Contract mining in SA alive and well

The need for contract mining is abundant and will remain so as long as the mining industry requires skills that are not available in-house, with mining houses expected to rely more on outsourcing when starting new operations, says explosives...

Company Announcement: AEL Mining Services participates in WAMPEX 2012

6 - 8 June 2012 - Accra Convention Centre

Orica, Yara to build WA ammonium nitrate plant

Mining services provider Orica has joined forces with mineral fertilizer producer Yara and explorer Apache to build a $800-million ammonium nitrate plant in Western Australia. The 330 000 t/y plant would be completed by the end of 2015, and would...

Explosives company hopes to strengthen brand in West Africa

Explosives company BME says participation in events like this year’s West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) is compulsory for companies wanting to build their brands in the West African region.

Prairie Creek mine, Canada

A silver/zinc/lead mine located in the South Mackenzie mountains of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Explosives company reaps rewards of early investment in West Africa

Explosives and mining services supplier BME is considering opportunities to expand into Ghana, having done business in West Africa for over a decade and reaped the rewards of early investment, BME marketing manager Charles Hurly tells Mining Weekly.

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...

EUROPE

Tenders for work in the Europe

Company Announcement: Asante Gold Corporation Announces Advisory Board Appointments & Incentive Options Granted

Asante Gold Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of W. E. Jonah and Alan McKerron, consultants, to its Advisory Board, effective immediately.

EUROPE

Tenders for work in the Europe

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).

Importance of safety recognised at South Deep

Metals producer Gold Field’s South Deep mining project achieved its two-millionth fatality-free shift in February, with the miner targeting the three-million mark.