April 4, 2013

Swiss create new gold ‘chocolate bar’

VIDEO: A precious metal bar that can be broken into one-gram segments.

April 4, 2013

Brazil environmental watchdog charges Anglo with a $10m fine over port accident

The incident forced Anglo to halt shipments from the operation, where it produced 6.1 million tonnes of iron ore last year.

April 4, 2013

Japan gets the green light to mine coal in Mozambique

The mine, scheduled to start operating in 2016, is expected to produce 5 million tonnes of coking coal a year.

April 4, 2013

Ritchie Bros. sells hundreds of mining equipment items in South Africa

The firm sold more than 690 mining and other heavy equipment items, trucks, attachments and parts at an unreserved public auction in Witbank (near Johannesburg).

April 4, 2013

Immersive Technologies Launches New Fuel Efficiency Technology to Reduce Miner’s Cost per Ton

Immersive Technologies has launched a fuel efficiency technology aimed at giving mine management an affordable way to address the challenges of rising fuel costs and environmental responsibility.

April 3, 2013

Canadian mining under fire at home and abroad

Tough times for Canadian mining.

April 3, 2013

Newmont mulls taking Peru’s Conga money elsewhere

Miner may reallocate capital to development alternatives in Australia, Ghana, Indonesia and Nevada.

April 3, 2013

FLSmidth to supply large material handling system

FLSmidth has received an order worth approximately INR 1900m (approximately DKK 200m) from a leading Indian steel producer, Tata Steel, to supply two pipe conveyors for transport of 6 million…

April 3, 2013

Shell taps into the Australian mining truck market with LNG technology

Giant miners such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are said to be looking to implement the technology at their West Australian operations.

April 3, 2013

Rio Tinto’s Walsh hits the gas pedal, puts Aussie coal assets up for sale

Deal it is expected to fetch around $3 billion.