A significant advance in recovering copper deposit byproducts has been achieved at Baja Mining’s Boleo project in Mexico. Staff at the University of British Columbia’s Hydrometallurgy Research Laboratory have successfully demonstrated that manganese metal can be manufactured from Boleo manganese carbonate using conventional hydrometallurgical processing steps. A sample of manganese carbonate produced during the 2006 […]

Specialised roof support carriers began gaining popularity following the introduction of the Bucyrus Model 601 Vers-A-Trac® at Island Creek’s VP3 mine in July, 1978. As longwall systems have become larger and heavier, the Vers-A-Trac line has grown to accommodate them. Today, the Bucyrus Vers-A-Trac 650, the largest battery roof support carrier in the Vers-A-Trac family, […]

As International Mining’s annual copper extraction update is finalised, one item for which there was not enough editorial space concerns a new process to extract value from undeveloped copper deposits. This may be the most economically and environmentally feasible option for using a particular untapped resource, a Minerals Down Under Flagship evaluation has found. Although […]

The gold price increased modestly in the second quarter, supported by, among other things, ongoing inflation fears. Traditionally an inflation hedge, gold was sought by investors who had growing concerns about central bank’s exit strategies and the implications of a reversal in quantitative easing measures, according to World Gold Council’s latest Gold Investment Digest.

Fats and reliable spare parts supply plays a critical role in any production environment. Aumund recognises this and is establishing its new distribution centre in Hong Kong. Customers in the Asia-Pacific region can now experience quicker deliveries and therefore much shorter overall lead times than previously, when all shipments were from Europe.  This has major benefits in […]

The China Mining Congress and Expo will be held in Tianjin, October 20-22, 2009 and International Mining will be there. The event will provide the appropriate platform to discuss questions like those below at one of the largest mining events worldwide, hosted by China’s Ministry of Land & Resources:

How is the current economic situation affecting the mining industry & commodities?
What do industry and […]