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Sandvik unveils new products in Brazil

At the M&T expo in Sao Paulo, Brazil in early June Sandvik Mining and Construction brought two new products to Brazil, which will “amplify its added-value solutions portfolio for the construction and mining markets.” It also reported that despite the economic crisis that affected all the economic sectors in Brazil Sandvik Mining and Construction closed [...]
International Mining | June 15, 2009 | 1:07 am

Agreement on FutureGen project paves way for first US carbon capture and storage project

US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced an agreement with the FutureGen Alliance that advances the construction of the first commercial scale, fully integrated, carbon capture and sequestration project in the country in Mattoon, Illinois. “This important step forward for FutureGen reflects this Administration’s commitment to rapidly developing carbon capture and sequestration technology as part of [...]
International Mining | June 15, 2009 | 1:05 am

Terex bets on the Latin American market

International Mining attended the M&T Expo in Sao Paulo, Brazil in early June and reports over the coming days from those meetings, beginning with Terex which expects “emerging markets should represent 40% of revenue in five years.” In 2008, company sales reached $9.9 billion. Currently, the US and Canada represent 34% of global sales, followed by Western Europe with [...]
International Mining | June 12, 2009 | 3:24 am

Highlights of RBCCM Global Mining & Material conference – day 2

Yesterday was the second day of RBCCM’s Global Mining and Materials Conference. Including panel discussions, 16 different companies presented. Highlights of which follow. The morning session consisted of two tracks, one focusing on industrial/equipment/services companies and the other on base and bulk commodity producers. The afternoon session focused exclusively on base metal producers. Similar to Day [...]
International Mining | June 12, 2009 | 2:58 am

News from the RBC Capital Markets Global Mining & Material Conference

Yesterday was the first day of RBCCM’s Global Mining and Materials Conference. There were 23 different companies presenting, as well as a luncheon keynote speaker from Arcelor Mittal. RBCCM says “the overall tone of the presenting companies was positive, with cautious optimism in the short term clearly moving to a bullish long-term view. Given the [...]
International Mining | June 11, 2009 | 4:08 am

Focus on safety and the importance of senior management to the goal of zero fatalities

As International Mining completes the safety feature for its July issue, the ICMM announces the publication of the brochure Leadership Matters: The Elimination of Fatalities. This document provides a guide for senior leaders to prevent fatalities - both through their personal actions and through the processes and activities they should ensure are in place. The Senior Leader [...]
International Mining | June 10, 2009 | 1:12 am

Aluminium market to start recovery in second half of 2010 – The Economics of Aluminium

China dominates the global aluminium industry accounting for one third of both world production and world consumption of primary aluminium, according to analysis group Roskill Information Services’ The Economics of Aluminium (9th Edition 2009) publication. The report shows that while China is self sufficient in aluminium metal and approaching self sufficiency in alumina, dependence on [...]
International Mining | June 10, 2009 | 1:04 am

Establishing Bisha gold/base metal project cost controls for internal accounting and reporting

Skire, a leading provider of capital program, facilities and project portfolio management software, notes that Nevsun Resources (gold and base metal resources) has completed its deployment of Skire UnifierTM for use in its $250 million Bisha project in Eritrea. Unifier will provide comprehensive cost, document and schedule management capabilities, as well as advanced reporting, for [...]
International Mining | June 9, 2009 | 1:26 am

China to act as the key driver of the commodities market for the next year – Macquarie Research Commodities

Macquarie Research Commodities, the research and analysis group, hosted its annual 2009 May China Commodities Conference in China from 18-22 May, with over 40 institutional investors attending the event. As in previous years, more than 20 corporates and industry consultants shared their views on the Chinese macro economy and commodities market outlook (short-/medium-/long-term). Overall, Macquarie [...]
International Mining | June 1, 2009 | 4:08 am

Citect selects the OPC Training Institute as its OPC training provider

The OPC Training Institute (OPCTI), the world’s largest OPC training provider, has been selected by Citect, a manufacturer of automation monitoring and control solutions, as its OPC training provider following the completion of onsite OPC workshop training sessions for technical support employees. The institute’s comprehensive workshops provide automation and IT professionals with a proven training [...]
International Mining | June 1, 2009 | 1:33 am

World energy use projected to grow 44% between 2006 and 2030

This 44% growth will be driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 (IEO2009) released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The current global economic downturn will dampen world energy demand in the near term, as manufacturing and consumer demand for goods and [...]
International Mining | May 29, 2009 | 3:51 am