Company Announcement: Canadian Quantum Energy Plans Alberta Drilling

Canadian Quantum Energy Corp. [CQM-TSXV] is a Calgary-based oil & gas exploration company, with land holdings in Alberta and Québec. The company has 27,168,665 shares outstanding with insiders owning approximately 52%.

Western Bushveld joint venture's Project 1, South Africa

Platinum Group Metals and Wesizwe Platinum have started a joint study to determine the potential for synergies.

Software improves exploration and mine development

One of the exhibitors at the 2011 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange, which will take place from March 6 to 9 in Toronto, Canada, is global software firm Gemcom...

German mining and power generation expertise

German firm RWE Power International will display its full range of mining and power generation services at this year’s Electra Mining Africa event to be held in Johannesburg.

Mine scheduling 
software saves costs

Mining software company Gemcom will be displaying its expertise at Electra Mining Africa 2010.

Diamond technology unit broadens its market

The technology division of global diamond giant De Beers, known as DebTech, will showcase its entire range of products at Electra Mining Africa 2010. In addition, a number of sorting units will be on display.

Product life-cycle 
management solutions

A number of products will be exhibited at this year’s Electra Mining Africa event by CDC, which is the value added reseller (VAR) for Dassault Systemes product lifecycle management (DS PLM) solutions.

Automated production control reaches underground mines

Australian mining software company Micromine is capitalising on the current trend towards installing wireless networks in underground mines.

Cost model improves mine cost estimation and forecasting

Mining Consulting engineering firm A&B Global Mining (ABGM) has developed a detailed and robust methodology to simulate variable mining cost drivers in a 3-D mine design and production schedule.

Western Potash publishes resource estimate for Saskatchewan project

Canadian junior Western Potash has completed an initial resource estimate for its Milestone property, in southern Saskatchewan, of 32-million tons in indicated potash resources, plus 230-million tons in the inferred category. “Our board is...

Copper mine extends existing design work contract

Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a subsidiary of India’s Vedanta Resources, has extended its existing order for the design work on its Konkola No 4 shaft with multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm TWP Mining, almost doubling the...

Consulting firm involved in iron ore projects

Mining specialists VBKom Consulting Engineers are involved in a wide variety of mining projects within South Africa and have a growing footprint in other parts of Africa.