News Archive

December 2017
04 Dec 2017
WOMBATT commercialises UCL’s iVOICE fatigue prediction and detection system
WOMBATT has commercialised iVOICE, a voice based driver fatigue prediction and detection system invented by...
04 Dec 2017
Stainless steel and batteries to drive nickel demand
Roskill’s latest nickel report provides an in-depth look at the industry, offering detailed coverage of...
04 Dec 2017
Nemaska Lithium’s first delivery of battery grade lithium hydroxide from Whabouchi mine concentrate
Nemaska Lithium has produced 1.5 t of battery grade lithium hydroxide, made from Whabouchi spodumene...
04 Dec 2017
Atlas Copco to acquire Renegade Drilling Supplies in South Africa
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the assets of Renegade Drilling Supplies Proprietary Ltd, a...
04 Dec 2017
B2Gold achieves commercial production at the Fekola mine ahead of schedule
Gold production to date during ramp up is approximately 80,000 oz, 158% above budget. Fekola...
04 Dec 2017
FEATURED ARTICLE – Wear Protection
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers liners and wear parts. The right wear solutions in...
04 Dec 2017
Brownfield exploration in CZL’s Juarez mine in Mexico identifies new ore horizons
Consolidated Zinc Ltd (CZL) has announced high grade rock chip results from the first systematic...
04 Dec 2017
New smoothing constraints in Minemax Scheduler 6.4.1
Minemax states: "Strategic mine planners can spend days just trying to get a smoothed schedule...
04 Dec 2017
Caterpillar and FTP Solutions partner to boost mine network performance
Caterpillar and FTP Solutions have developed a cooperative agreement to deliver proactive monitoring and management...
04 Dec 2017
Don’t avoid risk, manage it better – SRK says of Africa
With Africa still low on the global mining risk rankings, explorers and developers being drawn...
04 Dec 2017
Adelaide focus this week on SA’s mining and exploration
Adelaide will be the focus on Friday this week when South Australia’s recent and future...
03 Dec 2017
Rio Tinto’s delivery of superior returns underpinned by $5 billion productivity drive
Rio Tinto today reinforced its focus on delivering superior cash returns for shareholders over the...