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04 Aug 2014
Major Drilling completes the acquisition of Taurus Drilling
Major Drilling Group International has completed the previously announced acquisition of the assets and business...
04 Aug 2014
ThoroughTec will show advanced continuous miner and dragline simulators at Electra 2014
Global advanced training simulator provider ThoroughTec Simulation will be demonstrating its new CYBERMINE continuous miner...
04 Aug 2014
WCA publishes new sustainability and safety policy statements
The World Coal Association (WCA) has published two new policy statements highlighting the importance of...
04 Aug 2014
Duratread announces expanded range of tyres
Duratread and DRC who have been cooperating on sales and marketing projects since 2006, have...
01 Aug 2014
Atlas Copco launches hydraulic handheld rock drill aimed at great depths
The new hydraulic underground handheld rock drill-system (HRD100) from Atlas Copco is one of the...
01 Aug 2014
Industry chiefs meet Minister of Mines to plan Mali’s gold mining future
 At the end of July, the chief executives of the three largest gold mining companies...
01 Aug 2014
Better way to process copper/uranium ore at Olympic Dam?
In August 2012 BHP Billiton announced its intention to investigate an alternative, less capital-intensive design...
01 Aug 2014
Harmony Gold Mining bioenergy project on tailings
VIASPACE partner Selectra and Harmony Gold Mining Co recently formally announced Harmony's implementation of the...
31 Jul 2014
Atlas Copco's Rig Control System enhanced with Auto Rod Change technology
Atlas Copco’s Rig Control System (RCS) continues its legacy of enabling automation to promote safe,...
31 Jul 2014
GO-Station refuelling operational at mine in Canada’s Arctic
The first three SEI GO-Stations are now operational in Canada’s high arctic at an undisclosed...
31 Jul 2014
Newmont to develop major new gold mine in Suriname
Newmont Mining will invest in developing the Merian gold mine in Suriname with, it reports,...
31 Jul 2014
IRMA draft Standard for Responsible Mining released for review
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), a group that includes stakeholders from the mining...