off-road1.jpg GFS Corp, a global leader in alternative fuel solutions for heavy-duty diesel engines, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Alpha Coal West, a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources, to convert three Caterpillar 793 (240 t) mine haul trucks to liquid natural gas (LNG) operation. The converted trucks will be operated at Alpha’s [...]

crusherlong1a1.jpg The main drive motor of the first huge thyssenkrupp in-pit crusher at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino Iron project was operated for 30 minutes in July 2011, marking an important milestone for the Chinese-owned magnetite project near Cape Preston in Western Australia. The crusher is the first unit of a series of equipment to be commissioned [...]

tsang_main.jpg The talk of the recent AIMEX show in Sydney, attended by International Mining, was a report looking at the future of the Aussie mining industry that highlights just how much potential for growth remains, but also warns against complacency. The landmark report by ANZ Bank and economic consultants Port Jackson Partners, released exclusively to The Australian, and reported [...]

rare-earth-metals-100614-02.jpg To coincide with the British Science Festival, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has just released a new ‘Risk List’ which ranks the risk to global supply of chemical elements of economic value. The list highlights vulnerable elements where global production is concentrated in a small number of countries, including metals which are critical to development of [...]

255.jpg Diemme Filtration, the long-standing manufacturer and supplier of global filter presses to the mining industry located in Lugo, Italy, has been acquired from the controlling Melandri family by Bilfinger Berger SE, a leading German multinational company in the building and industry services sectors. Bilfinger Berger stated that is expanding its range of services in filter technology, and that the [...]

red-images-adg-21-edit.jpg Mining services company ADG Global Supply (ASX: ADQ) has established a new London based office and distribution facilities in London and Antwerp as a part of an expansion into Europe. ADG says its “increased presence in Europe will allow the company to better service exploration and mining clients operating across Africa. ADG is a Western [...]

mary-river.jpg In a recent report, Intierra Resource Intelligence notes that by mine output, India is the fourth largest producer of zinc, and the sixth largest producer of lead. However, beyond production statistics, Intierra argues that the actual impact of Indian commerce on global mining is felt far more widely, especially in terms of recent Indian mining [...]

Sunridge Energy has signed a binding letter agreement with private US based Current Environmental Solutions (CES). The agreement gives Sunridge a five year exclusive license to use CES’s proprietary technology within the Alberta oil sands area to assist in the extraction of heavy oil. 

water.jpg Snowden has recently completed a feasibility study for a gold ore processing project. The project is located in a hot desert climate without any good and acceptable, available water source. The site has extreme heat during the day (45oC), an abrupt drop in temperature at night (10oC), and slight, erratic rainfall. The entire year’s rainfall [...]

rio-tinto-mine-in-pilbara.jpg Rio Tinto will invest $310 million to assure a sustainable water supply for its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, ensuring a sufficient resource to accommodate the expansion of annual production capacity up to the planned 333 Mt/y. The coastal water supply project, which involves construction of a new borefield and [...]

lgd_1.jpg FLSmidth MAAG Gear has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% shareholding in the Italian company Darimec, a highly specialised gear manufacturer which develops and produces girth gears, pinions and custom-made reducers for the mining and minerals sector. These products complement FLSmidth’s MAAG range for mining, which includes mill, belt conveyor and bucketwheel excavator gears. [...]

booyco.jpg Booyco Electronics has introduced the first locally designed and manufactured IS certified USB to RS485 media converter - suitable and readily available for general use on the South African market. This innovative new converter complements Booyco Electronic’s existing range of IS products which are available on an “off the shelf” basis, or as part of [...]