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17 Oct 2011
Minesight kriging programs answer need for speed
Thanks to multithreading, Mintec now offers dramatically faster kriging capabilities in its MineSight suite of...
17 Oct 2011
New version of Gemcom Minex geology and mine planning targets growing number of underground coal mines
Gemcom Software International has released Gemcom MinexTM 6.1, the latest version of the industry's only...
17 Oct 2011
Fraser Institute Mining Survey 2011 – your opinion sought
The Fraser Institute, a leading Canadian economic think tank, conducts an annual survey of how...
14 Oct 2011
Flanders Electric SureTrip dipper spool reel a boost for rope shovel productivity
A gear motor drive assembly and cable spool reel engineered for rope shovels has dramatically...
14 Oct 2011
Pilot Crushtec launches all new TwisterTrac VS300 mobile crusher
Crushing and screening equipment producer Pilot Crushtec has launched its new TwisterTrac VS300 impact crusher,...
14 Oct 2011
Latest graphic of the proposed Port Spencer deepwater iron ore port
Centrex Metals proposes to construct a deep water marine port on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia...
14 Oct 2011
Arch Coal tests mine emergency response plan in Virginia
Arch Coal, the US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the...
13 Oct 2011
Supply of idled draglines drying up…new orders on horizon
Several very large potential dragline contracts are close to being signed with major coal groups...
13 Oct 2011
Redpath launches the Redbore 90, the newest raisedrill in its global fleet
The latest addition to the Redbore family of raise drills from the Redpath Group, mining...
13 Oct 2011
UNEP study confirms DRC’s potential as world environmental powerhouse but warns of critical threats
UNEP says social entrepreneurs hold the key for job creation and green economy transformation in...
13 Oct 2011
Goldex mine initiates program to assess, monitoring and Remediate water inflow and subsidence issue
Grouting of a weaker, fractured, volcanic rock unit in the eastern end of the hangingwall...
12 Oct 2011
Lundin Mining the subject of our next Great Mines series from December
IM's Great Mines series recently looked in-depth at two very different mining groups - the...