With negative correlation back in place, fresh surge in US dollar drops gold close to $1,150-mark for only the third time since April 2010.

To help spotlight the technological advances associated with the introduction of its new, full-color touch screen control console on the company’s wireless mobile column lifts, industry leader Stertil-Koni today announced the debut of a new video.

Koehler Lighting Products today introduced its new “WHEAT” Gen II cordless cap lamp. The Gen II, for second generation, lamp provides best-in-class sight performance by increasing miners’ visual acuity. This sight enhancement improves safety with better object and hazard recognition, combined with reduced fatigue.

The ruling claims the dam has diverted the course of a local estuary, causing water shortages at a time of drought.

SGS is very pleased to announce that its laboratory in Ankara, Turkey is officially recognized by the International Accreditation Service (IAS) for meeting the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for specific registered tests for the minerals industry.

Independent laboratory tests now certify that EXAIR’s Heavy Duty Dry Vac™ meets the rigorous safety, health and environmental standards of the European Union that are required to attain the CE mark.

PT Wire Rope Training, a Batam-based provider of training and support specifically related to lifting operations, has been selected as a certified provider of health and safety training programs in Indonesia. The designation was grantedby the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and its Indonesian partner, Badan Nasional SertifikasiProfesi(BNSP).

Assmang’s Black Rock manganese operation in the remote Northern Cape province of South Africa is expanding its training simulation capacity to increase safety and productivity levels. Black Rock’s training team recently completed factory acceptance testing of their new CYBERMINE simulator for an Atlas Copco 235-H bolter at global training simulator provider ThoroughTec Simulation.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, a big, lush, mineral-rich country in the heart of Sub Saharan Africa, currently produces roughly 6% of the world’s copper.