Top Chinese bank buys 1,500 tonne London gold vault

New system provides “bird’s-eye-view” and dramatically enhances operator awareness

Visionaire Inc., an OEM provider of air conditioning products, announces the Model 7060 low profile roof or wall mounted air conditioning system for heavy duty off-highway equipment.

Photonic Knowledge Inc. of Rosemere has just concluded negotiations for its first international contract, which will bring great visibility in Latin America to its spectacular technological breakthrough, the Core Mapper™, which enables the detection and logging of mineral deposits in drill cores, using light.

South African based mining group Exxaro has purchased a long range laser scanner to support a range of expansion projects and the building of two additional coal processing plants. The VZ 1000 purchased from 3D Laser Mapping, will be used to survey stockpiles for volume verification, provide height analysis on earth works and blasting, as well and collecting highly accurate measurements for terrain mapping and modelling. The state of the art solution will also minimise staff exposure to the largest health and safety risks within the mine.

Norseman Structures is excited to announce that we are the 2012 recipient of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) Exporter of the Year Award!

Diversified mining giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) has expressed strong confidence in the long-term outlook for the global copper market.

Glencore (LSX:GLEN) has been accused of dodging millions of pounds in tax through the use of complex derivatives to artificially reduce profits.

Australian steelmaker and iron miner Arrium (ASX:ARI) has seen its shares surge after rejecting a $1 billion takeover bid for the company's mines and blast furnace.

38 Chinese nationals caught mining for gold illegally in the west African nation of Ghana have been arrested and deported.