July 23, 2013 RPM Announces Commodity-Specific Scheduling Solution for Open Cut Coal RungePincockMinarco (RPM) has today launched Open Cut Coal XPAC Solution, a mine planning software product focused entirely on the intricacies of scheduling an open cut coal mine.
July 23, 2013 Promon implements AVEVA software on major Brazilian mining project AVEVA NET and AVEVA PDMS successfully deployed on Project Vanadio enabling Integrated Project Execution
July 23, 2013 Lucara hunts for new properties in Africa, set to sell rare pink diamond Miner has become the third-best performer this year among publicly traded Canadian metal and mining firms.
July 23, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: The 10 most expensive diamonds in the world The most expensive of all, the Kohinoor, is worth over US$15 billion.
July 23, 2013 Job cuts in Australia’s coal sector climb to 11,000 Peabody Energy added 170 positions to the list of lost coal jobs in Down Under.
July 23, 2013 Copper costs up, grades down: Metals Economics Group New copper mine capital costs up by 15% per year over the past 20 years.
July 23, 2013 Graphite price volatility set to continue, says Industrial Minerals Data Price for critical mineral used in electric vehicles and steel refractories at $1,350/tonne.
July 23, 2013 Canadian diamond mine gets green light Environmental review panel says project likely to cause "significant adverse environmental impacts."
July 22, 2013 Emerging market expert Mobius bullish on gold, BRICs and Southeast Asia Mark Mobius sees "big comebacks" in the BRIC economies.
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