Ausmelt has won its first lead smelter contract in China. The company will supply a lead smelter with a capacity to produce 100,000 t/y of lead to Yunnan Tin Company Ltd (YTCL) in China’s Yunnan province. Under the contract, Ausmelt will provide lead smelting technology, design engineering services, commissioning services and equipment.
This is the second […]

Normet, the Finnish manufacturer of specialty underground equipment, has established a subsidiary in Kazakhstan. The purpose is to develop co-operation and its service offering with local customers, in particular the after-market services. Normet has sold equipment and services in the country for over 20 years.
“Normet has developed a special concept of after-market services called Life […]

In June 2006, representatives of mining companies, trade associations, retail jewellers and NGOs met in Vancouver, Canada to discuss the potential development of responsible mining performance standards and a system to independently ensure compliance with them. The Vancouver Dialogue meeting was the culmination of a more informal series of prior meetings among a limited number […]

Steve Williams, Suncor Energy’s executive Vice President, Oil Sands, has outlined for a Canadian Government consultation panel Suncor’s vision for the sustainable development of Alberta’s oil sands. “Our vision must be to develop the oil sands in a way that supports and enhances our quality of life,” Williams told the panel. “That means ensuring we […]

RUSAL, the world’s third largest aluminium producer, SUAL Group, one of the world’s top ten aluminium producers, and Glencore International, the Swiss natural resources group have signed an agreement to create the ‘United Company RUSAL’, by merging their respective aluminium and alumina assets.
The new company will be the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, employing […]

SciDev.Net says that  scientists in Chile have identified bacteria that could allow the country to double the amount of copper it mines. This was an announcement by Codelco last week.
The bacteria can break the bonds between copper and sulphur, allowing the metal to be released. They could be used to exploit low-grade copper ores in […]