FAMUR - a leading manufacturer of machines and equipment for the mining industry - concluded in the period from 1 December 2011 to 5 January 2012, a series of individual contracts with Kompania Węglowa S.A. totaling more than PLN 179 million.

Copper Mine BOR in Eastern Serbia, which is one of the largest copper mines in Europe, has installed an Eriez Metalarm 3600 Hawk Metal Detector to protect their crushers.

Volvo Construction Equipment Region Europe has signed a partnership agreement with Sweden’s CeDe Group AB that will see a wide range of specialist machines made available through the Volvo CE European distribution network.

Intergraph® has released the newest version of Standard Database for SmartPlant® Reference Data, a pre-configured, best-practice solution to enable rapid implementation of SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine® 3D (collectively known as Smart 3D), and materials management.

Laurentian University in Ontario is pleased to announce that the provincial government is supporting Laurentian University led research with a combined investment of $2.67 million.

Metso will supply minerals processing equipment to Taigang Group Lanxian Mining Co. Ltd, (TISCO), the largest stainless steel manufacturer in China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

Breedon Aggregates Limited is now the largest independent aggregates operator in the UK, with 23 quarries, 18 asphalt plants and 27 concrete plants in England and Scotland, employing in the region of 700 people.

Mine Site Technologies (MST) has been recognized by the prestigious Australian International Design Award organization for the fit-for-purpose design of its underground mining Cap Lamp.

Central Rand Gold provides an update on the Acid Mine Drainage situation at its operations in the Central Rand Basin.

A new cost-effective way to process nickel laterites known as the DNi Process will be thoroughly examined by a test plant currently being built in Western Australia.

Montreal-based Major Wire Industries Limited now offers a full line of new 1-foot x 2-foot (305 mm to 610 mm) Flex-Mat® 3 Self-Cleaning Modular screen media panels.

Wilden Pump and Engineering Co., has introduced two products that add greater efficiency to its Advanced Series of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps.