July 17, 2012

MICROMINE implements Pitram at Gold Fields’ Damang

Leading software and solutions provider, MICROMINE, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of Pitram Optimum at Gold Fields’ Damang gold mine in Ghana.

July 17, 2012

Maptek gives Vulcan 3D modelling software to NW Missouri State University

Educating university students and creating a partnership for the future is a shared goal for Maptek and Northwest Missouri State University.

July 16, 2012

It just got more expensive to maintain mining claims In British Columbia Government hikes payment Instead of exploration fees

Effective July 1, 2012, companies and individuals will pay double the value of the corresponding assessment work requirement for Payment Instead of Exploration and Development (PIED).

July 16, 2012

RST launches new technology solution for fine particles management

INNOVATIVE mining solutions company Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST) has developed a new technology Total Fines Control custom made for the hard rock ore mining industry.

July 16, 2012

World Bank opens case on Colombia’s Eco Oro Minerals gold mine

The World Bank Group accepted a complaint and will evaluate its investment in Eco Oro Mineral’s Angostura mining project, a proposed large-scale gold mine located in a fragile, high-altitude wetland…

July 16, 2012

Oil spill wake-up moment

Keeping track of all these pipelines is becoming a challenge. We have the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the planned Northern Gateway pipeline to the West…

July 16, 2012

SGS adds fire assay to Elko, USA laboratory

SGS is pleased to announce the addition of a new fire assay laboratory to our facility in Elko, Nevada, USA. This expansion is the most recent in a series of…

July 16, 2012

Unions left out of Newmont’s negotiations in Peru

Negotiations among Peruvian authorities, Newmont Mining and the local communities with the intent to end the seven-month conflict over the $5 billion Conga project in the northern region of Cajamarca,…

July 16, 2012

How to get rich in outer space: a visual guide

Recent developments show that becoming rich by profiting of the minerals that asteroids, stars and unknown planets have to offer it is closer than ever. Before it is too late,…

July 16, 2012

UK’s imminent sale of uranium producer to bring in billions

British taxpayers could net as much as $4.6 billion with the government’s sale of its stake in nuclear power giant Urenco, a move which aims to solidify the country’s policy…