One of the articles appearing in IM’s October issue looks at deeper open pits, and slope monitoring in particular. Micro-seismic monitoring of open-pit slopes can record and quantify detectable signatures of fracturing, located in 3D space, ISS International reports.

With nine months to go before it opens its gates to visitors, the organisers of Hillhead 2010 (June 22-24 at Tarmac’s Hillhead quarry near Buxton, England) report that the show is filling up quickly. They said that, to date, almost 90% of stand space has been booked by some 300 companies, including most of the […]

The Australian Minister for Innovation, Industry Science and Research has announced that the proposed ‘Deep Exploration Technologies CRC’ will receive A$28 million of funding under the Cooperative Research Centres program. The CRC has as its mission deep ore discovery, by opening up both greenfields and brownfields search space, through quicker, safer and more effective exploration […]

October’s issue of International Mining includes the third in a series of articles on Freeport - focusing on initiatives to develop local people and their skills. Following this, there is news of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Nemangkawi Mining Institute continuing to support sustainable development, especially for Papuans, near the company’s area of operation. This training […]

“In late 2009, the global tantalum market bore little resemblance to that of a year earlier. In mid-2008, tantalum consumption was on a strong growth trend in its principal markets - electronics and aerospace superalloys - which make up around 75% of tantalum consumption. Adequate primary supply was in place to meet the industry’s needs, […]

BioteQ Environmental Technologies, a leader in the treatment of industrial wastewater, is to restart water treatment operations at the Mt. Gordon mine site in Australia. This will take around six to eight weeks to resume. BioteQ recently met with senior management of Birla Mt. Gordon (mine operators), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Minerals, to review detailed plans for the […]