June 13, 2012

Glencore takeover of Viterra may close in August: Agrium

The takeover still requires the Canadian government's approval, and a competition review of Glencore's side deals to sell some assets to Agrium and Richardson International Limited will begin after Glencore's…

May 7, 2012

China wants to take over the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore project

A private group of Chinese magnates is planning to take away Guinea’s Simandou, the world's largest undeveloped iron ore project, from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.

May 4, 2012

Argentina’s Parliament approves YPF takeover bill, irritating mayor foreign investors

Argentina's Congress voted 208-32 to move forward with a bill giving President Cristina Kirchner the green light to seize a 51% stake in the country's largest oil and gas producer,…

March 28, 2012

Animal poop? Now how’s that for an alternative energy source

Engineers from The Denver Zoo have taken the global concern about an energy crisis a step further by developing a method to use animal waste as fuel.

October 3, 2011

Bristow Appointed Rockwell Diamonds Chairman

Dr Mark Bristow is Rockwell Diamonds Inc. non-executive Chairman, replacing David Copeland who has stepped down, the diamond miner announced Monday.

July 27, 2011

Capital equipment market remains strong − Caterpillar

Caterpillar, which bought mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus last year, expects the global capital equipment market to remain strong, with further growth expected in the long term, outgoing GM for Southern…

August 30, 2010

End-users replacing vertical spindle pumps with submersibles

Pump supplier ITT Water & Wastewater has decided to offer its Flygt HS 5100 or HS 5150 submersible slurry pump at a […]

June 21, 2010

Software provides solutions to mines

Software developer Afrigle IT Innovations has 
developed a comprehensive software package based on reliability-centred maintenance principles to assist mine man-
agers with asset […]

May 31, 2010

Cost-efficient spillage system prevents production losses

Industrial consumables and engineering firm Bearing Man Group (BMG) reports that equipment manufacturer Oscillating Systems Technology’s (OST’s) range of materials handling, screen […]

April 29, 2009

Capital Safety Australia Introduces Evolution™ 200

A complete fall protection solution for applications requiring horizontal mobility! DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand solely dedicated to the fall protection market, […]