FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately €35 million from Coastal Gujarat Power - a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power - for the supply and construction of a coal handling system for the company’s Ultra Mega Power Plant project in the state of Gujarat, India. Tata Power is India’s largest private power utility. The scope […]

Raw Materials Group is hosting its sixth Annual Exploration & Mining Investment Conference in Stockholm on November 12-13. The seminar addresses those within the financial sphere, analysts and journalists who are interested in developing and enhancing their knowledge of the industry. This year’s event has several renowned experts giving their assessment of the mining industry’s status, its […]

Mining company, UK Coal has been awarded the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard after taking action to reduce the carbon footprint of its operations. It achieved a 45% absolute reduction in its carbon footprint over the past three years, which represents a greenhouse gas reduction of 980,000 t of CO2. “The measures we have taken clearly […]

ABB Switzerland’s third global Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) User Meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, has just finished. The conference hosted over 120 participants, from October 21 to 24. This was the fifth ABB GMD User Meeting, after two global events were held in Switzerland (2007) and Peru (2008), and after two regional events in Santiago de […]

Bruce Watzman, Senior Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at the National Mining Association (NMA) has highlighted new federal data emphasising the improved safety performance achieved thus far this year by the nation’s mines. “US mining’s annual safety record to date surpasses its record for all previous years at this point,” said Watzman. “Our record for […]

Varel International’s new Compass Series roller cone drill bits are for slimhole applications. The tungsten carbide insert bits are available in sizes ranging from 95 to 187 mm and are targeted for applications such as reduced size casing programs, horizontal drilling, re-entries, multi-laterals and coiled tubing drilling which all require steerability, reliability and maximised rates of penetration. […]