29 Dec 2009
China’s 2010 coal demand could rise 4%-6%, according to China Securities Journal
China, which is the world's second-largest energy user, may consume between 4 and 6% more...
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29 Dec 2009
CPE Mengdong Energy orders the well-tried Tenova TAKRAF SRs 2000 bucketwheel excavator
Tenova TAKRAF has won a turnkey contract for the supply of one SRs2000 bucketwheel excavator ...
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28 Dec 2009
Improving mine camp sustainability: all part of the licence to operate
For mining companies, a long-term licence to operate depends on a capacity to renew existing...
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27 Dec 2009
High power drives find myriad uses in Australia’s mining industry
Some of the most powerful drives ever engineered in Australasia by Bonfiglioli are featured in...
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26 Dec 2009
TZMI concludes that a Zircon supply shortage is inevitable in the next decade
The global zircon industry has encountered a period of great uncertainty as a result of...
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25 Dec 2009
Steel: Short-term recovery, but long-term concerns
The GFMS Steel Group notes that "steel prices in 2009 have mirrored the global economic...
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24 Dec 2009
New reference book: Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit Mining
As mining operations face ongoing demand to increase productivity and decrease costs without sacrificing safety,...
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24 Dec 2009
Kupol achieves firsts in ICMI environmental certification
Kinross Gold's Kupol mine in the Far East Region of the Russian Federation has been...
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23 Dec 2009
Xstrata in Peru: will CSR ‘best practice’ keep communities on side?
By Rob Foulkes, Critical Resources: To avoid the sort of protests already faced by other...
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23 Dec 2009
Australian minerals – CSIRO’s new research structure and Theme Leaders
The CSIRO's mineral resources value chain is covered by four 'Minerals Down Under' (MDU) research...
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22 Dec 2009
Expressions of Interest sought in buying and operating Terrace underground coal mine
Solid Energy is calling for expressions of interest from people interested in buying and operating...
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21 Dec 2009
Bucyrus buys Terex Mining to become one of the very biggest players
Tim Sullivan, CEO of Bucyrus International, clearly believes in the return of boom times for...
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