February 19, 2013

Siemens supplies the electrical equipment for the Cerro Negro Norte iron ore mine in Chile

Siemens is supplying the entire electrical equipment pre-configured in E-Houses for a fast start-up and efficient operation of the plant.

February 19, 2013

The pound gets pounded

As the global currency war intensifies, the majority of attention has been paid to the 17% fall of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar over the past few months.

February 19, 2013

BHP Billiton promotes Andrew Mackenzie to CEO

Australian miner plans transition to start in May as Marius Kloppers retires.

February 19, 2013

New report shows just what a disaster 2012 was for juniors

IPO and secondary market all but collapsed.

February 19, 2013

RPM to launch two new products at SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit

The two exciting new products, BLOCK AGG and HAULNET are designed to help miners reduce their operating costs to deliver better margins, through improving planning on site.

February 19, 2013

Northern Light Technologies (NLT) Polaris All-in-One Cap Lamp Receives CSA Class 1, Division 1 Certificate of Approval

“We are very excited to have received this approval,” said Heidi Levitt, President of Northern Light Technologies. “The Class 1 Div 1 Polaris looks like it will have an exciting…

February 19, 2013

Nuclear industry’s liability limits must be lifted: Greenpeace

India, Russia and South Korea are doing it right.

February 19, 2013

Airport heist yields armed robbers $50 million in uncut diamonds

Clockwork precision

February 19, 2013

Top 10 gold companies in 2012

Seven out of 10 companies faced decreases in their attributable gold output.

February 18, 2013

Gearless drive systems for belt conveyor and grinding mills commissioned in Xstrata copper mine in Peru

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has commissioned a gearless belt conveyor system in the Antapaccay copper mine in Peru. This is the first large-scale reference for this technology outside Germany.