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02 Mar 2010
World’s largest HPGR drive system for Boddington gold mine
ABB has successfully commissioned the world's largest high pressure grinding roll (HPGR) drive system for...
02 Mar 2010
South Australia to become uranium powerhouse
Despite a slight drop in volume, the value of Australian uranium exports exceeded A$1 billion...
02 Mar 2010
Outotec wins big copper contract in Chile
Outotec has signed a contract with Codelco for the design and delivery of a copper...
01 Mar 2010
Efficient emulsion supply helps double platinum ore output
AEL Zimbabwe, a member of the international AEL Mining Services group, has partnered with Zimplats...
01 Mar 2010
Crushing, loading and down-the-hole technologies at Bauma
Nominated for an innovation award in the machinery component category, Bauer Maschinen's down-the-hole (DTH) flushing...
01 Mar 2010
Top price ever paid for a rough diamond
Petra Diamonds' 507 ct Cullinan Heritage was sold on Friday for $35.3 million, the highest...
28 Feb 2010
Kinross Gold to advise on Russian foreign investment
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has appointed Kinross Gold Corp to...
27 Feb 2010
The year of the survivor and the opportunist in mining
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 2009 mining M&A saw significant decreases in values and also changes in...
27 Feb 2010
Block caving is the future for underground mining
As International Mining prepares its April issue, including a look at the latest in block...
26 Feb 2010
Updates on Rio’s iron ore/coal operations, Newmont’s exploration/development plans and Sherritt’s Ambatovy project – all in Project News
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (February 26): Rio Tinto has started producing...
26 Feb 2010
Follow the fast development of Australia’s uranium sector
Australia's surging uranium industry - propelled by rapidly advancing new exploration projects in its three...
26 Feb 2010
New wheel loaders, ADTs and more for Bauma
With less than a month to go before the start of the show International Mining...