MAIA detector for fast XRF-based analyses

Collaboration between the CSIRO’s Minerals Down Under and Australia’s Brookhaven National Laboratory has led to the development of a new massively paralleled detector […]

International Mining | January 10, 2011 | 10:09 am

Cargill to work with Magnetation on low grade iron ore recovery

Agricultural giant Cargill has taken a step into the iron ore mining and processing sector, with the announcement of an agreement with Magnetation Inc of Nashwauk, Minnesota, under which the companies will explore opportunities “to develop and utilise Magnetation’s proprietary mineral processing technology.” According to Magnetation, the patent-pending Rev 3 separator technology allows mining operators to recover a marketable, high-grade [...]

International Mining | January 9, 2011 | 4:17 pm

Barminco partners with Immersive Technologies for underground mine training technology

Barminco has boosted training capacity and reinforced its approach to safety with the purchase of a UG360 Advanced Equipment Simulator from one […]

International Mining | December 23, 2010 | 9:58 am

Shaft Sinkers to list on London Stock Exchange

Shaft Sinkers Holding, the South African developer of vertical and decline shafts for underground mines and infrastructure, has announced its intention to […]

International Mining | December 22, 2010 | 5:39 pm

World’s first commercial wireless blast initiating system could revolutionize mining

In what it describes as “a world first,”  Orica Mining Services has unveiled a commercial wireless initiating system “that has the potential to […]

International Mining | December 9, 2010 | 2:57 pm

JKTech Partners With EduMine “to deliver worldclass online courses to a global mining audience”

JKTech, the technology transfer company for the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre and the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at The University of […]

International Mining | December 9, 2010 | 2:55 pm

Mining strong – Atlas Copco sees sales back at 2008 level

At Atlas Copco’s annual press lunch in London this week, Björn Rosengren, Senior Executive Vice President, Construction and Mining Technique (CMT), reported […]

International Mining | December 8, 2010 | 4:46 pm

Rio Tinto creates new $10 million Centre for Underground Mine Construction

img_sd_d5047_w0c2079.jpg On November 25, Rio Tinto announced the establishment of the Rio Tinto Centre for Underground Mine Construction (RTC-UMC) at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Rio Tinto will be investing $10 million dollars over five years to undertake research at the centre.

International Mining | November 28, 2010 | 5:45 pm

New Sonic drill rig will fit in 6 m (20′) shipping container

Sonic Drill, a world leader in sonic drilling technology, has engineered and released a sonic drill rig that can fit within a shipping container. Its inventor has also won an innovation award.

International Mining | November 28, 2010 | 5:32 pm

How Queensland’s resource dollars turbocharge state economy

century2_wideweb__470x2960.jpg A$707 a second is how much the Queensland minerals and energy resources sector spends on goods and services from Queensland businesses; wages and salaries paid to its Queensland employees, and voluntary community contributions to Queensland communities. This is just a sample of the data available from a new website www. Queenslandeconomy.com.au

International Mining | November 28, 2010 | 5:01 pm

Highlights from the ninth annual London Gold Conference

Recently RBC Capital Markets held its ninth Annual Gold Conference in London - hosting CEOs of the world’s largest gold companies. RBC reports the reoccurring themes from its ‘In Conversation With’ forum and audience polls.

International Mining | November 28, 2010 | 4:03 pm

Doppelmayr rope conveyor concept study looks promising for Apurimac iron ore

Apurimac Ferrum (AF) has commenced a concept-level study into the potential for a rope conveyor (by Doppelmayr) for the Apurimac project in Peru. […]

International Mining | November 25, 2010 | 1:38 pm

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