Kaunisvaara iron-ore project, Sweden

Northland Resources has signed a $40-million cost overrun loan with South Africa’s Standard Bank for the Kaunisvaara iron-ore project.

Company Announcement: Atlas Copco awarded very large order in South Africa

Atlas Copco has received one of its largest orders ever in South Africa, to deliver Pit Viper 351 blasthole drilling rigs for around R 290 million to Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies.

Updated expertise to be made available to industry

The third edition of the reference book ‘Blasthole Drilling in Open Pit Mining’, which serves as a guide to mining engineers in the opencast mining industry, will be released in September this year, mining services company Atlas Copco reports.

Company Announcement:Atlas Copco opens a customer centre in Mozambique

Atlas Copco has decided to open a new customer centre in Mozambique, strengthening its presence in the country and increasing the support for local customers.

West African mining sector seeks international partnerships to grow industry

Gold-rich Ghana’s capital city, Accra, will host the tenth West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex), which, this year will continue to focus on international partnerships needed for the development of infrastructure to exploit the...

Diversified miner steps up Mine of the Future programme

Diversified giant Rio Tinto reports that it would further its Mine of the Future programme by developing and testing new technologies in underground tunnelling and mineral recovery.

Twickenham platinum mine project, South Africa

Work on the Twickenham platinum mine is reportedly progressing well and is expected to gain momentum after being delayed by three years.

Rio Tinto steps up Mine of the Future programme

Diversified giant Rio Tinto on Tuesday reported that it would further its Mine of the Future programme by developing and testing new technologies in underground tunneling and mineral recovery. The miner is expanding trials of new shaft and tunnel...

Company Announcement: Atlas Copco upgrades FlexiROC R15 R drill rig with unique rollover feed system

December 11, 2011: One of the smallest radio controlled drill rigs in the Atlas Copco range has now become one of the most versatile thanks to an innovative rollover feed system.

Kaunisvaara iron-ore project, Sweden

The mine will comprise two conventional openpit mines and a magnetite processing operation producing a concentrate product.

The CSIR working on robots to improve mine safety

Mining is a dangerous occupation, and South Africa’s hard rock (gold and platinum) mining is more dangerous than most (but not all) types of mining. In the period January 1 to August 15 this year, 76 South African miners lost their lives in...

The CSIR working on robots to improve mine safety

Mining is a dangerous occupation, and South Africa’s hard rock (gold and platinum) mining is more dangerous than most (but not all) types of mining. In the period January 1 to August 15 this year, 76 South African miners lost their lives in...