MINING.COM Staff Writer

The revival of Victoria’s gold sector, coupled with emerging opportunities in other base metals, mineral sands, geothermal energy, and some of Australia’s most likely locations for underground carbon storage, will all be on the agenda at the 2009 Paydirt Resources Victoria Conference. Since 2008, Victoria’s minerals industry has been bolstered by a variety of legislative [...]

September’s issue of International Mining is nearing its editorial closing, including the annual examination of the latest in Drives and Controls. On that very subject, Lubrication Engineers (L.E.) explains that contamination is the number 1 cause of failure in any mechanical application. Since every mine has a sizeable investment in the equipment that is owned [...]

Attached please find a press release on: Rockwell Automation recently announced the addition of process device configuration using (FDT) technology to its FactoryTalk AssetCentre asset management software. The addition will further assist manufacturers

operation for over a decade in Australia serving Core sector industries such as Power, Water & Effluent treatment, Mining, Ship building and other Process Industries.It’s compact rugged design, proven reliable performance, economically price

Austin Engineering has made another move in its international expansion with the acquisition of the Chile-based steel dump truck body business of Conymet. Austin says “the business is the leading manufacturer and supplier of steel truck bodies in Chile. Based in Antofagasta in Northern Chile, the business is strategically located next to the major copper mines in [...]

Arch Coal Inc. says it will build a plant at a western Colorado mine to remove impurities that have contributed to a production slowdown and layoffs.

Caterpillar’s chairman and chief executive, Jim Owens, offered a cautiously upbeat assessment of the company’s outlook on Tuesday, saying it would remain profitable even if the current downturn stretched into what he called a "great recession."