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09 Jan 2015
Aircraft refuelling for remote mine sites
High-pressure aviation refuelling system now being used in mining Originally designed for use by military forces,...
09 Jan 2015
Coal India sinks into more trouble, but strike ends
Coal India Ltd’s (CIL) new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sutirtha Bhattacharya only took up...
08 Jan 2015
Respecting the blind spots of large haul trucks
One of the challenges in training newly hired personnel to be haul truck operators is...
08 Jan 2015
Ffos-y-fran mine reaches landmark 5 Mt of coal processed
Miller Argent’s Ffos-y-fran mining facility has reached the landmark figure of 5 Mt of processed...
08 Jan 2015
Transmin opts for Atlas Copco hammers; and starts Yoshikawa feeder distribution
Bulk materials handling specialist Transmin has switched from using Rammer, to using Atlas Copco for...
08 Jan 2015
AVEVA acquires 8over8 and its ProCon project control and lifecycle software
AVEVA announced this week that it has acquired Northern Ireland-based 8over8 Ltd, whose flagship product...
07 Jan 2015
Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2014
This report from the IEA contains market analysis and forecasts to 2019 (132 pages, ISBN...
07 Jan 2015
Doosan launches new mid-size excavators for small mines with numerous improvements
Providing significantly improved performance compared to the previous ‘LC-3’ Stage IIIB models, Doosan has launched...
07 Jan 2015
ICMI certification requirements now available in Chinese, French and Spanish
The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) has announced that Chinese, French and Spanish translations of...
07 Jan 2015
Anglo American tries again for permission to develop Drayton mine extension project
Last month Anglo American formally submitted its intention to develop the Drayton mine extension project...
06 Jan 2015
Consortium to develop 30 Mt/y Tavan Tolgoi coal mine
It is widely reported that a consortium of China’s Shenhua Energy, Japan’s Sumitomo and Mongolia’s...
06 Jan 2015
New Pilbara railway negotiations a boost for Flinders Mines
Flinders Mines has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s approval for negotiations to commence that could...