This September, Las Vegas hosts MINExpo 2008, one of the world’s largest mining exhibitions that is held every four years. MINING.com Magazine reviews everything you need to know before you attend. read more »
TechnoMine's newest review provides an overview of responsible and sustainable mining. It looks at the terms, their meaning and their use, and gives links to publications and websites dealing with sustainable mining and development.read more »
Rio Tinto Ltd., the world's third-largest mining company, said Tuesday that half-year profit more than doubled to a record on strong demand from China for iron, aluminum and other metals. read more »
The mine is the world’s largest surface-strip operation. In 2007, it produced more coal than 22 of the 24 other coal-producing American States.read more »
Striking potash miner Jim Smutts is prepared to keep walking the picket line when snow hits the ground if it means getting the paycheque he believes he deserves. read more »
As potash prices continue to climb at the Port of Vancouver, Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr is also bullish on uranium, copper, aluminum, and international steam and coking coal prices.
The Premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, received a political barb from an unexpected quarter for the State election to be held on September 6 when the Western Desert Lands Corporation (WDLAC) - representing the Martu Aboriginal people - gave him a broadside over his dogged anti uranium mining stance
Gold Reserve President Doug Belanger, who has tenaciously spent years coaxing the Brisas project ever closer to production, isn’t about to sell his company to Rusoro Mining for a $90 million all-share bid.
Anglo Platinum, the world's largest platinum producer, has re-opened the shaft at its Amandelbult mine which was closed following a fatality there. No estimate of lost production is so far available.
Mining Field: Headframes and BinsArea: Headframe Bins (Rule#306)
A bin for a hard rock mine will likely experience rat-holing (as opposed to mass flow) if the ore is damp, unless the dead bed at the bin bottom is covered or replaced with a smooth steel surface at an angle of approximately 60 degrees from the horizontal.
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