News Archive

May 2018
18 May 2018
Rio Tinto gets safety regulator approval for autonomous iron ore train operations
Rio Tinto has been granted accreditation by Australia’s Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator...
18 May 2018
Simulators from Immersive Technologies increasing opportunities for the female workforce at Freeport
Female operators are the focus of a new initiative at PT Freeport Indonesia (part of...
18 May 2018
GroundProbe’s GMS wins 2018 Good Design Award Best in Class
The winners of Australia's Good Design Awards, the highest honour for design innovation in Australia,...
18 May 2018
US officially declares all three superalloy metals from Nebraska project as “Critical Minerals”
NioCorp’s Elk Creek, Nebraska project has now emerged as one of the few greenfield projects...
18 May 2018
New uses for gold mean more opportunities for worldclass Australian gold industry
David Byers, Interim Chief Executive of the Minerals Council of Australia, has been reading the...
18 May 2018
ICMM welcomes Minsur and Minera San Cristóbal as new members
Two South American mining companies, Minera San Cristóbal (picture) and Minsur have joined the International...
17 May 2018
Development starts at Red River Resources’ Far West underground zinc mine
Zinc producer Red River Resources Ltd announces that development activities have commenced at Far West...
17 May 2018
China’s Tianqi Lithium finally buys into Chile’s SQM
Nutrien Ltd and Tianqi Lithium Corporation announced today that they have signed an agreement, whereby...
17 May 2018
CEMI making rapid advances with Mine Development Canopy System
Paul Moore recently spoke to Doug Morrison, Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) President,...
17 May 2018
ABB to help double copper concentrator output in Kazakhstan
ABB recently won an order to deliver a comprehensive process and power solution that will...
17 May 2018
Monarque Gold books SNC-Lavalin for TSF work and starts up Beacon mill
Monarques Gold has decided to start up its Beacon mill in Val-d'Or. The mill is...
17 May 2018
Sandvik’s new intelligent underground mining truck – the TH545i
Sandvik is introducing a new intelligent underground mining truck, Sandvik TH545i, delivering benefits in customer...