CME leads rare-earth delegation to Europe

The Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) would actively participate in the promotion of Australian rare earths to export destinations, leading an industry delegation on a 13-day tour of Germany, France and the UK. CME chief...

Centralised blasting promotes safety in mining

Blasting solutions company AEL Mining Services has significantly reduced the amount of time deep-level mining crews are exposed to possible fall-of-ground (FoG) conditions, with its proven centralised blasting system (CBS).

Orbite says pay back for Quebec project one year

It was a day later than scheduled, but that didn’t dampen Quebec-based Orbite Aluminae enthusiasm in hosting a call to discuss the preliminary economic assessment (PEA)of its aluminous clay project in the province, which CEO Richard Boudreault...

Platinum market to end 2011 in modest oversupply

The platinum market would move to a small surplus this year, despite global demand rising to a four-year high of 8.08-million ounces, researcher Johnson Matthey said on Tuesday. The market analyst said in its ‘Platinum 2011 interim review’...

Electronically initiated blasts lead mining into the future

The number of mines using the new range of electronic wireless initiating system technologies is steadily increasing, explosives manufacturer AEL Mining Services reports.

Parties collaborate in precious metals extraction

Global supplier of direct current plasma waste-recovery plants for the treatment of hazardous waste and metals recovery, Tetronics, has formed a partnership with Taiwanese precious metal and rare materials refining company Solar Applied Materials...

Coke oven battery recommissioning, South Africa

The final scoping report has been released for the proposed recommissioning of ArcelorMittal South Africa's coke oven battery at its Newcastle works .

Japan looking for alternative sources of rare earths, makes major find in Pacific

Scientists in Japan have announced that they have found huge amounts of rare earth minerals in the sea floor sediments of the Pacific Ocean. The research team took samples from 78 sites spread across a large area of the Pacific, and found high...

World Gold Council unveils initiative to combat ‘conflict gold’

Hot on the heels of Mining Weekly’s story on the unintended consequences of the US’ Dodd-Frank legislation aimed at combating conflict gold, the World Gold Council has produced a draft framework of standards to combat gold that “enables,...

World Gold Council unveils initiative to combat ‘conflict gold’

The World Gold Council on Friday unveiled a draft framework of standards designed to combat gold that enables, fuels or finances armed conflict. The unveiling follows concern over electronics giants like Apple, Intel and Motorola deciding not to...

10/06/2011 (On-The-Air)

Major American companies are turning their backs on African gold because of new US legislation; A tough new UK bribery laws and that will impact on South Africa and South Africa is going to be outlining its ambitions for broader continental...

US's Dodd-Frank law 'stigmatising' African gold

The US’s Dodd-Frank Act, which allows consumers to know if human rights atrocities have tainted their gold, is not intended to hurt ethical African gold miners, says US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose...