MINING.COM Staff Writer

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is announcing the launch of a bundle of new valued-added services for its customers in the U.S., Canada and around the world.

Thuraya, a leading international mobile satellite services operator, unveiled a specialised suite of solutions aimed at offering all the functionality of satellite communication, indoors. Banishing the myth that satellite communications are an outdoor offering, Thuraya’s range of products is specifically designed for indoor use.

Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ) (OTCQX: CLQMF) announced today it has filled three senior management positions and placed key orders for both process plant and mine equipment as the $202-million Québec Lithium Project near Val d'Or, Qué., enters the construction phase.

Modular Mining Systems, Inc., the market leader in real-time operations management solutions for mines worldwide, announces the release of the FatigueAlert™ module: a predictive fatigue risk model for haul truck operators, which is based on real-time vehicle dynamics. The new module is the result of an alliance with Fatigue Management International (FMI) formed in January 2011, and it is part of the DISPATCH® Fleet Management System.

Reuters reports Zimbabwe could take over mines that fall short of laws requiring them to sell majority stakes to locals by September, a government minister said on Wednesday. Mineral-rich Zimbabwe has the world's second largest known platinum reserves after neighbouring South Africa and foreign miners working there include Zimplats Holdings, a unit of Impala Platinum, global mining giant Rio Tinto, and Anglo Platinum.