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27 Feb 2012
New president for the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI)
Douglas Morrison, Chair of Holistic Mining Practices, has been appointed as President and CEO of...
27 Feb 2012
New Brunswick, Finland, Alberta, Wyoming, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Nevada and Ireland are best juristrictions for mining
New Brunswick is the world's most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration and development in the...
27 Feb 2012
Promote mining, lift the speed limit on the Australian economy
Mitch Hooke, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) says "realising the opportunity of...
24 Feb 2012
IHC Merwede and DEME join venture developing deep-sea mining activities
During Indaba in Cape Town at the beginning of the month IM was able to...
24 Feb 2012
Rio Tinto expands Mine of the Future program with new technologies in underground tunnelling and mineral recovery
Rio Tinto is pushing ahead with its industry-leading Mine of the FutureTM programme, with plans...
24 Feb 2012
Atmospheric leaching extracts 90-95% of uranium and heavy rare earths at Kvanefjeld
Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd (GMEL) says "metallurgical developments that continue to enhance the Kvanefjeld...
24 Feb 2012
Copper prices to remain high in 2012
Despite some price retracing in 2011, the copper physical market fundamentals remain strong; with liquid...
23 Feb 2012
The leading refined tin producers generally reported lower 2011 output
The table below shows the results of a survey of the leading refined tin producers...
23 Feb 2012
New mine portable refuge chamber from MineARC Systems
MineARC Systems has launched a new ultra-portable refuge chamber range designed for tight underground confines such...
23 Feb 2012
iPhone app for conveyor calculations
Superior Industries, an American manufacturer of conveying equipment and conveyor components, has completed development of...
23 Feb 2012
MineSuite production information technology moves to MinLog
Mine technology provider Maptek and distribution partner MinLog have consolidated their MineSuite businesses. MinLog assumed all responsibility for the...
22 Feb 2012
Xylem dewaters Dannemora underground iron ore for future mining
Mining in Swedish Dannemora came to a halt in 1992. Due to a severe drop...