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29 Oct 2014
Automation in mining: six challenges to successful realisation
Australia’s resource industry is being transformed by the increasing use of automation technologies that target...
29 Oct 2014
Marthinusen & Coutts awarded synchronous condenser contract in DRC
Marthinusen & Coutts, a division of Actom, has been awarded the contract for a second...
29 Oct 2014
Hillhead Quarry Exhibition 2016 dates announced
QMJ, the organiser of the Hillhead Quarry Exhibition, has announced that the 17th edition of...
29 Oct 2014
SSAB launches Laser Plus steels
SSAB has developed a new generation of steels for laser cutting designed to meet the...
28 Oct 2014
Research to improve block cave mine ventilation
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded a $1.25 million contract...
28 Oct 2014
Cadia East mine achieves major caving milestone
Newcrest reports that the Cadia East mine has reached a major milestone with the safe...
28 Oct 2014
Total silver investment may increase by 1,000 Moz over the next decade
Investors are likely to increase their net silver purchases in the years ahead, largely due...
28 Oct 2014
ME Elecmetal reports successful Earth Movement Workshop
The 1st Workshop on Earth Movement organised by ME Elecmetal Chile took place in Antofagasta,...
27 Oct 2014
Developing alternative explosives: blasting without NOx hazard
In Australia, CRCMining is developing cutting-edge blasting solutions to eliminate the serious hazard of post...
27 Oct 2014
Improved Atlas answers mine planners’ needs
MineSight presented numerous improvements in last week’s release of Atlas 1.9, many of them in...
27 Oct 2014
Dassault Systèmes release new scheduling software
Dassault Systèmes has released the latest version of GEOVIA MineSched™. The software has been claimed...
27 Oct 2014
Rio Tinto extends tenure of CFO and Chief Executive
The Rio Tinto board has extended the tenure of Chief Executive Sam Walsh and CFO...