Top-three driller Foraco pushes miners for longer contracts

TSX-listed drilling services firm Foraco International is looking to sign longer contracts with mining companies, especially the majors, rather than the one-year terms that have been the norm in the sector, chairperson and co-CEO Daniel Simoncini said in Toronto on May 20th. Read more

Mining Weekly | May 23, 2011 | 3:34 pm

Continuous mining machine attracts interest from South African coal miners

International mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus reports that its latest development, the 35M continuous miner, has attracted a lot of attention from South African colliery operators constantly on the lookout for machines that mine coal more cost effectively and efficiently. Read more

Mining Weekly | May 19, 2011 | 1:44 pm

New cone crusher features only half the number of parts in a conventional unit

Engineering company C&E Engineering, which specializes in the refurbishment of jaw crushers and cone crushers, has developed a cone crusher that features half the number of parts that a normal cone crusher would use, enabling the end-user to perform maintenance easily and cut downtime. Read more

Mining Weekly | April 12, 2011 | 1:14 pm

Basil Read secures Mozambique coal mine contract

JSE-listed Basil Read has entered into an agreement with Beacon Hill Resources to develop the Minas Moatize coal mine, in Mozambique. Read more

Mining Weekly | April 12, 2011 | 1:08 pm

New centralized blasting system

Mining services company AEL Mining Services’ new Quickshot centralized blasting system will assist in improving health and safety in underground mining operations, […]

Mining Weekly | April 7, 2011 | 11:48 am

Potash junior successfully raises $20m

TSX V-listed IC Potash, which has projects in New Mexico, said on Thursday it had successfully raised $20-million in a bought deal […]

Mining Weekly | March 17, 2011 | 10:29 pm

BHP earmarks $80bn for expansions, plays down acquisitions

Mining Weekly reports that multicommodity miner BHP Billiton has committed to spend up to $80-billion by the end of 2015 to expand […]

Mining Weekly | February 16, 2011 | 5:56 pm

Western Coal sees ‘improvement’ on Canada rail, port congestion

Vancouver-based Western Coal, which has agreed to a C$3,3-billion takeover by rival Walter Energy, is seeing improvements in the logistics systems it […]

Mining Weekly | February 14, 2011 | 7:46 pm

Iron-ore junior Alderon sees interest in Canadian project

Mining Weekly reports that iron-ore junior Alderon Resources, which has a project on the Labrador-Quebec border, has already been seeing interest from […]

Mining Weekly | February 14, 2011 | 7:42 pm

Ivanhoe makes major DRC, SA copper discoveries

Ivanhoe Mines has made major “Tier 1” copper discoveries in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa, chief executive Robert Friedland […]

Mining Weekly | February 10, 2011 | 7:58 pm

Teck says met coal will stay ‘tight’

Teck Resources, the second-biggest producer of seaborne hard-coking coal, expects markets for the steelmaking ingredient will remain tight this year, CEO Don Lindsay […]

Mining Weekly | February 10, 2011 | 7:46 pm

Pilot Crushtec launches cash-saving stacking machine

Pilot Crushtec has launched its first fully mobile stacking machine in an effort to offer cash-saving solutions for customers. Read more

Mining Weekly | February 3, 2011 | 1:17 pm

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