Technology invented at the University of Western Australia (UWA) to increase safety for underground miners is likely to be used around the world soon, following an agreement signed today. Through its Office of Industry and Innovation, UWA will collaborate with DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) to further commercialise the High Energy Absorbing (HEA) Mesh internationally. The mesh, […]

Micromine’s Brazil Partner, BNA Consultoria e Sistemas Ltda (BNA) has signed an Academic Licence Agreement with the Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering of University of São Paulo (USP). Recognised as one of Brazil’s most well respected Universities, USP’s Laboratory of Mine Planning and Optimisation (LAPOL) has a team of lecturers dedicated to teaching modelling and […]

Geosoft, a leader in software and solutions for earth exploration, was the recipient of the 2010 ESRI International Partner of the Year award. The ESRI Business Partner Awards recognise partners for outstanding achievements in the areas of solution development, services or sales and the fostering of ESRI technology into key markets. ESRI and Geosoft are […]

Demand for high grade lithium used in rechargeable batteries could soar by as much as 150% over the next six years if projections for electric vehicle sales are correct, says President and CEO of Canada Lithium Corp, Peter Secker. “As electric vehicles start to ramp up over the next two to three years, there’s going […]

As International Mining’s article on the latest in open-pit haulers is prepared for the June issue, we hear the technology underpinning the Tesla Roadster, a high-performance electric sports car is showing up in a truck. The Silicon Valley automaker is providing the batteries Freightliner Custom Chassis is putting in the electric trucks it will have […]

Mountaintop removal coal mining continues to raise controversy in the US. The latest row started last Friday when the EPA announced its proposal under the Clean Water Act to significantly restrict or prohibit mountain top mining at the Spruce No. 1 surface mine in Logan County, West Virginia. Spruce No.1 mine is one of the […]