September 27, 2010

30 Million Tonnes per Annum East Kutai Coal Project Feasibility Study Returns Pre-Tax NPV of US$1.8 Billion

Churchill Mining PLC and its Indonesian partners the Ridlatama Group, have completed a feasibility study on the 2.73 billion tonne (“bt”) East […]

September 23, 2010

Gold Fields CEO says Philippines “definitely opening up” to major mining companies

As Gold Fields announced this week it would invest $120 million to determine if the company should acquire a 60% interest in […]

September 22, 2010

Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Sinter Plant for SAIL in India

Outotec has won an order from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the design and delivery of an iron ore sinter […]

September 8, 2010

Ivanhoe to process first ore from Oyu Tolgoi by Q4 2012

Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TO: Quote) expects to process the first ore from its flagship Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia in the fourth quarter […]

August 30, 2010

UBB blast persuades MSHA to issue guidelines for industry compliance with ventilation regulations

As a result of troubling testimony heard in a recent field hearing regarding the explosion of Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine, […]

August 30, 2010

American Manganese discovers process to produce electrolytic manganese

As illegal levels of pollution from the Lanjigarh refinery ruled out Vedanta’s proposed bauxite project in India Larry Reaugh, CEO of American […]

August 18, 2010

Indian Truck Drivers Upset Over Driving Restrictions

Due to a legal ruling, mining truck owners in South Goa, India, now must operate under restricted operating times. The Goa mining […]

July 19, 2010

Increasing prices, demand lead to increase in mining projects

The increase in the gold price, the stability of the platinum price and increasing demand for copper, iron-ore and coal from China […]

July 1, 2010

Mining the Deeps

While the mining industry was struggling with the impacts of the economic meltdown, one Canadian company, Nautilus Minerals, announced at the end of 2008 that […]

June 29, 2010

India starts buying advanced materials handling support for its growing mining industry

The largest ever electric haul truck to be deployed in the Indian mining sector has been commissioned by Larsen & Toubro, the […]