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Mining co-operatives in DRC have issued a joint statement summarising the impact of the US Dodd-Frank Act on their livelihoods and urged buyers to support them. In a message headlined “Access to the international market for the minerals from our mines is a matter of life or death”, the CDMC co-operative from Katanga and the[…]

UK and Dubai headquartered Meridian Drilling is looking forward to fresh challenges after concluding its four-year involvement with the Allana Potash project in Ethiopia. The project saw Meridian Drilling complete 25,000 m of drilling; operating two Atlas Copco CS14 wireline drilling rigs for 24 hours a day in the harsh and remote Danakil Depression. Starting in 2009,[…]

Ausenco has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for the Phase 2 expansion of Tonkolili Iron Ore’s iron ore project in Sierra Leone. The Phase 2 expansion involves the development of a process plant and related infrastructure, targeting additional production of up to 10 Mt/y of concentrate. The Innovate phase work[…]

DeZURIK now offers the new KGC-MD Maximum Duty Cast Knife Gate Valve. These valves are specifically designed to provide the shearing and sealing capabilities needed in demanding services such as cyclone separators. Because the valve is designed to provide long service life in highly abrasive applications, it can be used in many applications in the[…]

Australian mining companies are employing a debatable and ill-defined concept to justify their presence in local communities, University of Melbourne research has established. “Mining companies are increasingly claiming to have a ‘social licence’ to operate in certain areas because of perceived benefits to the local community,” according to public policy analyst Dr Sara Bice. “But[…]

Worldwide demand for salt is predicted to rise by 2.7% annually between 2013 and 2018, but Asia, particularly China and India, will continue to drive growth in demand, according to a new report by London-based Roskill. Asian salt consumption alone is projected to rise by nearly 5%/y to 2018 and by then, the region is forecast[…]

Mintec says it is further distancing itself “from the competition with the newest release of MineSight Schedule Optimizer. Version 8.2 of the software supports average stockpile reclaim in multiperiod scheduling, a feature long-sought by mine engineers.” Multiple optimisations can be run concurrently on the same machine, which will help clients who want to set up[…]

Minetec has introduced SMARTS II, an enhanced version of its flagship mine management and control system. Minetec says SMARTS II brings an entirely new level of productivity to underground mining operations through improved 3D graphics and reporting capability, dynamic scheduling of real-time events, and easy-to-import mine planning formats. Minetec has improved the intelligence inherent in[…]

Altaaqa Global, as a global temporary power and energy solution specialist, recently won Power Project of the Year for its Yemen power project in Aden. Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power was highly commended for its contribution to product innovation, social responsibility and impressive delivery during the Middle East Electricity Awards 2014, held at the Dubai[…]

The latest State of the Market report from SNL Metals & Mining reveals that while the minerals exploration sector recorded lower drilling activity, funds raised by the mining sector saw a near three-fold increase from the (restated) $2.2 billion raised during the September quarter, to $6.2 billion in the three months to the end of[…]