Carmen Bernedo, a senior civil engineer with MWH, a global leader of the wet infrastructure sector, was recently honoured with two industry awards– one for outstanding Colorado woman in engineering by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), and the other for earning a diplomate, water resources engineer certificate (D.WRE) from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE). She is one of only 600 engineers worldwide who has qualified for the D.WRE credential.
Oleg Deripaska, CEO of Basic Element and UC RUSAL and President of En+ Group, and Zhang Guoqing, President of China North Industries Corporation, signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation providing for the joint implementation of projects in the engineering, mining and metal sectors.
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced that it has signed a consulting and supply agreement with Metals Finance Limited (ASX code MFC), of Queensland, Australia.
French software and consulting services group Dassault Systèmes (EPA:DSY) unveiled today its plans to take over Canadian mining software provider Gemcom, in a cash deal worth about $360 million.
SGS has been awarded the operational contract for the on-site laboratory at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Southern Gobi Region of Mongolia. This 3 year operational contract was awarded to SGS at the end of 2011.
Encanto Potash Corp. ("Encanto" or the "Company") (TSXV: EPO) (OTCQX: ENCTF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Novopro Project Inc. ("Novopro") to provide engineering services for its pre-feasibility study ("PFS") on the Muskowekwan Potash Property in Saskatchewan.
Organizations, no matter their size, simply can’t afford to ignore occupational health and safety (OH&S) risks as an integral part of their business management. When it comes to complying with OH&S legislation, the biggest risk of all for an organization is to do nothing.
Knight Piésold Consulting, an international engineering and environmental consulting company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Andrew Markle as Regional Manager of Knight Piésold Consultores S.A.S., Knight Piésold’s operations in Colombia.
A masterclass looking at the whole process of developing a mining project – from initial studies and designs through to operations and management – is being organised and led by Wardell Armstrong International at this year’s Minex forum from 17 to 19 April in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Metals Economics Group (MEG) Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) slid for the third consecutive month in January to its lowest level since mid-2010, before showing some encouraging signs of recovery in February. Gold drilling regained momentum lost during the holidays, and the total number of initial resources announced in January-February matched the highest two-month total since early 2009.
Leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, MICROMINE will showcase its consulting services division, Micromine Consulting Services (MCS) at Mines and Money in Hong Kong from 21-22 March 2012.
African diamond mining and exploration company DiamondCorp Plc., has received validation for its development plan at its Lace mine in South Africa, from SRK Consulting, an independent local consultant.
Murray & Roberts Cementation has been selected by De Beers as the preferred contractor to undertake the development of an underground mining operation at Venetia Diamond Mine. This project is in a feasibility stage and will be considered by the De Beers Board in 2012.
Tenova, a worldwide supplier of advanced technologies and equipment for the iron & steel and mining industries, announces today the acquisition of Bateman Engineering N.V., a leading equipment supplier and engineering house for the mining industry. The transaction is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities.
MDM Engineering Group has signed the contract for the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) of Tharisa Minerals’ chromite and platinum expansion project in South Africa, near Marikana.
Engineering company UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) says it has secured two new orders valued at $88 million to supply and maintain new rail freight locomotives in Australia.
Engineering group Monadelphous announced on August 19 that it had secured major maintenance and construction contracts with a combined value of approximately US$374.1 million.
Minerals processing and project management company MDM Engineering has been awarded the feasibility study for a 2.4-million-ton-a-year carbon-in-leach (CIL) gold plant, which will treat reclaimed tailings, and a flotation plant to process unrefined tailings for gold miner African Barrick Gold’s 100%-owned subsidiary, the Bulyanhulu gold mine, in Tanzania.
Sedgman has been awarded a A$123 million Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) design and construct contract at Queensland’s Daunia mine. The contract is the second, and larger, contract Sedgman has been awarded for CHPP work at the mine, located in the Bowen Basin.
SRK Consulting has opened a practice in Ghana’s capital, Accra. This follows several decades of involvement in West Africa and will consolidate SRK’s position in the region.
NLMK Group's subsidiary Stoilensky has awarded a €280m contract to a consortium of Siemens VAI and Outotec for the construction of an iron pellet plant at Stoilensky, Russia.
Project house Macmahon has been awarded a $110-million underground engineering construction contract at the CSA copper mine, in New South Wales.
British Columbia Mining Joint Venture (BCMJV) has reached a final agreement with Terrane Metals to provide mining services at Mt. Milligan copper-gold project in Canada.
M/s Jaiprakash Associates is putting up a brown field integrated unit (IU) at Shahabad, Karnataka. For this project Jaiprakash Associates has placed an order with Loesche for following mills.
Orocobre Limited (ASX: ORE) (TSX: ORL) today announced that it has awarded the detailed engineering contract for the Salar de Olaroz lithium-potash project to Sinclair Knight Merz ("SKM").
Metso has acquired Copperstate Industrial Services, Inc., a mining services provider based inPhoenix, Arizona. The acquisition strengthens Metso's position as a leading service and technology provider for the mining and construction sectors. The company was transferred to Metso on August 1. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.
Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Sega Gold Project ("Sega") in Burkina Faso to Cluff Gold plc (Cluff) for total consideration of approximately US$26.5M.