January 29, 2013

Amplats yields to pressure, delays overhaul

In a joint statement with the Department of Mineral Resources and unions, the miner has agreed to postpone any decision for 60 days.

January 29, 2013

First Cut Adds Sonnenflex Abrasives to its League of Quality European Products

Superior quality, strong customer orientation and excellent price-performance ratios underline First Cut’s extensive market penetration in South Africa.

January 29, 2013

MICROMINE Wins Top Industry Accolade for Pitram

Leading provider of intuitive software solutions and services to the global exploration and mining industry, MICROMINE, is pleased to announce its success in the Mining Magazine Awards. MICROMINE won the…

January 29, 2013

Software package exclusively for underground coal to launch at Mining Indaba

Mining software experts RungePincockMinarco (RPM) announced the launch of the industry’s only software package focused exclusively on underground coal at this year’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town.

January 29, 2013

Protests against Canadian-owned copper miner in Peru build up

Local officials said the crowd is lead by some of the same organizers of rallies against Newmont Mining’s $5 billion Conga project.

January 29, 2013

Era Mining former boss ‘shocked’ by Caterpillar allegations

Emory Williams, who was one of the largest individual shareholders of ERA, said he was “shocked, dismayed and surprised” by Caterpillar's claim allegations that accounting misconduct took place before the…

January 29, 2013

Anglo American takes $4bn hit on Brazil Minas Rio

Several delays and mounting development costs are to blame.

January 29, 2013

Solar cells could achieve record-breaking efficiency via quantum confinement

Researchers from the USA and Hungary are developing solar cells capable of record-breaking levels of efficiency via the manipulation of nano-particles.

January 29, 2013

Meadow Bay Gold reports NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Atlanta gold project in Nevada doubling its gold resources

Doubling its gold resources.

January 28, 2013

Test Runs of the Process Plant Expansion Have Commenced at Pampalo – Capacity Increase Possible with Current Permit

Endomines has completed the installation of the new processing equipment of the processing plant and commenced the test runs for the increased capacity at its Pampalo Gold Mine Processing plant.…