December 23, 2010 Duluth/Franconia tie-up could lead to huge U.S. base metals/pgm mine In a major consolidation within the big Duluth polymetallic Complex, Duluth Metals and partner Antofagasta are to purchase Franconia Minerals. Read more
December 22, 2010 Shaft Sinkers to list on London Stock Exchange Shaft Sinkers Holding, the South African developer of vertical and decline shafts for underground mines and infrastructure, has announced its intention to […]
December 8, 2010 Sandvik Mining and Construction receives major project orders in materials handling During October and November, Sandvik Mining and Construction secured a number of orders for bulk materials handling and continuous mining/crushing systems in South America, Africa and Asia.
November 1, 2010 Gold recovery operations improved by new control systems Electrical and automation equipment supplier Elquip Solutions has been contracted to install electronic equipment manufacturer Hitachi’s EH 150 programmable logic controller (PLC) […]
November 1, 2010 Four mine control systems upgraded Automation and control specialist company Systems Automation & Management (SAM) has upgraded the old instrumentation and control systems at several coal mines, […]
October 20, 2010 IAMGOLD Launches Expansion Feasibility Study for its Essakane Mine in Burkina Faso IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG)(BOTSWANA:IAMGOLD) has launched a full feasibility study to review the expansion of the Essakane Mine in Burkina Fasoin West Africa. Read the full press release
October 18, 2010 South African PGM mining – the power squeeze RBC Capital Markets notes that South Africa has been plagued by a power shortage since early 2008. “Over the past two years, […]
October 18, 2010 Danish breaker maker to introduce the world’s biggest hammer into SA market Danish manufacturer of breakers for the mining and quarrying industry, steelworks and the demolition market Fractum plans to introduce its range of […]
October 18, 2010 US firm’s fleet management solution selected for Moz coal mine U.S. mining technology company Modular Mining Systems’ fleet management and machine guidance solutions have been selected by the Vale-owned Moatize coal mine, […]
October 18, 2010 BBE completes its first two surface main fan station turnkey projects Ventilation, refrigeration and cooling specialist BBE Projects reports that it has commissioned its first two surface main fan station turnkey projects for […]
Column: Tin price bubble spells toil and trouble for global industry The tin market has kicked off the new year in explosive form. January 18, 2026 | 06:20 am
