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Boart Longyear to Unveil Several New Drilling Products at PDAC Trade Show 2011

Boart Longyear (ASX: BLY), the world's leading integrated drilling products and services provider, will be announcing several new and innovative drilling products at the annual International Convention and Trade Show of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada being held in Toronto, Ontario March 6 – 9, 2011.

From Boart Longyear 23 Feb 2011

Bonanza Goldfields Secures Equipment to Begin Bulk Sampling Operations at Hull Placer Tarantula Placer Project

Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (Pink Sheets: BONZ), a gold exploration and mining company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona announces the securing and delivery of equipment to begin bulk sampling operations at the Hull Placer Load and Tarantula Claim, in Congress, Arizona, adjacent to the world famous historic Congress Mine, Congress, Arizona.

19 Feb 2011

Queiroz Galvao Oleo E Gas Announces New Name for Ultra-Deepwater Semisubmersible Rig

Queiroz Galvao Oleo e Gas, the largest privately-held drilling contractor and provider of drilling and production services in Brazil, today announced that it has named its newly-built, ultra-deepwater dynamically positioned semisubmersible rig, "The Alpha Star".

15 Feb 2011

MACA Wins Peculiar Knob Mining Contract from Western Plains

Western Plains Resources has given a $285 million mining contract for the Peculiar Knob high grade iron ore project in South Australia to MACA Ltd. The mine is located 90 km south east of Coober Pedy, a town known as the opal capital of the world.

8 Feb 2011

Atlas Copco Wins Order for Mining Equipment from Zimplats Holdings

Atlas Copco (STO:ATCOA)(STO:ATCOB) has received an order for mining equipment from Zimplats Holdings Limited, Zimbabwe, valued in excess of MSEK 170.

From Atlas Copco AB 1 Feb 2011

CFMEU Says Mineworkers Facing Layoffs, Job Losses From Floods

The floods may not be the worst thing that miners will be facing in Queensland according to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). The CFMEU says that the mine workers in Queensland may also lose their jobs thanks to the heavy rains and floods.

24 Jan 2011

Caterpillar to Build Mining Equipment Plant in Thailand

Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, is setting up a mining equipment plant in Thailand.

From Caterpillar 11 Jan 2011

Chile's Collahuasi Mine Looks for Alternatives for Copper Shipments

Chile's Collahuasi mine, the world's third largest copper deposit, declared it had to shut down its main port following an accident. It is now looking for alternatives to export copper concentrate.

20 Dec 2010

Dutch Gold Resources to Buy Drill Cuttings from Holes Drilled on Basin Gulch Property

Dutch Gold Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets:DGRI) today announced that it is acquiring the drill cuttings and core from the majority of the 323 holes historically drilled on its Basin Gulch property in Granite County, Montana.

20 Dec 2010

Brazil's MMX to Expand Operations with $2.9 Billion Investment

Brazilian mining group MMX Mineracao e Metalicos S.A. (MMX) has decided to invest 5 billion Brazilian Reais (US$2.9 billion) to expand its operations. The company's board has approved the investment in two iron ore mining projects both of which are located in Brazil.

14 Dec 2010