Showtime in las Vegas
Held at the Las Vegas Convention centre in Nevada, US, every four years, the MINExpo exhibition and conference hosted by the National Mining Association (NMA) is regarded as a go-to event for the...
View ArticleInvesting in African mining
Every year thousands of mining professionals gather in Cape Town, South Africa, during the first week of February. In this, its 19th year, the Investing in African Mining Indaba event was bigger and...
View ArticleBack to school
The School of Underground Mining is the largest mining conference in Poland, and the 22nd edition was held on February 18-22 in the Qubus Hotel in Kraków. The conference, organised by the Mineral...
View ArticleLearning the ropes
The Bridon Technology Centre was officially opened in February. Located on the ropery site at the company’s headquarters in Doncaster, UK, the facility includes a metallurgical laboratory and a testing...
View ArticleTaking tyres to the next level
Key to participants AS: Alastair Swanson –general manager, Otraco International DF: Dan Funcannon – director of mining truck engineering, Komatsu America FV: Frédéric Vincent – president, Michelin...
View ArticleMaking headway
The MR341 is the newest addition to Sandvik’s roadheader fleet. The prototype, which was officially unveiled to customers at Sandvik’s competence centre for mechanical cutting in Zeltweg (Austria) in...
View ArticleOut and about
It has been an exceptionally busy start to the year for the Mining Magazine team and its contributors. The sheer number of major tradeshows this year in addition to various mine visits, trips to new...
View ArticleBauma 2013: think big
I am writing this from the lounge at Munich airport, Germany, on my way back from Bauma 2013, one of the world’s largest trade fairs; and what a spectacle it was. With over 500,000m2 of exhibition...
View ArticleRecognising the good and the great
Yes readers, it is that time again. The prestigious and much coveted Mining Magazine annual awards are up for grabs. Each year we celebrate excellence in the mining industry by inviting our readers to...
View Article21st-century thinking
The fourth edition of the Techgormet 21st Century conference was held on November 14-15, 2013, at the National Mineral Resources University (Mining University) in St Petersburg, with the support of the...
View ArticleComing of age
As 2014 marks 20 years of freedom and democracy for South Africa, it also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Investing in African Mining Indaba event, a gathering of mining professionals held every...
View ArticleFighting talk
On June 5, Lords cricket ground played host to the good and great of the mining industry as the venue for the Melbourne Mining Club’s annual London (UK) dinner. The event provides the opportunity for...
View ArticleHexagon reshapes tech landscape
Hexagon Mining will look to be a key partner in the global mining industry’s drive to use technology more effectively, and be a central player in long-awaited technology convergence in the mobile...
View ArticleDeep in the crane forest
The show, which is held every three years, is a favourite place for manufacturers to launch new products. On a quiet evening before the show begins, when the machine have been scrubbed, polished and...
View ArticleOptimizing Mine Operations Conference
An industry-lead event for senior operations, managerial and technical mining professionals OMOC is the ideal opportunity for mining professionals to learn from successful case studies on how to...
View ArticleFragblast comes to Harbour City
New scientific findings and healthy debate are also on the cards at this gathering of the leading theoreticians and practitioners of drilling and blasting, keynote speakers have promised in a preview...
View ArticleExposibram provides no-frills snapshot of Brazilian mining
Overall stand numbers were similar to previous editions, although gone were the swathes of heavy machines, vehicles and simulators from past events, and the décor was much more humble and practical,...
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