October 3, 2012 Chile’s deputy mining minister ‘quits’ after lithium fiasco Chile's deputy mining minister, Pablo Wagner, resigned a day after the government decided to revoke the lithium mining concession awarded to a local company last week, acknowledging problems with the…
October 3, 2012 BHP suing union for $2.5 million BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance is suing Queensland's most powerful mining union for almost $2.5 million to counteract the unlawful work stoppages that have affected BHP’s subsidiary in the last few…
October 3, 2012 Obama blasts Romney for ‘requiring’ miners to be in his ad While Republican candidate Mitt Romney slams Barack Obama's policies as bad for coal, the President has taken a more personal approach. Not only he went after Romney ‘s business record,…
October 2, 2012 No end in sight for South African mining strikes Labour unrest at Anglo American Platinum’s South Africa operations spread on Tuesday to a new mine as the company and fellow miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) have hardened their stance on…
October 2, 2012 ABB to improve energy efficiency for several LKAB mines in Sweden Delivery for three mines includes cpmPlus Energy Manager software to increase energy efficiency, lower energy costs and reduce carbon footprint
October 2, 2012 Sandvik launches VIBROCONE™ – a crusher with grinding performance which changes the rules for comminution and opens the way for major energy savings The VibroconeTM crusher is the next generation of crushing technology, combining the best of conventional crushing and grinding principles to produce an unprecedented amount of finely crushed product.
October 2, 2012 Liebherr Dozer PR 764 Litronic: World’s Biggest Hydrostatically Driven Crawler The PR 764 features a hydrostatic travel drive, making the machine the largest hydrostatically driven crawler dozer in the world.
October 2, 2012 Bolivia’s Colquiri mine to restart operation after historic agreement The rival groups of Bolivian miners fighting over control of the Andean silver, tin and zinc Colquiri mine, reached an agreement over the weekend that was qualified as “historic” by…
October 2, 2012 ABB wins its first variable-speed mill drive order in Liberia Energy and process efficiency for ArcelorMittal’s Liberian iron ore mine
October 2, 2012 Liebherr Mining Service Tools for Excavator-Specific Maintenance Liebherr delivers a wide range of service tools for excavator-specific maintenance: pump, cylinder, travel drive, track pad maintenance or replacement, ensuring optimal working conditions no matter the size of the…
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