Caterpillar ended years of rumour and speculation on March 30 when it announced to mining press and analysts that it is embarked on its biggest mining truck development programme, in which it is investing a record amount. Ed McCord, Cat’s Product Manager for Large Mining Trucks and Shovels, explained that more than half the world’s […]

As we approach the Paste06 conference in Ireland at the beginning of April, Ian Arbuthnot, a Director of Outokumpu Technology notes that thickening slurries to the maximum possible density (paste) is becoming increasingly common.  Applications such as Autoclave feed thickeners, paste backfill and some counter current washing (CCD) circuits are all examples of potential paste […]

A safety expert for the US coal industry has told a Senate oversight panel that the best way to continue the safety progress achieved in underground coal mines is by adopting a package of safety principles that would drive practical and timely improvements in mine safety. Michael Peelish, Senior VP for Safety and Human Resources […]

Cumberland Resources and the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) have reached an Agreement in Principle with respect to an Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement (IIBA) relating to Cumberland’s 100% owned Meadowbank gold project located 70 km north of Baker Lake, Nunavut. A signing ceremony of the formal agreement between Cumberland and the KIA will be held […]

Trace element analysis of toxic heavy metals in soils and contaminated land using a portable XRF spectrometer.
Leian Grimsley, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK. Leiven Kempenaers, PANalytical BV, Almelo, The Netherlands.
Soil pollution is conventionally defined as adding chemical compounds, biological organisms or other materials to the soil, negatively effecting or altering how the soil functions. Common […]

The Vietnamese Government estimates its national coal reserves total some 3,500 Mt, the majority of which is anthracite in Quang Ninh Province in the north of the country.
According to Le Son, Commercial Specialist with the US Commercial Service in Ho Chi Minh City, coal production has increased dramatically over the last few years, and […]