September 25, 2012

RIEGL launches VZ-6000 Terrestrial Laser Scanner at MINExpo 2012 Las Vegas:

RIEGL goes for ultra-long ranges: VZ-6000 offers more than 6,000 m measurement range

September 25, 2012

Use Fleet Manager Office from Carlson Software for a Connected Mine Site

Data goes from machines to the office and from the office to machines

September 25, 2012

World’s First Complete Operator Training Solution Launched at MINExpo

Immersive Technologies will launch the industry's most advanced, complete and scalable solution for mining equipment operator development, this month at the world's major mining exhibition, MINExpo International, in Las Vegas.

September 25, 2012

Gold prices jump driven by good demand

Gold prices rebounded Tuesday from yesterday’s losses but pared gains late in the session to show very modest gains for the day.

September 25, 2012

Scotland turns whisky ‘leftovers’ into biofuel for cars

In what is claimed to be a world first, a Scotland-based independent malt whisky producer will start using bacteria to feed on the "leftovers" from the booze making process in…

September 25, 2012

More than 60 Caterpillar D11 crawler tractors featured in this week’s Ritchie Bros. Grand Opening auction in North Carolina

First time in the world more than 60 D11 crawler tractors are sold in a single day. Big opportunity for mining industry: selection of equipment for the September 26 and…

September 25, 2012

Fire traps 20 miners in Canadian potash mine, but no one hurt

Twenty miners are trapped underground due to a fire at PotashCorp’s Rocanville mine in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 230 kilometres east of Regina

September 25, 2012

Indian oil giant said it never offered $5 billion for Canadian oil sands

State-own Indian oil company Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) denied Tuesday that, together with two other state-run oil firms, bid $5 billion for a stake in six Canadian oil…

September 25, 2012

Sandvik Mining offers increased coal mine gateroad development efficiency with the new Bolter Miner MB610

With the Bolter Miner MB610, Sandvik Mining introduces a more powerful generation of longwall gateroad development machines at MINExpo.

September 25, 2012

Rio Tinto sells South African coal assets to Canadian company

If you had any doubts over what mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) thinks about coal and small operations, today’s news should make it clear. The Anglo-Australian miner has agreed…