Aramine SAS have jointly announced cooperation in French speaking Africa for the...