Teck Cominco Says Columbia River Water Meets Standards After Acid Spill

Written by Mining News, May 31st, 2008 at 4:07 pm - PERMALINK

Teck Cominco Ltd. said tests done after almost a ton of acid spilled from a refinery into a river in British Columbia show that lead levels don’t exceed provincial environmental standards.

Ongoing strong outlook for China, according to Macquarie

Written by admin, May 31st, 2008 at 12:48 am - PERMALINK

Macquarie hosted its 2008 China Commodities Conference last week and has provided a summary of some of the main presentations from the week. Most speakers highlighted the ongoing strong outlook for the Chinese economy both in the short and the medium term with little impact being felt from the US slowdown; in fact, domestic demand in construction [...]

Dyno Nobel obtains Court Approval of Schemes of Arrangement

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 5:01 pm - PERMALINK

The Supreme Court of Victoria has today given its approval to the schemes of arrangement between
Dyno Nobel Limited (Dyno Nobel) and its shareholders and optionholders (the Schemes), in relation
to the acquisition of Dyno Nobel by Incitec Pivot US Holdings Pty Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Incitec Pivot Limited.
It is expected that the Court orders approving the [...]

Everclear’s commercial-grade electrolyser

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 4:52 pm - PERMALINK

Applied Intellectual Capital (AIC) has successfully launched a commercial-grade electrolyser manufacturing program in support of its affiliate, EverClear Solutions. Specifically developed to meet the rigours of continuous operation in metals recovery operations for the industry, this second generation (2-G) electrolyser will support both acid rock drainage and alkaline tailings applications.
In tests conducted recently in AIC’s [...]

Patents pour in for Novariant

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pm - PERMALINK

Novariant, a leading provider of solutions for precision positioning and intelligent machine control systems, has seen a profusion of patent grants issued in the first quarter of 2008. “The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved the issuance of seven important patents for the company since January 1, 2008,” explains Dr. Michael O’Connor, Novariant CTO. [...]

Breakers for Kamchatka platinum

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 4:47 pm - PERMALINK

ZAO KGD, ordered an Atlas Copco hydraulic breaker HB 5800 Dust that had a long journey, to be accomplished rapidly. The machine is now operating at full capacity in an open pit, appropriately named ‘Icy’.
After more than 50 years a military area, Kamchatka, the biggest peninsula of East Asia, is no longer restricted for visitors. [...]

Intellection and Bruker collaborate

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 4:46 pm - PERMALINK

Bruker AXS, one of the world leading manufacturers of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray spectrometry equipment, and mineral analysis technology company Intellection have established a new strategic collaboration agreement which builds on the strong existing OEM relationship between the companies. Under this agreement, Intellection will expand its range of products and services, directly supplying XRF [...]

Robot maps Mexican silver mine

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 4:27 pm - PERMALINK

Using a unique laser scanning robot 3D Laser Mapping has successfully completed a project to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico. The survey, commissioned by Arian Silver Corp, which recently added the brownfield project to its portfolio, enabled further definition of the mine’s potential by providing an accurate volumetric [...]

Bucyrus Listed on IndustryWeek’s 50 Best Manufacturing Companies

Written by InfoMine - Mining Equipment and Supplier News, May 30th, 2008 at 3:37 pm - PERMALINK

Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY) is pleased to have been recognized by IndustryWeek (IW) magazine as a “Top 50 Best Public Manufacturing Companies”. As reported by IW the Top 50 list for 2008 is comprised of 12 petroleum and coal products manufacturers, 10 computer and other electronics sector and nine from [...]

Court reinstates $100,000 fine against Massey

Written by Mining News, May 30th, 2008 at 12:40 pm - PERMALINK

A judge has reinstated a $100,000 fine against a Massey Energy Co. subsidiary that failed to report a serious coal mine accident within 15 minutes.

Resource-poor Japan vows to help Africa as partner

Written by Engineering News, May 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am - PERMALINK

‘There would be no stability and prosperity in the 21st century unless Africa’s problems are solved,’ Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told a news conference ending the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in

R195m to boost SA’s engineering, science and technology skills base

Written by Engineering News, May 30th, 2008 at 10:58 am - PERMALINK

In today’s podcast: The IMF expects a GDP growth rate of 6,5% for sub Saharan Africa for 2008, Sasol votes through its R26-billion BEE deal,… The International Monetary Fund (IMF) set an expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6,5% for sub