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20 Mar 2019
History being rewritten as West Cumbria’s Woodside Colliery gets planning approval
On 19 March 2019, a historic decision was made when Cumbria County Council (CCC) formally...
20 Mar 2019
Shaft sinking almost complete at Caledonia’s Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe
Caledonia Mining says it has now reached a depth of 1,150 m at its Central...
18 Mar 2019
Murray & Roberts Cementation to sink ventilation shaft at Palabora copper mine
Murray & Roberts Cementation says it has been awarded a contract by Palabora Mining Co...
18 Mar 2019
ALROSA weighs up restoration and closure options at Mir underground diamond mine
Following the analysis of several options for deposit opening and deep level development, ALROSA has...
08 Mar 2019
Sika to acquire Canadian dry shotcrete manufacturer King Packaged Materials
Sika has agreed to acquire King Packaged Materials Company, a large independent Canadian manufacturer of...
08 Mar 2019
Major miners join Mining3 and SMI for Cave Mining 2040
Mining3 and the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) have joined forces with Newcrest...
06 Mar 2019
Murray & Roberts underground mining order book looking healthy across the world
In its latest Financial Year 2019 H1 results (to end December 2018), South Africa-headquartered Murray...
06 Mar 2019
Herrenknecht brings boxhole backreaming to shaft sinking market
Herrenknecht expects to install one of its new boxhole backreaming machines in a mine in...
06 Mar 2019
Second UNEXMIN underwater mine robot bound for testing at Portuguese uranium mine
The pressure hull of the second UNEXMIN UX-1 robot – UX-1b – has recently been...
27 Feb 2019
Secondary mine ventilation providing positive cashflow and compliance
In its most significant move since entering the international mining supply market, Australian company Minetek...
27 Feb 2019
Variable rock mass pushes Rio off course at Oyu Tolgoi Underground project
Rio Tinto has said completion of the Oyu Tolgoi underground copper-gold mine, in Mongolia, could...
25 Feb 2019
Maestro Digital Mine launches its latest underground digital solution: EthernetI/O™
At the SME Annual Conference in Denver, Maestro Digital Mine has launched its latest digital...