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Mining Technology launches major mining survey
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2012–2013, mining-technology.com is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers...

Coal India to complete GPS system installations this month
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 State-controlled Coal India has announced that it will complete the installation of GPS-based movement tracking systems at 11 Indian mines later this...

SKM selects Intergraph's enterprise solutions for mining projects
Monday, November 21, 2011 Engineering and project delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has selected Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise solutions to provide integrated engineering and project delivery capability...

GolfGear International and Mission Holdings sign JV agreement
Monday, October 03, 2011 GolfGear International has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Mission Holdings to place the Silver Cord mine into...

GolfGear and EnviroXtract sign licence agreement for processing technology
Friday, September 30, 2011 GolfGear International has acquired a sub-licence to utilise EnviroXtract's ore processing...

Minotaur, CSIRO to conduct trials for gold extraction process
Friday, September 23, 2011 Minotaur Exploration has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific Research Industrial Organisation (CSIRO), to conduct field trials for CSIRO's new...

Vale's subsidiary starts up pig iron demonstration plant in Brazil
Friday, September 23, 2011 Vale's subsidiary Tecnored Desenvolvimento Tecnológico has started up the first pig iron demonstration plant in São Paulo state, Brazil, in partnership with BNDES Bank of Brazil and Logos...

Brazil Gold and SSC to develop mineral exploration technology
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Brazil Gold has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Software Sciences Corporation (SSC) to launch a new exploration technology initiative. According to the MoU, both the firms...

EVGI to Commercialise Mineral Recovery Technology
Thursday, August 18, 2011 Eco Ventures Group (EVGI) and Raptor Technology have signed a joint venture agreement to commercialise mineral recovery technology. EVGI will use separation and leaching technology to...

Votorantim to Conduct Tests on Search Minerals' SALT Process
Thursday, August 11, 2011 Votorantim Metais Níquel and Votorantim Novos have secured a contract to conduct test work on Search Minerals' starved acid leaching technology (SALT) process. Votorantim will carry out the...

CSIRO Creates Mining Research Centre in Chile
Monday, August 01, 2011 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with the University of Chile and other industry and research partners, has created a new mining...

Newmont Selects ApplyIT to Tighten Safety Procedures
Thursday, July 28, 2011 Newmont Mining has selected ApplyIT's IntelliPERMIT software for its Boddington gold mine in Australia, to tighten and streamline safety procedures. IntelliPERMIT, the computerised...

MSHA Approves Lockheed's New Wireless Communication System
Monday, July 25, 2011 The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has approved a new wireless communication system, which can be used by trapped miners during an accident. The new MagneLink...

Standard Gold to Process Gold from Activated Carbon
Thursday, July 14, 2011 Standard Gold has entered into agreement with mining firm in Central America to process gold from activated carbon. Activated carbon is a form of carbon that has been processed to make...

Fast Cooper Receives Patent for Electro-Mining Technology
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The China Patent Office has granted a patent for Fast Cooper's electro-mining technology. The technology extracts copper directly from crushed raw material using an electrical and...

BioteQ Signs Agreement for Regeneration Project
Monday, July 11, 2011 BioteQ Environmental Technologies has signed an agreement with an unnamed European engineering firm to advance a cyanide regeneration and recovery project at a gold mine site in central Asia. ...

Caterpillar and WesTrac to Provide Mining Solutions to Australian Mine
Friday, July 08, 2011 Caterpillar and WesTrac have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) to implement an autonomous mining solution at FMG's Solomon iron ore mine in...

Rio Tinto Awards CiDRA Supply Contract for Mongolian Project
Thursday, June 30, 2011 Rio Tinto has selected CiDRA Minerals Processing's SONARtrac flow monitoring systems for its slurry lines at its Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. CiDRA will install 30 lines at the...

National Union Demands Pay Rise for South African Miners
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 The National Union of Mineworkers has demanded a pay rise for gold and coal miners in South Africa. The union has demanded an increase of 25% to the monthly minimum wage, and a 14% increase...

Nevado Resources and Neomet Sign Metal Extraction Agreement
Thursday, April 21, 2011 Nevado Resources has signed an agreement with Neomet Technologies to apply the patented Neomet process to extract all valuable metals from its La Blache iron-titanium-vanadium project...