Mining’s old guard needs strong medicine
A new report details subpar investor returns in the mining industry over the last decade, particularly big cap diversified companies which have not adapted to new realities.
The main drive motor of the first huge thyssenkrupp in-pit crusher at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino Iron project was operated for 30 minutes in July 2011, marking an important milestone for the Chinese-owned magnetite project near Cape Preston in Western Australia. The crusher is the first unit of a series of equipment to be commissioned as the process plant moves from the construction to commissioning phase in 2011/2012.