News Archive

July 2018
17 Jul 2018
Sandvik mining order intake up 15% year on year and operating profit up 24%
In its just released Q2 2018 report, Sandvik reports that business is booming - its...
17 Jul 2018
UNEXMIN outlines detail of Kaatiala underwater robot trials
From the 11th to the 22nd of June, the UNEXMIN technical teams were in Finland...
17 Jul 2018
Contractor GBF Mining making good progress at Orminex Comet Vale
Orminex Ltd has provided the following update on mining operations at its joint venture Comet...
17 Jul 2018
Almaden puts TOMRA XRT ore sorters to the test
X-ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorting looks to be catching on in mining, with Vancouver-based Almaden...
17 Jul 2018
Rio Tinto releases “solid” second quarter production results
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “Operational performance was solid across most commodities, rounding...
17 Jul 2018
SIMPEC receives contract at world’s biggest lithium operation
WestStar Industrial’s engineering contractor business SIMPEC has found more work in Western Australia, this time...
17 Jul 2018
Nouveau Monde begins graphite production
Canadian graphite mine developer Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) will begin production of flake graphite from...
16 Jul 2018
Dyno Nobel launches DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system
Dyno Nobel, the commercial explosives group, recently launched DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system, the...
16 Jul 2018
Agnico Eagle Nunavut projects progressing well
Agnico Eagle Mines provides an update on activities at its 100% owned Nunavut projects.  These...
16 Jul 2018
3D printing helps Multotec to develop and test spirals and cyclones
Three-dimensional printing – otherwise known as ‘additive manufacturing’ – has given minerals processing equipment solutions...
16 Jul 2018
New BELAZ technical support centre for Ural region opens in Berezovsky
Global mining truck major BELAZ has opened a modern technical support centre in Russia's Ural...
16 Jul 2018
Kasbah looks to ore sorting, HPGR for Achmmach tin project
The results of the definitive feasibility study on Kasbah Resources’ majority owned Achmmach tin project...