The mining boom that Colombia is experiencing has driven a group of Australian firms to visit the South American country and explore what the country has to offer in terms of mining for foreign investors, informs Manto mineral. The committee is part of the Buy Australian at Home and Aboard (BAHA) program, lead by Peter Beatte, former Prime Ministe...

Mining technology provider Maptek will release Vulcan 64-bit to global mining customers during April. The launch kicked off at Expomin in Santiago, Chile.

Macmahon Holdings chief executive Nick Bowen is fed up with the increasingly negative talk about the collateral damage associated with the mining boom and claims that it is “hollowing out” the Australian economy. Politicians and manufacturers are dwelling on the stress the resource boom-induced high Australian dollar is causing, inc...

One of the first presentations at Comminution2012 will address developments in eco-efficient comminution. Dr Mike Daniel, Principal Process consultant at Ausenco and CMD Consulting Pty Ltd and a director of CEEC will present on Tuesday 17th April at 9 am at Comminution 2012. The conference is organized by Minerals Engineering International (MEI) in consultation with Prof. Malcolm Powell and Dr. Aubrey Mainza. The fifth Comminution conference to be hosted by the MEI team, it is expected over 100 global comminution specialists will attend.

Australian companies stand to benefit from a Reciprocal Risk Participation Agreement signed last week between the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) and the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM China).

Austmine in association with Trade & Investment Queensland will again host Mining World Russia 2012 at the Australian Mining Technology Pavilion in Moscow, 24 - 26 April, giving member companies the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the international mining communities from Russia, CIS countries and other international visitors.

Austmine in partnership with Vale and Trade & Investment Queensland will lead a mission to the world class Carajas Mineral Province in northern Brazil, 15 - 20 April 2012, and first-hand experience the gigantic open-cut operations and production plants, visit the mining hub in Belo Horizonte as well as meeting with Vale’s procurement executives at the headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.