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03 Dec 2018
Sandvik Rock Drills Innovation Center to open in Tampere in 2019
A new Rock Drills Innovation Center will open in 2019 at the Sandvik site in...
03 Dec 2018
Sandvik in strategic partnership with Russian coking coal miner Kolmar
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has secured a strategic partnership agreement with Kolmar. Located in...
03 Dec 2018
Laiva rises again; Nordic Gold pours first gold
Nordic Gold has completed the first pour of gold at its wholly-owned Laiva mine, near...
03 Dec 2018
DRA Global helps Asanko gold mine surpass 5 Mt/y capacity
DRA Global recently implemented an Advanced Milling Control System, using the MillSlicer instrument, on the...
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03 Dec 2018
FEATURE ARTICLE – Lighting
This month’s Spotlight Feature article covers lighting developments in mining both surface and underground, including...
03 Dec 2018
Katanga completes hot commissioning of Kamoto whole ore leach Phase 2
Katanga Mining has successfully completed the hot commissioning of Phase 2 of its whole ore...
03 Dec 2018
DRDGOLD gears up for Far West Gold Recoveries commissioning
DRDGOLD says commissioning of the Far West Gold Recoveries project, previously the West Rand Tailings...
03 Dec 2018
BELAZ 90 t mining truck of 90MT powered by Chinese Weichai engine
On 18 November, a delegation from Chinese engine major Weichai Group headed by Chairman of...
03 Dec 2018
Rio Tinto’s debut Amrun bauxite shipment sets sail
Rio Tinto has completed the first shipment of bauxite from its Amrun mine in Queensland,...
03 Dec 2018
Watpac mulls sales of Civil & Mining business
Watpac says it is in discussions with another party in regards to the sale of...
30 Nov 2018
Tacora hoping for Scully iron ore mine restart in 2019
The Scully iron ore mine in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, looks like restarting after...
30 Nov 2018
Licensing and permitting: ensuring a successful diamond core drilling programme
The only thing consistent about licensing and permitting is how inconsistent and variable it is...