Primary Metals has completed planned mine improvements at its Panasqueira tungsten mine in Portugal. Capital expenditures on improvements totalled €9.1 million (C$13.7 million) over the past two fiscal years and included major acquisitions of new mining and processing equipment, as well as development of the new underground D9 mine ramp […]

Sandvik Mining and Construction has reached agreement with Boliden to supply a complete in-pit crushing system to its Aitik copper-gold-silver mine. The crushing system consists of two complete primary gyratory crushing stations as well as overland conveyors and feeders. The system will have a capacity of 8,000 t/h and will transport the ore 7 km. […]

The UK-based environmental business of AMEC, the international project management and services company, has formed a joint venture with the Royal Holloway University of London to launch a new commercial mining laboratory which will provide specialist testing services to characterize mining wastes. The Royal Holloway is already one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence […]

Geosoft, a leader in geoscience software and solutions, was selected by ESRI as a 2007 Business Partner of the Year.  The award is presented each year to a select group of ESRI business partners worldwide in recognition of outstanding contributions to the geographic information systems (GIS) industry and to the success of the ESRI Business Partner […]

Jean-Raymond Boulle, the successful mining entrepreneur, founder and principle shareholder of Titanium Resources Group is be made a Commander of the Order of the Rokel, the highest order of merit to be awarded by the country of Sierra Leone. The award will be made to Boulle by His Excellency Alhadji Ahmad […]

Barloworld has entered into, through its Barloworld Equipment division, a 50:50 joint venture transaction with its Caterpillar dealer counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tractafric Equipment. The joint venture, known as Congo Equipment, will service the earthmoving equipment needs of DRC`s copper and cobalt rich Katanga Province. […]