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04 Sep 2013
Coalition’s exploration boost for Australian juniors
The commitment from the federal Coalition to introduce an Exploration Development Incentive for investors in...
04 Sep 2013
Seeing Machines wins major contract with BHP Billiton
Seeing Machines has been awarded a $1.5million order for its Driver State System (DSS) from...
04 Sep 2013
CSIRO says X-ray vision can find hidden gold
James Tickner, Office of the Chief Executive Science Leader, CSIRO writes: “Globally, the minerals industry...
03 Sep 2013
Micromine signs Academic Agreement with Camborne School of Mines
Micromine, provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, has signed an...
03 Sep 2013
M&C repairs large DC motor on site at Konkola copper mine
Marthinusen & Coutts recently performed a comprehensive on-site repair of a large DC winder motor...
03 Sep 2013
LiuGong to showcase new large tonnage excavator at Jakarta International Mining Expo
LiuGong is to showcase the 950E large tonnage excavator at the Jakarta International Mining Expo...
03 Sep 2013
Weir Minerals Africa to ship major cyclone order to Sentinel project
Weir Minerals Africa is poised to ship a substantial order for a complete cyclone package...
02 Sep 2013
Modern Open Pits
Open pit mines are getting bigger, and as...
02 Sep 2013
Positive results for Marenica Energy on ore from the Marenica uranium project in Namibia
Marenica is continuing test work on its proprietary U‐pgrade™ beneficiation technology. Recent flowsheet optimisation test...
02 Sep 2013
GVK Hancock opts for innovative dragline and bucketwheel system for overburden removal
Australian coal producer, GVK Hancock, says it has been "searching the world" to investigate the...
02 Sep 2013
KUC to employ Outotec flash smelting and converting technology
Outotec is to supply the latest flash smelting technology improvements to the upgrade of  Rio...
30 Aug 2013
Liebherr to open new components factory to meet long term demand
In August 2013, Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH began building an additional plant in Biberach an der...