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14 Oct 2010
Rusal offers technical help to the Hungarian tailings spill disaster and future such occurences around the world
RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, has offered its expert support to help tackle the...
14 Oct 2010
ABB supplies GMD technology to Escondida copper mine in Chile
ABB will supply a new gearless mill drive (GMD) system to Minera Escondida. The contract...
13 Oct 2010
Massive integrated lead producer, The Doe Run Co, reaches landmark environmental agreement
Doe Run has agreed to spend up to $7.5 million on several environmental improvement projects....
13 Oct 2010
Minimising downtime: Anglo Technical Services switches to ANSYS to improve mining productivity
Software is a focus of the November issue of International Mining and top miner Anglo American has...
13 Oct 2010
New guide on mining and Indigenous Peoples from the ICMM
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released Good Practice Guide: Indigenous Peoples and...
12 Oct 2010
The 33 San Jose copper/gold miners could see daylight very soon
Events, thankfully, have overtaken the Leader in International Mining October that is currently mailing to...
12 Oct 2010
Trimble acquires Terralite assets from Novariant to expand its positioning technology portfolio for open pits
Trimble has acquired the Terralite assets from Novariant to expand its portfolio of positioning solutions....
12 Oct 2010
In-house assembly of Bucyrus RH90C excavator under real field conditions
As part of the continuous improvement program, Dortmund based Bucyrus HEX carried out a special...
12 Oct 2010
Managing risk – Strategic Thought Group’s Active Risk Manager
The many different types of risk in mining include those associated with performance, regulations, health...
11 Oct 2010
Caterpillar/Rio Tinto: five-year agreement for global supply of mining machines and services
Caterpillar has agreed a five-year deal with leading international mining group, Rio Tinto, to support and...
11 Oct 2010
Peruvian mineral potential attracts investors from around the world
Peru's great mining potential is increasingly awakening interest in world investors. "Early this year we...
11 Oct 2010
WEG VSDs ensure optimum safety on man-riding conveyor in platinum mine
WEG Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) and WEG electric motors have provided the solution for ensuring...