September 27, 2011 Transforming the future mine with automation and remote control The Minerals Down Under Flagship is developing a new generation of cost-effective and often remotely controlled mining technologies to help convert currently sub-economic resources into reserves. The technologies will improve the…
September 27, 2011 200 tonnes of long gone silver set for high-seas salvage The Scotsman reports a British cargo ship carrying silver worth £135 million has been located deep in the North Atlantic 70 years after it was sunk by a Nazi torpedo,…
September 27, 2011 New ideas for building deep mines An article in the October issue examines the research and outcomes of work being done by Canada’s Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation. One section of this work for which…
September 27, 2011 Intelligent hydraulic systems to save power on digging machinery Norrhydro, a Finnish company, has developed and designed a new way to control power in large machinery, including machines used in mining, such as excavators andm wheel loaders. The company…
September 26, 2011 Prophecy Platinum up 5.69% after announcing Wellgreen results Prophecy Platinum (CVE:NKL) was up 5.69% on Monday trading after announcing drill results at its Wellgreen project, located in Yukon. Prophecy stated […]
September 26, 2011 Highland Valley Copper workers vote to strike A Kamloops BC TV station reports workers at Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper mine have voted 99.5% in favour of striking if necessary to back wage and benefit demands. The…
September 26, 2011 Spooked investors dump Ivanhoe despite reassurances – shares crash 21% A statement put out by Ivanhoe Mines on Monday telling investors that its Oyu Tolgoi project remains on track and pooh-poohing rumours about the Mongolian government reneging on the deal…
September 26, 2011 Polish company ZGH buys Montenegro lead and zinc mine Polish company ZGH Boleslav purchased 51% of Gradir which operates lead and zinc mine Suplja Stijena in Pljevlja. ZGH invested so far around 25 million euro and additional 60 will…
September 26, 2011 Australia coal industry says tax compensation would only delay mine closures by a year The Blue Mountains Gazette reports the Australian Coal Association says $1.3 billion in proposed government compensation would delay by only one year the premature closure of four of the 21…
September 26, 2011 Gold hammered again despite talk of $2.5 trillion Europe bailout Gold for December delivery dropped $40, or 2.5%, to just under the $1,600 an ounce level in midday trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday, but had recovered…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
