News Archive

December 2018
18 Dec 2018
Pybar to move into underground development and production at Aurelia’s Peak Mines ops
Pybar has recently signed a contract with Aurelia Metals to carry out all underground development...
18 Dec 2018
Platreef forging ahead with massive PGM, copper and nickel resources
Mine development is now underway on the 850-m level at Ivanhoe’s Platreef platinum-group metals, nickel,...
18 Dec 2018
Dillinger to put steel under the microscope in new research pact
Dillinger has agreed to continue a partnership with two Germany-based research institutes as it looks...
18 Dec 2018
Mechel boosts coal transport fleet with addition of 150 railcars
Mechel reports that it acquired some 150 railcars in November-December for a total of 467...
18 Dec 2018
Nouveau Monde produces the goods at graphite concentrate demo plant
Nouveau Monde Graphite’s latest concentrate results from its Matawinie graphite project in Quebec, Canada, have...
18 Dec 2018
Thiess extends mining services at BMA’s Caval Ridge coal operation
Thiess has secured a A$150 million ($108 million) contract extension with BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s...
18 Dec 2018
Fortescue’s new iron ore blend on its way to China steel mill
The maiden shipment of Fortescue Metals Group’s new 60.1% Fe content product, West Pilbara Fines,...
18 Dec 2018
Sandvik OptiMine to boost safety, productivity at Vedanta Zinc’s BMM operations
Sandvik is to deliver a full OptiMine® platform to Vedanta Zinc International’s Black Mountain Mining...
18 Dec 2018
Spain closes last coal mines
The Huffington Post reports that Spain’s last 10 privately owned coal open-pits will be closed by...
18 Dec 2018
SIMPEC wins survey contract for Rio Tinto at Cape Lambert
WestStar Industrial’s SIMPEC is to carry out work for Rio Tinto’s iron ore division at...
18 Dec 2018
Vale to support its New Caledonia plant thanks to EV market prospects
Roskill reports that Vale has elected to support its VNC New Caledonia plant thanks to...
17 Dec 2018
BEML’s 205 t electric drive truck goes into action at Northern Coalfields’ Amlohri coal mine
Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), has now deployed the first indigenously developed electric...