Wardrop wins Mt. Milligan work

VANCOUVER — WARDROP ENGINEERING has been awarded the detailed engineering design and procurement contract for TERRANE METALS’ Mt. Milligan copper-gold project 155 km northwest of Prince George, B.C. Wardrop recently completed the feasibility study for the project that involves a conventional truck-and-shovel open pit mine and 60,000 t/d copper concentrator…more at [...]

An Innovative Approach to Mine Shaft Sinking

As a result of the success Wardrop’s mining division has had sinking mine shafts in Mexico, senior mining engineer Ivan Arriagada says he wouldn’t be surprised to see Wardrop open a Mexican office at some point in the future. View full article: An Innovative Approach to Mine Shaft Sinking

Acquisition of the Biox Group

Bateman Engineering is pleased to announce that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the Biox technology business (“Biox Business”) from the Gold Fields Group for a net cash consideration of USD 8.84 million.
The Biox Business is the owner of a proprietary and patented technology, known as the BIOX process, [...]

Gold Fields to sell BIOX technology business

Gold Fields has entered into an agreement with Bateman Engineering to sell its BIOX business to Bateman Engineering for a net cash consideration of $8.84 million. The BIOX business is the owner of a proprietary and patented technology, known as the BIOX process, which is used for the pretreatment of refractory ores and concentrates [...]

GEOTECHNICAL AWARD: John Gartner wins Robert F. Legget Medal

EDMONTON — John Gartner of engineering firm GARTNER LEE has won the Robert F. Legget Medal for 2008. The prestigiou… [Full Story]

Inspectorate acquires Process Research Associates (PRA) Group; Vancouver, Canada.

Inspectorate is delighted to announce the acquisition of the Process Research Associates (PRA) Group of companies in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
PRA offers metallurgical testing whilst the group’s analytical arm; International Plasma Laboratories (IPL), provides geochemical analysis. The group has 80 employees across these two divisions and moved into a new 30,000 sq ft facility in 2005.
Metallurgical [...]

Eddie Du Rand Appointed CEO of Bateman Engineering

Jonathan Edward (Eddie) Du Rand (46) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bateman Engineering N.V. and an Executive Director on the Board.
Eddie Du Rand joined the Group in September 2007 as the Managing Director of its Minerals & Metals Business Unit, the largest division of the global Group. He [...]

DMS copper ore separation project for Chemaf, DRC

Bateman Engineering has been contracted by Chemaf SPRL of Lubumbashi in the DRC to supply a modular plant to process 100 t/h of run-of-mine ore to produce a separated copper ore product by means of crushing, scrubbing, sizing and dense media separation (DMS) modules.
In approaching Bateman Engineering, Chemaf were seeking a solution [...]

McIntosh joins Stantec

McIntosh Engineering has signed a letter of intent to join Stantec, a professional engineering and design services firm with approximately 9,000 employees, operating out of more than 125 locations across North America. Operating as a newly formed Mining practice area within Stantec, McIntosh will maintain its focus on customer service in [...]

CONSULTING ENGINEERS: SNC-Lavalin acquires Laboratoire Sol et B

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Rock Mechanics Technology joins Golder Associates

Environmental and ground engineering consultancy Golder Associates (UK) has acquired 100% share equity of Rock Mechanics Technology (RMT). Based in Bretby, Derbyshire, UK, RMT is a highly qualified and experienced team of internationally renowned rock mechanics and geotechnical specialists providing consultancy services to the mining and civil engineering industries. The acquisition of this rock and [...]

Doe Run Peru gets a Tenova Pyromet First

Tenova Pyromet has been commissioned by Doe Run Peru to design and supply a 15 m slag launder, comprising water-cooled copper launder sections, which will convey matte and slag from the IsasmeltT furnace to the settling furnace. The project, part of La Oroya’s copper smelter modernisation marks the first time that [...]