Many Australian producers are having trouble keeping up with demand because of reduced exploration and production levels from leaner times.
Those who have had the foresight to make major investments in new production are reaping the benefits of both that investment and the wisdom to put in place comprehensive plant maintenance programs that help safeguard production […]

The Mining Certification Evaluation Project (MCEP) has completed its final report. The MCEP has been a three year Australian research project to investigate the feasibility of third party certification of environmental and social performance of mine sites. As a research activity, it has not attempted to create a working certification scheme, but to establish a […]

Caterpillar Underground currently offers four LHDs (3.1, 4.8, 6.0 and 8.9 m3 bucket capacities) and three trucks, with capacities of 30, 45 and 55 t. Chris Curfman, President of Caterpillar Global Mining, told analysts and technical editors last week that the capacity of its facilities is to be quadrupled. Besides more of the same, this […]