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Atlas Copco named top industrial company in 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings

Atlas Copco, world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, was listed as the top industrial company in this year’s Newsweek Green Rankings. The rankings look at corporate sustainability and environmental impact.

Atlas Copco | July 29, 2015 | 10:39 am

CMC acquires Maptek Sentry for survey and monitoring at Portia Gold Mine

The Sentry solution is an active monitoring system for tracking movement and notifying stakeholders about potentially unsafe areas of an open pit operation.

Maptek | July 29, 2015 | 10:20 am

Nautilus Minerals: Vessel dewatering plant detailed design contract awarded

Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that contract for the detailed design of the Solwara 1 dewatering plant to be used on the Company’s Production Support Vessel has been awarded to the Brisbane office of the DRA Group.

Nautilus Minerals Inc. | July 29, 2015 | 9:56 am

About 30,000 fresh job cuts, more mine closures expected in Australia

A fresh survey of mining industry leaders is predicting more mine closures and job cuts as the prices of commodities like iron ore and coal decline.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2015 | 9:30 am

New chapter in controversial Barkerville Gold saga

Following last year’s resignation of founder and former CEO Frank Callaghan, the company brought in a new CEO – Tom Obradovich, a key player in Aurelian Resources Inc., which was acquired by Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) – and is now trying to write a new chapter in the Barkerville saga.

Business in Vancouver | July 29, 2015 | 9:26 am