September 26, 2012

Leica Geosystems Mining and SwissDrones to provide UAV-based mapping

Leica Geosystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of airborne mapping solutions, together with SwissDrones, a Swiss-based engineering company for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), have agreed to collaborate on creating a UAV-based…

September 26, 2012

Caterpillar announces development of largest hydraulic shovel —featuring hybrid technology for superior fuel efficiency

Caterpillar has designed, fabricated and constructed the largest hydraulic mining shovel ever built.

September 26, 2012

Nordgold to move forward with high river gold offer soon

Nordgold said that it will soon move to buy out the minority shareholders of its 75%-owned subsidiary High River Gold (HRG), a move that could position Nordgold for a full…

September 26, 2012

BC to lead mining jobs creation in Canada: report

British Columbia, Canada's most western province, will employ over 16,700 mining professionals in the next 10 years according to a report released Wednesday by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council…

September 26, 2012

Lithium’s New Processing Technology Makes Battery Materials Cheaper, Faster and Longer Lasting

Technology could drive down costs and boost performance of lithium-ion batteries used in cellular phones, tablets, electric vehicles and industry

September 26, 2012

Sandvik launches the next generation of Trucks

The Sandvik TH551 and TH663, introduced at the MinExpo 2012 in Las Vegas, are the latest innovative additions to Sandvik’s cutting edge underground ramp hoisting truck family. These new trucks…

September 26, 2012

Sandvik and Outotec enter collaboration in the area of comminution

Thanks to the individual strengths, capabilities and product portfolios of Sandvik and Outotec, customers can benefit from an optimized process throughout their mining value chain, resulting in efficient recovery of…

September 26, 2012

Magnalight by Larson Electronics Announces the Release of a Remote Control LED Golight

Magnalight by Larson Electronics Announces the Release of a Remote Control LED Golight

September 26, 2012

MineRP finds new owners

MineRP, the South African domiciled provider of mining technical software solutions and consulting services, has announced a long-anticipated transaction

September 26, 2012

Protect Canadian ownership of oil sands firms, executives urge

Top oil industry executives are asking Ottawa for rules to protect Canadian ownership of major oil sands companies from a flood of foreign investment expected in the sector.