News Archive

October 2018
22 Oct 2018
Komatsu progressing with integration of former GE Fairchild underground products
Back in June 2018, quietly and without any fanfare, GE Transporation sold its scoop/LHD product...
22 Oct 2018
Jwaneng diamond mine commissions two DebTech XRT ore sorters
Two high-throughput X-Ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorters from De Beers Technologies SA (DebTech) have been...
22 Oct 2018
Komatsu dealer to open major new mining service centre in Elko, Nevada in 2020
Komatsu Equipment Company (KEC), flagship dealership for Komatsu America Corp. (KAC), a leading global heavy...
22 Oct 2018
BME highlights blasting and explosives solutions growth in Zambia
As Zambia’s copper mining focus shifts west from Kitwe, Ndola and Chingola to the growing...
22 Oct 2018
AusIMM signs MoU with Global Mining Association of China
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...
22 Oct 2018
BASF chooses Harjavalta, Finland, for battery materials production hub
As part of BASF’s €400 million ($460 million) multi-step investment plan, it has selected Harjavalta,...
22 Oct 2018
Voisey’s Bay starts to go underground
Cobalt 27 Capital Corp has received confirmation from Vale of the start of the Voisey's...
22 Oct 2018
Excellent progress on Mt Thirsty cobalt PFS work, suggesting whole ore leaching
The Mt Thirsty cobalt project is located 16 km northwest of Norseman, Western Australia and...
22 Oct 2018
WorleyParsons to buy Jacobs Engineering ECR for $3.3 billion
WorleyParsons Ltd has paid $3.3 billion to acquire Jacobs Engineering Group’s energy, chemicals and resources...
22 Oct 2018
Strandline awards fixed-price EPC contract for Fungoni mineral sands processing plant
Strandline Resources has appointed GR Engineering Services Ltd (GRES) as EPC contractor for the processing...
22 Oct 2018
Commissioning of new Mothae diamond mine commences in Lesotho, despite the snow
The commissioning phase has commenced at Lucapa Diamond Co’s second high-quality diamond mine, the 1.1...
20 Oct 2018
Newrange raises money to progress high-grade Pamlico gold in Nevada
Newrange Gold Corp has closed a $900,600.00 non-brokered private placement. Proceeds will be used to...