Jonathon Porrit says “there is something surreal about the current climate change debate. On the one hand, there is an unprecedented consensus about the science, based essentially on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Even Professor John Marburger, George Bush’s Principal Scientific Advisor, recently acknowledged the robustness of the IPCC’s [...]

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Mike Tanner, Spare Parts Manager - Minerals Processing Technologies for Outotec in Australia says that when it comes to spare parts two questions should come to mind: the first one being is the site holding adequate stock levels, the second is are they using genuine OEM spares?

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Poland, a member of the European Union and a country with a strong mining tradition has not attracted much interest for overseas investment in its mining potential. But now, an already drilled molybdenum project in Poland is to be acquired by Primary Resources in the South Australian-based explorer’s first expansion overseas.

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Llee Chapman, who has long donated his time and experience to the Northwest Mining Association (NWMA), and Mike Burnside, who has tirelessly worked to bring balance and reason to many of the most difficult issues facing the industry, were presented with two of the Association’s highest awards at NWMA’s 113th Annual Meeting in Spokane in [...]

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The Australian industry seems to be focusing more attention on the skills shortages in the mining industry than any other around the world. Or maybe it’s just making a better job of communicating the initiatives that are underway there.
The Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (Aus IMM) says “the goal of increasing women’s participation in [...]

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