Taseko Mines has announced further procurement details for the upgrade and expansion of the concentrator facility at its Gibraltar mine in south-central British Columbia, Canada. This upgrade and expansion project will increase the production capacity of the Gibraltar mine from 70 Mlb to 100 Mlb of copper per year by 2008.
Taseko has entered into […]

Saft’s new MP 174865 IS cell is the world’s first rechargeable lithium-ion cell to comply with the EN 50020 ‘Intrinsic Safety’ standard for ATEX applications. This is new ground in rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology; suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The new MP 174865 IS cell enables Saft to offer all the proven […]

IM June includes information on Tanami Gold’s newly operating Coyote gold mine in the Tanami-Arunta Province of Central Australia. The official opening is to be May 24 and will be conducted by the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery. The ceremony will also be attended by the Chairman of the Tjurabalan Native […]

Flowserve, a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, has introduced IPS Tempo™, a pre-engineered intelligent pump optimization, control and protection system. Flowserve says “IPS Tempo improves performance, lowers total cost of ownership, reduces power consumption up to 50%, and improves Mean Time Between Repair (MTBR).”
It helps eliminate costly downtime and expensive […]

At its inauguration, Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Angelo T. Reyes and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Sutherland noted TVI’s $3.3 million Gossan tailings dam symbolizes the company’s concern for the environment and adherence to good corporate citizenship. The top officials of the two governments graced the inaugural ceremonies at […]

BioteQ (IM March pp.224-25) reports good progress at its plants around the world. The Raglan plant, in Northern Quebec at the Raglan mine owned by Falconbridge, was shut down in November as planned after treating over 500,000 m3 of water during the 2005 operating season.  The plant was upgraded last year, resulting in a 50% […]