TECHNOLOGY

N Manitoba Mining Academy buys ThoroughTec LHD/ADT equipment simulators

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
The newly formed Northern Manitoba Mining Academy has chosen two CYBERMINE equipment simulators for its training programmes.

AEL deploys largest electronic blast with its DigiShot Plus system at major SA coal mine

Monday , 16 Aug 2010
A trial blast using AEL's DigiShot Plus electronic initiation system has been successfully carried out at one of the country's largest coal mines.

Drill rig simulator bought for Northam Platinum's Booysendal project

Monday , 16 Aug 2010
A new simulator for training on Sandvik's DD220 drill rig has been sold by South African sim manufacturer Thoroughtec for training for the new Booysendaal platinum mining project.

E-business brings mine supplies within a mouse-click

Friday , 06 Aug 2010
Ordering anything from heavy equipment to office stationery for remote mining and exploration operations is easy nowadays using internet business platforms.

Outotec shares rise on strong sales pipeline

Thursday , 05 Aug 2010
But, while the mining technology firm is forecasting higher sales, Q2 profits fell below expectation

Immersive releases new range of surface and u/g mining equipment simulators

Tuesday , 03 Aug 2010
Australia's Immersive Technologies has announced an improved range of mining equipment simulators for surface and underground mining training.

Outotec to deliver chromite sintering technology to Xstrata Merafe ferrochrome ops

Tuesday , 03 Aug 2010
Finnish metallurgical specialist, Outotec, will supply chromite sintering equipment, echnology and training to South Africa's Xstrata Merafe

Alternative to mercury for gold recovery for small-scale miners to demo in Suriname

Friday , 30 Jul 2010
U.S. technology firm, Haber Inc. is to demonstrate its STAMP mercury abatement technology to the Suriname Government

Massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project moves to EPCM phase with Fluor

Thursday , 22 Jul 2010
Fluor Corporation, which has been involved on Mongolia's major Oyu Tolgoi mine development ,virtually from the start, has now been awarded the PM and EPCM work to take the project through to production.

Gold Fields awards Tarkwa gold plant studies to MDM

Monday , 19 Jul 2010
Gold Fields Ghana has awarded MDM Engineering Group a study contract for optimising the reclamation and re-processing of one of its leach pads and of its crushing plant at Tarkwa

Ausenco awarded contract for major Canadian copper-gold project

Monday , 19 Jul 2010
Australian engineering company, Ausenco, has been awarded a major contract forTaseko Mines' big Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia.

Metalysis looking for partners for titanium plant

Monday , 19 Jul 2010
The British technology firm says it is in talks with potential partners to help it build a $10, low-cost titanium plant

Improved ventilation system for u/g mining

Sunday , 18 Jul 2010
Underground ventilation specialist, Sweden's GIA Industries, has come up with a number of improvements in its systems for the mining and tunnelling sectors.

MDM awarded andalusite expansion project in Peru

Thursday , 15 Jul 2010
South African engineering group MDM has been awarded the contract for the engineering work to double the size of Andalucita SA's andalusite processing plant in Peru.

Germany's Süd-Chemie will build lithium iron phosphate plant in Quebec

Tuesday , 13 Jul 2010
An award-winning Mitsubishi electric car, which begins its trials this fall in Canada, could eventually be powered by Canadian lithium.

ANSTO carries out successful extraction of uranium from lignite source

Monday , 12 Jul 2010
Uranium ore processing specialist, ANSTO Minerals, has proved that uranium may be extractable successfully from a uranium-rich lignite source using conventional processes

Cleaning up Powder River Basin coal emissions

Friday , 09 Jul 2010
Arch Coal licenses ADA-ES technology to clean up PRB coal emissions

Freeport's Morenci copper mine contracts for driver monitoring equipment

Wednesday , 07 Jul 2010
To improve open pit safety, Freeport McMoran's Morenci mine is to employ DSS driver monitoring equipment from Seeing Machines for its truck fleet.

Major Copper miner Kazakhmys selects Mincom for mine planning and design

Wednesday , 30 Jun 2010
Mincom MineScape will enable one of world's largest copper producers to improve the productivity, efficiency of its mining operations while decreasing costs

Fluor wins $1.3 bln Caserones copper mine contract in Chile

Tuesday , 29 Jun 2010
$1.3 bln major copper project will help push Fluor's work backlog over $30 bln in Q2, but the company admits it is lower margin work than its oil business.

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