Bucyrus to deliver India’s first highwall miner for Cuprum Bagrodia coal operation

Bucyrus has received an order for a highwall miner from India - the first technology of its kind in the country. The machine will be operated by Cuprum Bagrodia (CB) of Kolkata at SECL's Sharda OC project and is expected to commence operation during the Q4, 2010. The operation contains multiple horizontal coal seams with [...]

International Mining | May 17, 2010 | 6:15 pm

Bucyrus to deliver India’s first highwall miner for Cuprum Bagrodia coal operation

Bucyrus has received an order for a highwall miner from India - the first technology of its kind in the country. The machine will be operated by Cuprum Bagrodia (CB) of Kolkata at SECL's Sharda OC project and is expected to commence operation during the Q4, 2010. The operation contains multiple horizontal coal seams with [...]

International Mining | May 17, 2010 | 6:15 pm

South Crofty to breathe life back into Cornish mining with gold and lithium, and more

South Crofty and Cornwall in general mean a lot to hard rock mining people from England. The county was the world's leading metal producer back in the 1860s. So, its good to hear from Barry Wills that Europe's last working tin mine, which closed 12 years ago, is on the brink of reopening as a polymetallic [...]

International Mining | May 17, 2010 | 6:00 pm

South Crofty to breathe life back into Cornish mining with gold and lithium, and more

South Crofty and Cornwall in general mean a lot to hard rock mining people from England. The county was the world's leading metal producer back in the 1860s. So, its good to hear from Barry Wills that Europe's last working tin mine, which closed 12 years ago, is on the brink of reopening as a polymetallic [...]

International Mining | May 17, 2010 | 6:00 pm

FLSmidth to work for JPMC’s new phosphate rock terminal in Jordan

FLSmidth is being awarded a contract worth approximately EUR70 million by Afcons Infrastructure, India who signed a contract worth approximately $200 million with Jordan Phosphate Mines Co (JPMC) for a new phosphate rock terminal. The terminal will be located about 25 km south of Aqaba - Jordan.

International Mining | May 17, 2010 | 10:15 am

ABB commissions gearless mill drive system at Teck’s Carmen de Andacollo copper mine

ABB’s gearless mill drive system should improve energy efficiency and provide increased process availability at Teck’s Carmen de Andacollo copper mine.  Read more […]

International Mining | May 12, 2010 | 5:18 pm

Galaxy Resources to use solar and wind energy at Australian lithium mine

Galaxy Resources has placed an order with Swan Energy to install 15 large solar panels and two wind turbines generating a total 214 MWh/y of clean green energy at its lithium operation in Ravensthorpe. The company will be the first mine site in Australia to install the state-of-the-art solar generation tracking technology which will supplement [...]

International Mining | May 11, 2010 | 6:40 pm

LKAB gets the go-ahead for new iron ore mine in Sweden

LKAB has been granted an environmental permit for the new open-pit mine at Gruvberget, near the village of Svappavaara in Kiruna, Sweden. “We are very pleased, now we can open LKAB’s first iron ore mine in 50 years,” says President, Lars-Eric Aaro.  The plan is to gradually increase production at the new mine up to [...]

International Mining | May 11, 2010 | 6:30 pm

Xstrata Copper rethinks exploration program in light of Australian resource tax plan

Xstrata Copper’s North Queensland Division has suspended its regional exploration program in light of the Australian Government’s proposed 40% resource super profits […]

International Mining | May 11, 2010 | 9:11 am

SRK opens mining consultancy office in DRC copper centre

Consulting engineers and scientists, SRK  Consulting, has planted another base firmly in African soil, formally opening its office in Lubumbashi in the Democratic […]

International Mining | May 7, 2010 | 2:56 pm

Projects progress, despite Australian resource tax plans and Colombian mining code changes

Both big and small miners with interests in Australia have been speaking out against the proposed resource tax plans. Mincor Resources is one […]

International Mining | May 7, 2010 | 2:55 pm

DRA starts work on Hakhano 240 t/h coal washing facility

DRA has commenced construction of a new 240 t/h export coal washing facility at the Hakhano coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Read […]

International Mining | May 7, 2010 | 2:39 pm

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