Brazil’s Samarco, one of the world’s largest exporters of iron ore pellets, has seen a 12% in production at its Germano mine in Mariana, with the application of Smart Wireless technology to improve plant availability and protect key assets. Emerson’s WirelessHARTTM standard network uses Rosemount® wireless flow and pressure transmitters to reliably monitor the seal water injection [...]

A CONSOL Energy research executive has told a senate hearing that it is essential that any climate legislation carefully co-ordinate the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies with the timing and size of carbon dioxide emission reductions. “Coal is our most abundant energy resource and we need sustained, predictable investment in CCS coupled [...]

Paste and high rate thickening are emerging as a significant way to maximise water efficiency in Australia’s coal industry. Outotec has designed and installed the first-ever paste thickener in Australia’s coal industry and has won five further orders recently for paste and high rate thickeners. “Here in Australia we are leading the field in adoption of this [...]

The Blacksmith Institute has combined its World’s Worst Polluted Places Report 2009 with its partners Green Cross Switzerland for a new report called the 12 Areas of Cleanup and Success. The Institute says that “While previous reports spotlighted the most severe pollution problems and locations, our 2009 report focuses on 12 programs and strategies that [...]

Environmental Scientifics Group, to be commonly known as ESG, is the new name for the combined expertise of Scientifics and the Environmental Services Group encompassing brands such as Soil Mechanics, TES Bretby, PMC and CL Voelker. The group of companies, initially brought together by Inspicio (a testing and inspection services company), offer a complete solution [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific, a leader in serving science, has added a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers. As an alternative to single spectrometer automation, the new Thermo Scientific ARL SMS-3500 integrates multiple standalone laboratory instruments, including sample preparation, in an automated cell to optimise the analytical [...]

The Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme failed to reach a consensus to suspend Zimbabwe at last week’s Plenary meeting in Namibia, in spite of evidence of serious non-compliance with the KP’s requirements and widespread government-sponsored human rights abuses, according to civil society groups. “Governments’ failure to suspend Zimbabwe points to fundamental weaknesses in the [...]

Boart Longyear has been recognised as the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Olympic Dam Vendor of the Year award for 2009. In commenting on the award, a BHP spokesperson indicated, “Boart Longyear has been operating at Olympic Dam for approximately 10 years and in the 2009 financial year displayed admirable performance in key evaluation criteria including [...]

(By Marc Davis, BNWNews.ca) As the world’s key gold producing nations struggle, mostly in vain, to replenish dwindling below-ground supplies, Mexico is bucking the trend in a big way. That’s right. It’s not a typo. We are indeed talking about gold, not silver. Even factoring-in the world’s other emerging gold producing nations, Mexico still stands [...]

Ten American coal and mineral mines have won annual awards from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) for their outstanding contributions to the environment, mine reclamation and community outreach. The awards were presented by officials from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) in [...]

MineWare founder and CEO, Andrew Jessett, was presented with The Mercedes Benz Young Business Person of the Year Award at the 2009 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Gala Dinner in Brisbane City Hall last month. He was recognised for his commitment to building a strong Brisbane-based business and developing Queensland as a hub for mining innovation. Jessett independently [...]

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Mineral Resources is implementing a program of legal and regulatory reform governing the minerals sector. Leading the way is the new Mines and Minerals Act 2009 which has been approved by the Cabinet and will be presented to Parliament. Hon. Alhaji Alpha Kanu, Minister of Mineral Resources and Political Affairs, says [...]