As International Mining prepares its April issue, including a look at the latest in block caving, Gemcom notes that Dr. Tony Diering, VP of Advanced Technologies with the company, will be speaking at the SME 2010 on Block Cave Scheduling using PCBC. Diering, who has been involved in the development of mining applications for more than [...]

With less than a month to go before the start of the show International Mining previews more from its April Bauma article. This includes Bell Equipment’s mark VI generation ADTs, LiuGong’s 842III wheel loader, Godwin Pumps’ two new Dri-Prime® pumps and Liebherr’s new 62-t crawler excavator. There are also details of four new Terex Finlay models. Manufacturers [...]

The second annual Investing In Nunavut event was held in Vancouver on January 17. The evening was marked by a presentation from the Honourable Deputy Premier, Peter Taptuna, the Government of Nunavut’s Minister of Economic Development and Transportation and Minister Responsible for Mines. Presentations were also heard from David Coffin, Editor of the Hard Rock [...]

“Better risk management by operators, advances in technology and greater emphasis on safety awareness in company and industry-wide programs have contributed to two consecutive years of record safety performance in US mines,” National Mining Association (NMA) Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs Bruce Watzman told the House Education and Labor Committee. Watzman emphasised that based on [...]

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn has responded to press reports that the Obama administration is considering market enticements to switch coal for natural gas in US electricity generation as part of the administration’s efforts to secure sufficient votes for climate legislation. He says “Creation of an artificial electricity generation market for [...]

As part of ongoing work to create a national Mining Plans Portal, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is asking: do you have the oldest mine plan in Great Britain? Mining has occurred in Great Britain for around 5,000 years. However, despite this, the earliest detailed maps (mine plans) are only as recent as the 18th [...]

 An investigation began today into the causes of a coal mine blast in northwest Turkey which killed 13 miners. The explosion happened in Dursunbey in Balikesir Province. Dursunbey was also the site of a 2006 mining disaster which killed 17. International Mining’s Editor and Publisher, John Chadwick, was interviewed today by Turkey’s 6News on the primary causes [...]

A loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will help to introduce high quality services to the Mongolian mining sector. The EBRD says it “is providing financing of up to $35 million to Leighton Mongolia to finance the company’s ability to offer contract mining services to the sponsors of at least two [...]

Osborn has received a record number of orders for its machines this year, including 27 new apron feeders to be fabricated and delivered during the course of 2010. Orders include 21 new apron feeders for an iron ore mine expansion in the Northern Cape of South Africa, four machines for a gold mine in Mali, [...]

Rusal and the Government of Guinea have agreed to establish a joint high level commission aimed at providing a stable basis for long-term and mutually beneficial co-operation in the country. Guinea accounts for 6% of RUSAL’s alumina capacity. The company owns the Friguia bauxite and alumina complex and manages Cie des Bauxites de Kindia (CBK).

Rio Tinto is expanding its Mine of the Future program to develop new equipment and systems for deep underground mines and has selected three partners to work on the project. Aker Wirth and Atlas Copco will individually work with Rio Tinto to develop two new tunnelling concepts and Herrenknecht will work with the Group on [...]

It is a year since the Pan European Resources & Reserves (PERC) Code for reporting mineral reserves/resources was released. Now the PERC committee is lobbying to have it made the European reference code, in the current process of updating the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) rules. In the CESR consultation process, the other Committee for [...]