MINING.COM Staff Writer

Daniel Brockett, a drilling and mining supply executive, has launched BX Drilling Supply in Boise, Idaho. BX Drilling Supply offers a diverse range of products and supplies as well as logistics support, supply chain management and inventory management to the drilling and mining industry.

Abitibi Geophysics recently granted an InfiniTEM® operating licence for the Indian market to FUGRO Nexterra (an international geophysical services company). InfiniTEM® geophysical surveys are currently underway on mining exploration projects in India.

Outotec has agreed on the delivery of concentrator technology for the Petropavlovsk Group in Malomyr gold mine in the Russian Far East. The contract was signed with LLC Malomyrskiu rudnik, which is a part of the Russian's third biggest gold producer Petropavlovsk Group.

The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has signed a three-year supply agreement with Virginia, USA based Bristol Compressors International Inc.