A 45-million tonne avalanche rumbles down Yukon’s Mt Steele
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Boart Longyear launches new drill rigs
Boart Longyear announced the launch of the new MDR700, the next generation underground coring rig with advanced mobility. The MDR700 is a powerful rig that utilizes proven Boart LongyearTM underground exploration technology like the LM™ 700 feed frame and offers wide drilling angles, quick setup, easy operation and maintenance, advanced mobility and engineered safety controls.
Diamond Services sets up synthetic screening service in Shanghai following successful installation of mini Raman Spectrometer in Surat
Diamond Services has announced that it will begin offering synthetic diamond screening services directly to the Chinese diamond trade through the facilities in Shanghai of NGGC, the state-owned gem laboratory that is one of the largest grading institutes in China.
New AVEVA Engage redefines engineering decision support
Exciting new software, AVEVA Engage™, revolutionises collaborative decision making across capital projects and operating assets
Canada’s Ivanhoe to start copper production at new DRC mine in 2018
The Vancouver-based miner estimates that Kamoa, discovered in 2007, holds the equivalent of at least 45 million tonnes of pure copper.
Alrosa sells less than half the diamonds it mined
The rough-diamond miner extracted about 11.6 million carats in Q3, or 20% more than in the same period last year. However, it could only sell 4.9 million carats.
Depleting Escondida drops BHP copper production
Copper output at the world's largest copper mine slips 14% due to declining grades and despite record material mined.
Beijing rescues giant iron ore importer
Chinese government intervenes to save Sinosteel from default indicating Beijing's free market reforms are stuttering.
Vancouver junior up 18% on Burkina mine start
True Gold Mining's low cost Karma project in West Africa is ahead of schedule.
