August 6, 2014

Frost & Sullivan: Industrialization Fortifies Safety Culture and Demand for Mining PPE in Emerging Countries

Cost optimization, product adaptation to regional needs, and lean manufacturing essential for PPE companies to penetrate these markets.

August 6, 2014

APT Launches The RG30-T: A Mobile Exploration and Production Kit

A mobile minerals recovery and exploration system has been launched by APT, with the aim of taking small and medium scale exploration and production to a new level.

August 6, 2014

ZEISS Mineralogic Mining Delivers Automated Quantitative Petrological Analysis

Today, ZEISS launches Mineralogic Mining to provide fully quantitative evaluation during mineral exploration, ore characterization, process optimization and tailings-control processes. The new solution will enable the mining industry to maximize…

August 6, 2014

Chile’s court rules in favour of KGHM’s Sierra Gorda storage facility

This is the third project in the past four moths to be given the go-ahead after an initial unfavourable ruling.

August 6, 2014

Mining fatalities on the rise

During the first half of 2014, 22 miners were killed in accidents in the US mining industry, which reverses a decline in fatal accidents seen in recent years.

August 6, 2014

EXAIR’s PEEK Pico Super Air Nozzle Assures Precise Non-Marring Blowoff

EXAIR’s new PEEK Pico Super Air Nozzle™ has been engineered to produce the highest performance attainable from a tiny nozzle. It delivers one of the smallest, most precise blowoffs available…

August 6, 2014

Zinc becoming investors new darling

Prices for the metal have jumped almost 17% since early May, hitting $2,410 a tonne late July.

August 6, 2014

Orica to split mining and chemicals divisions

Firm aims to become a pure mining services provider.

August 6, 2014

English schoolboys dig up rare 4,300-year-old gold hair ornament

Only ten finds like this have ever been made in the UK.

August 6, 2014

Peru gives Southern Copper’s $1.4bn Tia Maria copper mine final approval

The mine is expected to produce 120,000 tons of copper a year during its 20 years of mine life.