Amplats unveils fuel cell-powered mining locomotive

Thursday , 10 May 2012
The prototype is one of five fuel cell-powered locomotives that will be tested for underground use at one of Amplats' platinum mines.

Shaft Sinkers awarded Indian zinc-lead mine shaft contract

Tuesday , 08 May 2012
South African headquartered international;l underground development contractor, Shaft Sinkers has been awarded a multi shaft contract for Hindustan Zinc's Rampura Agucha mine in India.

BELAZ to build world's biggest mining truck

Wednesday , 02 May 2012
BELAZ, which manufactures the largest mining trucks built outside the U.S. is to build a 450t truck for release in 2013 - the largest mining truck in the world and dwarfing its current largest unit, the 360t 75601.

Datasat's remote communications microsite for the mining sector

Friday , 27 Apr 2012
Mines are often located in very remote areas with indifferent, or no, access to modern communications systems which are taken for granted in most places nowadays. This new microsite details the optuions available.

Sandvik's Q1 profit surprise

Friday , 27 Apr 2012
The Swedish machinery and tool maker posted a surprise rise in Q1 earnings on the back of strong demand in the West and record sales in its industrial tools business

Caterpillar Inc posts better-than-expected Q1 profit

Wednesday , 25 Apr 2012
The 29% profit increase in the first quarter beat analyst expectations as the firm relied on its growing mining business and sales to U.S. buyers looking to replace aging equipment.

Atlas Copco blasthole drills for South African iron ore mine

Thursday , 19 Apr 2012
Swedish headquartered Atlas Copco has been selected to supply its Pit Viper blasthold drill rigs to Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen iron ore mining division in South Africa.

Fighting dust at Teck's Carmen de Andacollo copper mine

Thursday , 12 Apr 2012
An enhanced Dustfighter system from Italy's DF Ecology to mitigate mine dust has been designed for Teck's Carmen de Andacollo open pit copper/gold mine in Chile

Foskor phosphate flotation plant contract awarded to MDM

Thursday , 05 Apr 2012

Vanadium-titanium-iron solvent extraction test program going to plan

Wednesday , 04 Apr 2012
A pilot plant for a new proprietary solvent extraction process to treat an iron ore, vanadium, titanium mining project is running according to expectations

Freeport's Cerro Verde copper mine buys ABB mill drives for huge expansion project

Friday , 30 Mar 2012
ABB has been contracted to supply the gearless mill drives for Freeport's massive Cerro Verde copper/moly mine expansion in Peru which will raise mill throughput from the current 120,000 tonne/day to 360,000 tonne/day.

Coal quality sampling criticality being addressed by Multotec

Thursday , 29 Mar 2012
Effective and accurate sampling of coal deliveries to major industrial consumers is critical and South Africa's Multotec is at the forefront of equipment supply to ensure this.

Rio takes Indian partner in further developing its Mine of the Future programme

Wednesday , 28 Mar 2012
Mega miner Rio Tinto has inaugurated a strategic state-of-the-art Innovation Centre with iGATE Patni in Pune. India to "play a crucial role in facilitating and leveraging next generation automated technologies for mining operations."

Impala Platinum mine construction contracts worth $75.9 million for Shaft Sinkers

Wednesday , 28 Mar 2012
South African headquartered specialist mine development contractor, Shaft Sinkers, has been awarded two new development contracts and an extension to an existing one, at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operations.

New multi-purpose single boom drill rig for tunnelling and mining

Saturday , 17 Mar 2012
Atlas Copco has launched a new multi-purpose single boom drill rig for use in both mining and tunneling projects. Diesel-powered and carrying its own water supply it can be used where no electrical or water infrastructure is yet available.