Archives: Mining industry recognition

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has welcomed the announcement by Adani (an Indian company) that the Carmichael coal mine and rail projects have received Final Investment Decision approval. Greg Evans, Executive Director – Coal, MCA notes that the decision “follows a rigorous approval process that has stretched over a six year period and also[…]

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has been named aluminium company of the year at the Platts Global Metals awards. The awards ceremony took place in London and brought together the global metals industry. EGA was recognised as ‘Industry Leader – Aluminium’. Abdulla Kalban,[…]

Fortescue Metals Group has been awarded the esteemed ‘Metals Company of the Year’ for all-round excellence at the S&P Global Platts, Global Metals Awards, as well as ‘Industry Leadership Award – Raw Materials and Mining’. Accepting the awards at a ceremony in London last week, Chief Executive Officer Nev Power said, “It is an honour[…]

Area doubled compared to the first event as a response to exhibiting companies increasing demand for space. II Metallic Mining Hall will be sponsored by MATSA, Cobre Las Cruces, Maxam, Atlas Copco and the Mining Engineering Association of the South of Spain. The Metallic Mining Hall (MMH), to be held at the Seville Conference and[…]

At the annual general meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) on April 30, 2017, Roy Slack, P.Eng. was announced as the Incoming President Elect of the CIM. Slack said “It is an honour to be nominated and appointed to this position and it is a great opportunity to give back[…]

For developing the Maverick range of dedicated light duty vehicles (LDV) for mining, which provide maintenance, repair and lifecycle advantages never before seen on the market, Fermel has been named a finalist for the Swedish Steel Prize 2017. The Swedish Steel Prize is an international prize that honors the art of engineering and innovation in[…]

Peter J. Bryant, Managing Partner of Clareo and Board Chair, Development Partner Institute, recently attended the PDAC in Toronto, and wrote an article about the necessity for innovation after meeting with more than 25 international mining ministers. Bryant attended PDAC 2017 to launch the transformative Development Partner Institute, of which he is the Board Chair,[…]

      More from the Wits School of Mining Engineering 120th anniversary celebrations last week. As already noted, gold mining can withstand the current headwinds and look forward to many decades of profitability, according to Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland, but only if miners embrace tomorrow’s technology, new skill sets and a more inclusive[…]

Celebrating 120 years of service to the mining industry, the Wits School of Mining Engineering is the seed from which the University of the Witwatersrand grew, and is now the largest mining school in the English-speaking world. “The School of Mining Engineering is one of the leading schools in the world. Our academics and students,[…]

Markus Rebmann, Markus Rebmann, Hatch’s Global Director, Metals and Mining Advisory suggests six questions that can help you determine if there are ways to do more with—and get more from—the operation you’ve got. Many of the points are very applicable to the article Tomorrow’s underground mine being published in the April magazine Are your assets[…]