July 2009

Lake Superior aggregates quarry gets green light

By: Northern Ontario Business staff The Superior Aggregates Company has been granted approval to mine aggregate at its quarry on Michipicoten Bay near Wawa. A northeastern Ontario quarry on Lake Superior has been given an approval by a provincial planning tribunal to start mining aggregate…more …..more at Northern Ontario Business

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 21, 2009 - 6:37 am

U.S. DOE takes step forward on FutureGen coal project

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took another step forward on the coal-fueled 275-megawatt FutureGen carbon capture and sequestration power project in Illinois, the DOE said in a release late Tuesday….more at Reuters

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 21, 2009 - 6:36 am

P&H and Immersive Technologies renews exclusive alliance and posts new record figures

Immersive Technologies and P&H Mining Equipment have renewed their exclusive alliance for advanced training simulators development. Equipment simulators are to be covered in detail in International Mining’s September issue. This formal Licensing and Technical Information Agreement was renewed to ensure the companies’ respective customers would continue to have access to training simulators that provide a realistic [...]

International Mining | July 21, 2009 - 1:18 am

New technology to recover nickel and cobalt: the Shanshan process

Heron Resources reports that a feasibility study is investigating the potential to process 1 Mt/y of nickel laterite ore from the Yerilla project, producing 80,000 t/y of nickel concentrate, containing some 8,000 t/y of payable nickel and cobalt metal, via a reduction roast process. On May 29 Heron entered Framework Agreement with Ningbo Shanshan which provides for [...]

International Mining | July 21, 2009 - 1:15 am

2nd worker killed at Freeport mine

A contract security employee at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s Grasberg mine in Indonesia was shot and killed Sunday, the second deadly act of violence to occur near the Phoenix-based company's massive foreign complex in two days.

mining news | July 20, 2009 - 9:15 pm

Michelin wants to buy rest of China J

Groupe Michelin has expressed interest in purchasing Double Coin Holdings Ltd.’s 28.5% stake in the Shanghai Michelin Warrior Tire Co. Ltd. joint venture….more at MTD

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 20, 2009 - 5:38 pm

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Centennial shelves Olstan

CENTENNIAL Coal will not go ahead with its proposed Olstan auger project in New South Wales after costs blew out due to changes in the mine design to meet statutory and company environmental and community standards……more at International Longwall News

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 20, 2009 - 5:38 pm

Michelin to roll out tire for large-capacity trucks

Next month, Groupe Michelin will introduce what it calls the “market’s first 295/60R22.5 multi-purpose tire,” the Michelin X MultiWay XD medium truck tire. The tire is designed for large-capacity trucks…more at MTD

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 20, 2009 - 5:37 pm

Abigroup lands Moolarben rail contract

ABIGROUP has won a contract to construct a new rail loop at the Moolarben coal project, 40km northeast of Mudgee……more at International Longwall News

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 20, 2009 - 5:37 pm

No downturn in skills crisis

THROUGH boom or bust times, Australia’s longwall sector is projected to suffer from an ongoing skills crisis that could peak in 2012……more at International Longwall News

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | July 20, 2009 - 5:36 pm

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