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20 Oct 2010
Managing tyres at an Arctic iron ore mine
OTR Tyres has been managing an earthmover tyre contract at the Sydvaranger mine near Kirkenes...
19 Oct 2010
Patriot Coal Wells preparation plant receives prestigious Sentinels of Safety award
As we collect information for December's feature on coal preparation (send editorial contributions to [email protected])...
19 Oct 2010
Cabo Drilling Panama awarded drill contract by Minera Panama
Minera Panama, a subsidiary of Inmet Mining Corp, has awarded Cabo Drilling Corp subsidiary Cabo Drilling...
19 Oct 2010
ContiTech buys Chinese mining conveyor belt manufacturer
The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group is acquiring the conveyor belt operations of Tianjin Xinbinhai Conveyor...
19 Oct 2010
OMA helps set protocols to capture fugitive dust emissions
The Ontario Mining Association's (OMA) Environment Committee helped set in motion the development of a...
18 Oct 2010
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto terminate iron ore production JV
On June 5, 2009, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto signed core principles to establish a production...
18 Oct 2010
South African PGMs – the power squeeze
RBC Capital Markets notes that South Africa has been plagued by a power shortage since...
18 Oct 2010
Wilden Advanced Series metal AODD pumps handle rugged mining conditions
 Wilden®, a worldwide leader in air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, has a reputation of producing pumps...
18 Oct 2010
Launch of the OneGeology-Europe Web GeoPortal
On October 27, in Paris, the closing event of OneGeology-Europe will take place (http://www.onegeology-europe.org/). Experts...
15 Oct 2010
The surface crawler drill of the future – in Shanghai
Atlas Copco's futuristic vision of a surface drill crawler has been revealed to the world...
15 Oct 2010
Sandvik launches new range of low profile LHDs
Sandvik launched its new range of LHDs at a South Africam platinum conference - that...
15 Oct 2010
Nickel production worldwide forecast to rise marginally
Global nickel consumption is forecast to increase to around 1.3 Mt in calendar 2010, reflecting...