News Archive

August 2017
31 Aug 2017
Falling tonnages from underground metal mines?
Gregory Rodwell of S&P Global Market Intelligence asks if "underground metal mining will weather the...
31 Aug 2017
Blast fragmentation measurements in open pits
David Varcoe, Principal Mining Engineer of AMC Consultants notes a recent project in which AMC...
31 Aug 2017
Roskill reports on rises in rare earth and graphite prices
Roskill reported yesterday that the Association of China Rare Earth Industry (ACREI) has proposed that...
31 Aug 2017
DEUTZ and Liebherr sign cooperation agreement
DEUTZ AG and Liebherr Machines Bulle SA have recently concluded a cooperation agreement. This collaborative...
30 Aug 2017
Berkeley Energia signs $120 million investment to bring Salamanca uranium mine to production
Berkeley Energia has entered into an investment agreement with the sovereign wealth fund of the...
30 Aug 2017
Rio Tinto’s $338 million Silvergrass iron ore mine officially open
Rio Tinto today officially opened its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia. The $338...
30 Aug 2017
AIMEX 2017 opens doors with a focus on innovation and safety
Key industry decision-makers and mining industry personnel yesterday gathered at the Sydney Showgrounds for Australia’s...
30 Aug 2017
Mining operations commence at Yanfolila gold project in Mali
Pre-production mining has commenced on schedule at Hummingbird Resources’ Yanfolila gold project in Mali which...
30 Aug 2017
Araguaia nickel project feasibility study progress update
Horizonte Minerals, the nickel development company focused in Brazil, reports progress to date of the...
30 Aug 2017
Stockpile Reports Lite app offers quick way to assess material inventories for quarry operators
New research from UCR Ventures, the developers of the Stockpile Reports Lite application, has found...
29 Aug 2017
Impact’s high grade NSW gold-silver discovery near Orange gets bigger – and adds copper
A significant expansion of the exploration potential over at least several hundred metres along trend...
29 Aug 2017
High cobalt metal recoveries for Perth’s Talga from north Sweden project
Technology minerals company, Talga Resources provides an update on its cobalt-focused activities in northern Sweden....