A global gold conference in Perth was told by a senior Newcrest executive, the country's biggest domestically-owned miner that more greenfields exploration and new search techniques will be required to keep Australian gold production in the global race.
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Lift cushions respond to Coroner's call for high capacity airbags
rugged reusable lifting cushions respond precisely to the call by the Queensland State Coroner in Rockhampton* for coal mining operations to equip each underground district with airbags of sufficient capacity to move or lift the […]
NHP introduces Schaffner power quality equipment – solutions for industrial power systems
NHP Electrical Engineering Products (NHP) has announced that it has been awarded sole distributing rights to the Schaffner range of power quality products. This is effective from October 2009 and applies to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Rudd Government plays Santa Claus with renewable energy groups
The Kevin Rudd-led Australian Government which is pushing for a green energy component in Australia's power network, and has plans to saddle mining and other industries with an emissions trading scheme, has just made grants of A$235 million to renewable energy companies
BHP opens Newman Mining Hub
BHP Billiton has officially opened the Newman Mining Hub in Western Australia.
Richmond Australia and New Zealand provides polyurethane pipe rollers
From the installation of underground cabling, to the laying of gas, oil or water pipelines from mining to agriculture, Richmond pipe rollers ensure that any installation or design is achieved safely and efficiently.
Australia to impose 16% dumping duty on certain types of Chinese aluminium
The decision follows a similar one in Canada
Maxair pipe systems and Compressor packages from Dynamic Air Systems
Many Australian companies have benefited from the features of Maxair pipe systems and Compressor packages, as supplied by Dynamic Air Systems . An Australian mining company has recently taken delivery of a 63mm MAXAIR pipe system and an Atlas Copco compressor package comprising of three compressors and equipment.
Slipping hard hats a thing of the past with Safe-Mate protective head wear accessories
Mining, electrical and construction workers often struggle with with slipping hard hats, which can be an unwelcome distraction from their job. An Australian designer has been commissioned to fix this problem and has come up with the Safe-Mate hard hat and welding helmet accessory.
Rösler starts own retreading facility in Australia and becomes supplier for Rio Tinto
Rösler has signed a one-year supply contract with Rio Tinto to deliver Schelkmann Precured Retreaded (SPR) tyres to Rio Tinto’s iron ore mines in Western Australia. There is also potential for Rösler to supply Rio […]
New tensioner eases hydraulic worries
JENNMAR Australia has released a new tensioning device for cable bolts that uses no hydraulics, reducing manual handling and removing high-pressure hydraulic safety issues……more at International Longwall News
Kubota lends an ‘earthmoving’ hand
KUBOTA Tractor Australia (KTA) has donated a tractor with front end loader to The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) to aid in a Bushfire Recovery Fencing Project as a part of the major clean up the […]
Lucky country feels luckier as economy grows
Earlier this year, finance broker Finlease (Australia) predicted that the economy was never in as bad a shape as many analysts were suggesting. So we looked at the world through the eyes of a small business operator, we called him ‘Barry the Builder’ and his family. What we now find is that for Barry, his wife Betty and the two children, as predicted things, are looking much brighter than others had anticipated.
New Fluke 27 II and 28 II digital multimeters shrug off dust and water and float
Fluke Australia , known for its durable handheld electronic test and measurement tools, has introduced its toughest tools yet. The Fluke 27 II and 28 II digital multimeters are designed to survive water, dust and rough handling.
RR Fisher & Co Ltd presents new safety couplings with damage mitigation up to 160,000 Nm
R+W Coupling Technology, represented in Australia by RR Fisher & Co Ltd ., has released a new range of safety couplings, the Series ST Torque Limiters available from RR Fisher & Co Ltd.
Sellick rough terrain and truck mounted forklifts from Flexilift Australia
Sellick S160 Series rough terrain and truck mounted forklifts from Flexilift Australia provide extreme lift capability and power with control and handling comparable to that of a smaller lift truck.
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Much iron ore news but burgeoning metal prices allow projects to blossom generally
Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (September 11): There has been an influx of iron ore news in the last fortnight with this issue covering reports from 15 prospective projects. Gindalbie Metals has received final state environmental approval for its Karara project in Western Australia; FerrAus has executed two binding agreements with China [...]
Prime Power supported by Olympian Generator Sets
Australia recently won orders worth $60 million for power projects to help the international mining group, Rio Tinto, at their iron-ore mines in the Pilbara region of north-west Western Australia.According to Saju Pothen, ABB Australiaâs
Inventive miners help improve mine safety
Mine workers have been recognised for their innovations to help improve safety on Queensland (Australia) mine sites. BMA Coal’s Gregory Crinum mine took the 2009 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Innovations Award for a safety guard to prevent falls onto exposed longwall miner conveyor belts. And, in a clean sweep, BMA’s Saraji mine won [...]
AWU says OZ should embrace nuclear power because clean coal is too uncertain
AUSTRALIAN Workers Union (AWU) national secretary Paul Howes says that Australia should back nuclear energy because there is too much uncertainty surrounding clean coal. The Rudd Government supports uranium mining but not nuclear power for […]
Xstrata Mine Sets Records with Bucyrus Shearer
Newlands Northern underground mine – in the Bowen basin, Queensland, Australia – is the new record-holder for weekly and monthly production from longwall operations.
Newlands Northern underground mine breaks weekly and monthly longwall production records
Newlands Northern underground mine - located in the Bowen basin of Queensland, Australia - is the new record holder for weekly and monthly production from longwall operations. In May 2009, it extracted 961,891 t from the longwall, beating Beltana’s previous record of 955,049 t set in November 2005, and also broke the weekly record, with [...]
Ausdrill and Brandrill to form combined mining services group
Ausdrill and Brandrill have announced a proposed merger of the two companies. The combined mining services group will have a strong and complementary range of Australian and international business operations. It is intended that Brandrill’s drilling businesses will use drilling consumables manufactured by Ausdrill’s Drilling Tools Australia business and benefit from the increased buying power of the [...]
The Noah Family of fail-safe electric actuators for Quarter-turn application.
operation for over a decade in Australia serving Core sector industries such as Power, Water & Effluent treatment, Mining, Ship building and other Process Industries.Itâs compact rugged design, proven reliable performance, economically price
