Canada’s Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA) has taken its training initiative to the next level with the introduction of two new ThoroughTec Cybermine surface and underground mining simulator systems. Recognising the value of simulators for safety (a theme of IM’s June issue), the YMTA has purchased four ‘plug-and-play’ interchangeable simulator cabs to cover four critical mining processes; [...]

At Bauma, Liebherr reported that although turnover fell by 16.9% there was no change in the size of the workforce and investments reached EUR656 million. “After the severe collapse of the international economy in the 2008-2009 winter half-year period, economic activity gradually stabilised by midway through 2009, and in the last two quarters of the [...]

New Dawn Mining has completed the technical studies and operational modelling for the installation of diesel powered generators that will provide the electrical capacity sufficient to ensure New Dawn's next production target of 22,000 to 23,000 oz/y of gold can be realised and maintained. New Dawn has issued commercial and technical enquires to suitable vendors to provide [...]

FLSmidth has won a contract worth $49 million from Detour Gold for the supply of equipment for its Detour Lake gold plant in northeast Ontario. The order includes two SAG mills, two ball mills and one gyratory crusher to be delivered over the course of this year and 2011. The open-pit plant will have a [...]

At Bauma 2010 Berco ROBUSTUS launched its brand new ROtating BUShing Track Undercarriage System. Normal experience is that 50% or more of the maintenance costs during the life of a crawler dozer or other crawler-mounted machine comes from undercarriage maintenance and repairs. Increasing the life of undercarriage components is a winning strategy to reduce ownership and [...]

With the re-organisation of its mining division and the recent acquisition of consultants, Lower Quartile Solutions (LQS), South African-based global minerals processing group, DRA, is ready to tackle hardcore mining projects. The new division, now known as DRA Mining, will offer complete mine development and construction solutions. Chiel van Niekerk, the division’s Managing Director, says, [...]

As shearers move up and down the face, trapping shoes attach the shearer to the haulage rack system joined to the AFC. A new type of trapping shoe developed by Bucyrus offers numerous advantages over the conventional design, the company says, including longer service life, greater flexibility, faster replacement and greater safety and ease of [...]

At Bauma 2010 in Munich Normet introduced the Spraymec 8100 VC, the most advanced model for concrete spraying in its Spraymec series. Read […]

Dr Ian Gould, Chairman of the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Experts Group has described the Henry Tax Review’s super tax on resources as a potentially unsuitable cyclical underwriter of Australia’s future health and retirement expectations. “Handled poorly, the super tax will mean Australia’s overall sovereign risk rating will fall, even if South Australia remains the best [...]

Atlas Copco is introducing a completely new hydraulic rock drill – the COP 3060ME/MEX – for use in surface drilling, which is […]

Uranium Exploration Australia (UXA) has completed the transfer of all of the assets and intellectual property of the Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN) borehole logging tool manufacturing and service business previously agreed with GeoInstruments. The purchase further strengthens UXA’s fully-owned borehole logging business, Geoscience Associated Australia, which prior to this agreement was the sole Australian licensed distributor [...]

Geovariances has released the latest version of its geostatistical software, Isatis. Version 10.0’s new functionalities include automated 3D multivariate variogram modelling, for intelligent fitting models, and the running of automatic workflows from batch procedures. The program has increased performance through parallel processing - supporting Sequential Gaussian, Sequential Indicator, Kriging and Turning Bands simulations.