February 17, 2014 The joint venture between Metso and LiuGong will develop the Chinese track-mounted crushing and screening business Metso and Guangxi Liugong Group Co., Ltd. (LiuGong) have obtained all necessary approvals from the Chinese authorities and the 50%-50% joint venture between the two companies has been officially established.
February 17, 2014 Expensive Conveyor Belt Systems a Thing of the Past Specialised dust-free containers transport commodity products directly from mining sites to bulk ships’ storage hulls.
February 17, 2014 Bob Moriarty’s stock-picking tools for gold equities: A blindfold and a dart The fact that everyone hated gold in December is a good reason for rational people to love it now.
February 16, 2014 India’s Goa to auction 500,000 tonnes of iron ore online There are still over 14 million tonnes lying at various jetties since September 2012.
February 16, 2014 Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses the latest approach to treat glaucoma As a side benefit, the use of diamonds makes contact lenses more durable.
February 16, 2014 Mining job cuts push Australian unemployment rate to 10-year high For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%.
February 16, 2014 Twelve of dozens illegal miners trapped in a South African mine rescued and arrested Others refuse to come out for fear of arrest.
February 16, 2014 Canadian potash miners trapped underground rescued unharmed Miners just had to wait out the smoke in the mine and stay underground overnight.
February 16, 2014 Legendary Aussie prospector search for space junk turns to gold Down Under’s richest living prospector Mark Creasy, just got US$167 million richer.
February 16, 2014 Duke Energy coal ash spill now subject to criminal probe It was the third-largest coal ash spill in US history.
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