Knight Piésold to open office in Colombia

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.

Australia, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Mexico the top five mining projects’ destinations

In its annual ranking of countries in terms of political risks for mining investment, the mineral industry advisory firm Behre Dolbear, has ranked Australia, Canada, Chile, Brazil and Mexico as the top five nations in which to locate mining projects.

CREECO and Dumas Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company Inc. (“CREECO Inc.”) and Dumas Contracting Ltd. (“Dumas”) announced today that they have formed an alliance by signing a strategic partnership agreement.

SouthGobi selects Modular for mine management solution

Modular Mining Systems, Inc. (Modular), the world leader in information management solutions for mining operations, announces that SouthGobi Resources, Ltd. has chosen to implement the Modular® IntelliMine® Integrated Asset Management Suite at its Ovoot Tolgoi operation in southern Mongolia.

Matrix carbon monoxide sensor passes advanced performance testing

The Matrix WAMS-S1000 Permissible Wireless Carbon Monoxide (CO) Monitoring Sensor has been listed by Intertek, a US Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). With this listing, the WAMS-S1000 fully complies with 30 CFR 75.351 set forth by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and is the only post-accident, performance-tested, and NRTL-Listed CO sensor on the market today, the company states. Read more

Atlas Copco Announces the EDGE Drill Monitor for DTH Drilling

Atlas Copco is revolutionizing down-the-hole hammer drilling by providing a simple graphical display to show the driller what is happening with the hammer and, therefore, the bit at the bottom of the hole.

Increasing prices, demand lead to increase in mining projects

The increase in the gold price, the stability of the platinum price and increasing demand for copper, iron-ore and coal from China and India are leading to increased diversified mining in Africa, says engineering consultancy Amec Minproc MD Colin Kubank. Read …

Sandvik and Gemcom Announce Collaboration Agreement on Technology for Underground Mining

VANCOUVER, Canada – June 14, 2010 – Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced that they have signed a Collaboration Agreement with Sandvik Mining and Construction to develop a system and interface …

Liebherr demonstrated stability in 2009 though sales in mining suffered

At Bauma, Liebherr reported that although turnover fell by 16.9% there was no change in the size of the workforce and investments reached EUR656 million. "After the severe collapse of the international economy in the 2008-2009 winter half-year period, economic activity gradually stabilised by midway through 2009, and in the last two quarters of the [...]

Schlumberger Water Services Launches New CTD-Diver

Delft, Netherlands, March 26th , 2010 – Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) announced today the release of the new CTD-Diver* groundwater datalogger, which is engineered to further improve groundwater monitoring of municipal groundwater supplies, saltwater intrusion, injected wastewater, and water levels …

Laser scanner monitoring at Pueblo Viejo gold mine

3D Laser Mapping has delivered a VZ-400 laser scanning system, part of the newly released Riegl V-Line range, to Pueblo Viejo Dominicana's new gold mine in the Dominican Republic. It will be used to record construction in the process plant, calculate volumes of material displaced during land clearance and monitor civil structures for subsidence and [...]

Secoroc COPROD 3rd generation – increased stability and lower noise emission

Secoroc COPROD is Atlas Copco's patented system for high capacity bench drilling in demanding rock – a system that incorporates the hole straightness and hole quality of DTH drilling equipment with the high penetration rate of the tophammer system. COPROD …

New PAT-7200 water proof pH/mV/conductivity/TDS/Salt/Temp pen tester from Pacific Sensor Technologies

of the most common parameter measured and tested in a variety of industries ranging from water and wastewater treatment, mining and mineral processing, environmental monitoring, chemical production, agriculture research and chemical production,

Rock Mechanics Technology joins Golder Associates

Environmental and ground engineering consultancy Golder Associates (UK) has acquired 100% share equity of Rock Mechanics Technology (RMT). Based in Bretby, Derbyshire, UK, RMT is a highly qualified and experienced team of internationally renowned rock mechanics and geotechnical specialists providing consultancy services to the mining and civil engineering industries. The acquisition of this rock and [...]

Taseko’s Gibraltar Mine installs Wenco Fleet Management

June 2008 – Vancouver, BC. Taseko’s Gibraltar Copper Mine has installed Wenco’s Fleet Management System. Wenco’s fleet management system is a key component to Taseko’s major expansion and modernization plan. Wenco will install 23 units of their onboard Axon computer …

WESTPORT, CT, June 20, 2008 — Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it will host an Investment Analyst Meeting on September 4, 2008, at the Terex Corporation headquarters in Westport, Connecticut.  The event is scheduled toLatest issue of International …

Trelleborg Harbour Marine helps moor vessels safely at LNG terminals

Safety is the priority at LNG terminals, which are growing in number inline with an increased demand for the fuel. Like many fuels, LNG is potentially hazardous and to help reduce the possibility of an incident during berthing or when …

Busy time for iron ore, gold, nickel and energy

Latest issue of International Mining Project News available (June 20): It's been another busy fortnight for the iron ore players in the wake of newly negotiated price hikes across the globe, while there has also been more nickel activity than in previous weeks despite the stainless steel additive failing to claw back recent price losses. [...]

Carlson Software And Rajant Corporation Announce Partnership To Deliver Mining And Construction Solutions

MALVERN, PA, June 10, 2008 – Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable, reliable, and adaptable wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Carlson Software to provide world-class productivity solutions primarily for the …

Austar Coal Mine Enhance Emergency Preparedness with PED and RFID Tracking

Austar Coal Mine, owned by the Chinese Yancoal group operates a top coal caving longwall coal mine near Cessnock, NSW, Australia. Austar has expanded the initial fleet of ICCL cap lamps by 136 units, bringing the total to 238 cap lamps. …

Schlumberger Water Services Launches Visual MODFLOW Premium Version 4.3

WATERLOO, Canada, May 2008 – Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) today announced the release of Visual MODFLOW Premium* Version 4.3, the industry standard in dynamic groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling. Version 4.3 now integrates new and enhanced features including the …

Schlumberger Water Services Launches Visual MODFLOW Premium Version 4.3

WATERLOO, Canada, May 2008 – Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) today announced the release of Visual MODFLOW Premium* Version 4.3, the industry standard in dynamic groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling. Version 4.3 now integrates new and enhanced features including the …

Komatsu America Corp. Announces New 960E-1 Mining Truck

960E-1 Provides High Reliability and the Right Match for Mining Rolling Meadows, IL, May 27, 2008 – Komatsu America Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of the 960E-1 (960E) AC electric drive haul truck. The largest of Komatsu’s full …

Komatsu America Corp. Announces New 960E-1 Mining Truck

960E-1 Provides High Reliability and the Right Match for Mining Rolling Meadows, IL, May 27, 2008 – Komatsu America Corp. is pleased to announce the introduction of the 960E-1 (960E) AC electric drive haul truck. The largest of Komatsu’s full …

Teck Cominco smelter in B.C. spills lead, acid into Columbia River

Washington state is monitoring a lead and acid spill into the Columbia River from the massive Teck Cominco lead and zinc smelter just across the border in Trail, B.C. A leak in a lead refinery pipe triggered an …