Sedgman today announced that it has entered into a contract with Q Coal to design and construct a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) at the Sonoma coal mine situated south of Collinsville in Queensland, Australia. The contract, valued at A$75 million, will see the construction of an 800 t/h CHPP with commissioning due in […]

Leading Australian minerals processing technology provider, JKTech, recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a dinner at Brisbane’s heritage-listed Customs House. The dinner, held on August 22, included present and former JKTech and JKMRC personnel, as well as clients and University of Queensland senior executives.
Founder and inaugural director of the world-renowned Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre […]

There were longwall shearers before it and more sophisticated, more powerful machines after it, but no longwall shearer has had the popularity, sustainability and longevity of the Joy 4LS shearer, Joy Mining Machinery reports.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary of mining coal around the world, Joy Mining Machinery has rejuvenated the 4LS shearer with the model 4LS20, […]

Shaft Sinkers has been awarded the development contract for Randgold Resources’ Yalea underground mine at the Loulo complex in Mali.  Shaft Sinkers’ Divisional Director - Sinking and International, Louis Germishuys, says that the underground development contract will significantly enhance the value and extend the life of the Loulo mine.
Shaft Sinkers’ scope of work on the […]

The Mine Closure 2006 seminar will be held at the Sheraton Perth Hotel, Western Australia, September 13- 15.
More than 300 local and international mine closure professionals are attending the Seminar, the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) reports . See www.mineclosure2006.org for the seminar programme and event updates.

One of the greatest challenges facing the mining […]

In the trial over the alleged pollution of Buyat Bay, Newmont Mining executive Richard Ness has called on the Indonesian Government to hold accountable those who have used erroneous and misleading science to accuse PT Newmont Minahasa Raya of environmental wrongdoing. If Newmont does indeed prove to be innocent in this case, it will highlight […]