September 30, 2013

Sandvik Mining announces major performance upgrade for underground production drills

Sandvik Mining has announced a significant performance upgrade to its DL401-series underground top hammer production drills, designed to ensure continued and high drilling productivity, rock tool performance and process optimization…

September 30, 2013

Foster Announces Terex Finlay Sales Initiative in Southern Africa

Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, has announced that Terex Finlay is strengthening its position in Southern Africa. The Minister said the company, a global leader in tracked mobile materials processing equipment,…

September 30, 2013

AVEVA announces Owner Operator Round Table event in Calgary

Master data is the key component in driving a successful Enterprise Asset Management deployment and operations program

September 30, 2013

Sandvik Mining AutoMine® Surface Drilling expands proven automation offering to additional equipment

Advantages include increased safety and efficiency, real-time process control to enable consistent productivity levels, superior drilling accuracy and more effective use of what has traditionally been non-productive time.

September 30, 2013

39% of Canada’s mining executives will retire within 5 years

And only 22% of companies have any sort of succession plan in place.

September 30, 2013

Former Xstrata CEO Davis gets a $1bn injection for new venture

The venture, named X2 Resources, seems to be a clear effort to replicate Davis’s success at Xstrata.

September 30, 2013

Mexico proposed 7.5% mining tax scares away investors, kills juniors

While it may not be a major challenge for mid-tier miners with established operations, it would be "prohibitive" for smaller players, analysts say.

September 30, 2013

The Glencore giant isn’t coming for us: OZ Minerals

UK media suggested this weekend that Glencore had quietly built a 10% stake in OZ and was considering a bid.

September 30, 2013

The Church of England’s mining plans

In Great Britain, often one person owns the surface and another owns what's underneath.

September 30, 2013

VIDEO: The effects of illegal mining on the Amazon

Aerial view of Peru's rainforest destruction.