The Third International Symposium on Mineral Resources and Mine Development takes place May 26-27, 2010 in Aachen, Germany. The event is organised by Aachen International Mining Symposia and the Institute of Mining Engineering and is in association with RAG Deutsche Steinkohle & European Association of Mining Industries. It will cover areas such as identification, demand […]

Dan Gleeson writes in IM’s September Leader on the growing importance of and interest in lithium, and, by association, Bolivia. In his latest newsletter, A Buck or Two, Tjalling (TJ) de Jong reports on the different lithium plays. TJ writes, “A small number of countries produce lithium from either brines or concentrates, Chile being the […]

Mine workers have been recognised for their innovations to help improve safety on Queensland (Australia) mine sites. BMA Coal’s Gregory Crinum mine took the 2009 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Innovations Award for a safety guard to prevent falls onto exposed longwall miner conveyor belts. And, in a clean sweep, BMA’s Saraji mine won […]

Equipment simulators for training are examined in detail in an article in September International Mining. Convergence Training, a division of Capstone Technology, offers the Convergence Training Viewer, a free, downloadable training access portal specifically designed to view interactive training media. This provides virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time access to a catalogue of computer-based health and […]

Callidan Instruments, a microwave moisture analysis specialist, has developed a new bulk sample analyser. The MoistScan® MA-100 uses microwave technology to determine the moisture content of large samples, providing accurate results in quick time. Callidan says that it is an improvement on traditional benchtop instruments as the sample is much larger (it takes a sample of litres), hence […]

Ohio-based Murray Energy is the largest independent coal producer in the US. In Illinois, Murray Energy independent operating subsidiary The American Coal Co operates the Galatia mining complex, the New Future and New Era mines in Saline County, while other subsidiaries operate underground and surface coal mines in Ohio, Kentucky and Utah. Combined, the mines produce over […]