Mining & Metals News
Dig in for the latest news on mining and metals, related to the extraction and processing of iron ore and coke coal; precious metals, such as gold, silver, diamond and uranium; as well copper, zinc, nickel and titanium; and non-metallic mineral manufacturing. Discover the latest on business intelligence, innovations, partnerships, products and services for the mining and metals industry.
The Impact of Opioids on Manufacturing: Groundbreaking Research from the MAPI Foundation
The intersection of the opioid crisis and manufacturing is poised to be a drag on U.S. competitiveness. Each addict and overdose death is one less non-disabled adult in the labor market, but the undermining power of the drug crisis also hits manufacturing’s existing workforce too. Nearly one in 20 employees will misuse opioid prescriptions in some way this year, and this makes them susceptible to addiction. - February 23, 2018 - Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI)
Thriveni Earthmovers Daughter Wins Silver in National Rural Games
Thriveni Family Daughter is the proud winner of a Silver Medal in Rural Sports. - February 23, 2018 - Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited
Collaborative Technologies Announce Sales and Efforts on Climate Change
Collaborative Technologies LLC announced the signing of a sales agreement for 3 of for its revolutionary Transonic Reaction Mill systems (TRM) and aggressive implementation of renewable energy utilization. - February 21, 2018 - Collaborative Technologies LLC
FEMCO Holdings, LLC Announces the Recent Appointment of Its Atlanta, GA Location as an Authorized Repair Facility for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens
FEMCO Holdings, LLC, a leading national machine repair and manufacturing company, is pleased to announce an agreement has been reached with KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, whereby FEMCO’s facility located in Atlanta, GA shall serve as an Authorized Repair Facility (ARF) in the Southeast... - February 13, 2018 - FEMCO Holdings, LLC
FEMCO Holdings, LLC Acquires MAN-TEX Manufacturing & Welding, Inc.
FEMCO Holdings, LLC, a leading national machine repair and manufacturing company, announced today that it has acquired MAN-TEX Manufacturing & Welding, Inc., a Western Colorado based company. MAN-TEX is a top provider of high-quality welding, machining, fabrication and field services. MAN-TEX... - February 06, 2018 - FEMCO Holdings, LLC
Silicon Carbide Products, Inc. Positions for Future Growth and Expansion
Silicon Carbide Products, Inc. (SCP) announces the completion of an internal management buyout (MBO) to Joshua J. Dahlman and Rick L. Cleveland as it positions for continued growth. - February 02, 2018 - Silicon Carbide Products, Inc.
DRC Mining Week Gathers Over 3000 Global and Local Mining Experts Again in High-Level Lubumbashi Meeting in June
DRC Mining Week, the long-running, flagship mining conference and expo in this mining hub, will return to Lubumbashi from 13-15 June as the mining operators are ready to take their operations to the next level. The event is the largest mining and industrial platform in the DRC, showcasing the vast... - January 31, 2018 - DRC Mining Week
Touch International Joins A3E Touchscreen Technology Panel at NAMM 2018 in Anaheim, CA
Shaun Detmer, Director of Marketing at Touch International, will be joining the A3E Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange as a panelist during NAMM 2018 in Anaheim, California. The topic of the segment will be Advancements in Touchscreen Technology for Music Production and will focus on how product designers and manufacturers of music production equipment can integrate touch screen technology when developing their future products. - January 24, 2018 - Touch International, Inc.
Regina M. Mitchell Honored as a Professional of the Year for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Regina M. Mitchell of Warren, Ohio has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for two consecutive years, 2017 and now, 2018, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 25 years in the field of steel equipment... - January 24, 2018 - Strathmore Worldwide
Horizons Imaging Systems Group Honored by Awards and Personalization Association for 25 Years of Membership
Horizons ISG joins 33 other member companies celebrating milestone. - January 23, 2018 - Horizons ISG
Lieber & Solow Announces New Partners
Lieber & Solow Ltd., a leading supplier of diamond products is pleased to announce the additions of Mr. David Spelbrink and Mr. Dan Roffman as partners in the firm. As part of this restructure, Lieber & Solow has made some additional changes to the management team. Mr. Arnold Lieber is now... - January 10, 2018 - LANDS Superabrasives
Laboratory Testing Inc. Destructive Testing Manager Elected ASTM Committee Vice Chairman
Laboratory Testing Inc. congratulates Lee Dilks, Manager of Chemistry and Metallography, on being elected Vice Chairman of ASTM Committee E01. Lee has been employed by LTI for 30 years and is a long-time ASTM member and committee volunteer. - January 06, 2018 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
VISCO Introduces New Online Product Configurator for Decorative Street and Pedestrian Scale Light Poles
VISCO, Inc., headquartered in Eugene, OR, manufacturers decorative street light poles, bollards, traffic signal structures and other related streetscape equipment. - January 05, 2018 - VISCO, Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. Announces Promotion to Business Development Manager
Laboratory Testing Inc. congratulates Chris Mecleary on his promotion to Business Development Manager. He will be establishing and developing relationships with new and existing material testing, nondestructive testing and calibration customers. - November 30, 2017 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Mining Invasion Expected in Nairobi Again Next Week When Kenya Mining Forum Gathers Industry’s Finest
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary in the Mining Ministry, the Hon. Dan Kazungu, will once again open the Kenya Mining Forum that is returning to Nairobi from 4-5 December, following a hugely successful inaugural event last year. “Since 2016’s Mining Forum,” says Hon Kazungu,... - November 30, 2017 - Kenya Mining Forum
Mobile Awareness Delivers Complete Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Compliance Solution
Mobile Awareness releases MobileTRAQ® ELD, a turnkey electronic logging solution to help fleets meet the FMCSA ELD mandate for Hours of Service (HOS) while also relaying data to management via the MobileTRAQ® web platform. - November 20, 2017 - Mobile Awareness, LLC
Rust Bullet, LLC Introduces Industrial-Low VOC Coating
Industrial-Low VOC: A High-Performance Rust Inhibitive Coating for Tough Commercial Jobs - November 17, 2017 - Rust Bullet, LLC
Golden Software Releases Surfer with 3D Viewer, Point Cloud Layer for LiDAR Data Processing, and Base Map Symbology
Latest Version Includes 3D Viewer, Point Cloud Layer for LiDAR Data Processing, Base Map Symbology, Multithreaded Gridding and Color Relief Generation, and Streamlined Workflows. - November 15, 2017 - Golden Software, LLC
MVP Plant Named Finalist for Plant Engineering’s 2017 Product of the Year
CMMS Data Group’s Flagship Product Announced as a Maintenance Software Category Finalist. - November 10, 2017 - CMMS Data Group
"Landmark" Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja Reignites Enthusiasm for Industry’s Potential and Future
“Not only a landmark achievement but an encouragement for the mining sector,” is how the President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Alh. Sani Shehu, describes the hugely successful, second edition of the Nigeria Mining Week conference and exhibition that took place in Abuja in October. - November 08, 2017 - Nigeria Mining Week
Base Titanium at Kenya Mining Forum: Key Message is to Show What is Possible to Achieve in Kenya
Base Titanium is once again the exclusive diamond sponsor of the Kenya Mining Forum that is returning to Nairobi from 4-5 December. - November 02, 2017 - Kenya Mining Forum
Apex Welcomes Scott Shannon, PE, as Vice President of National Sales
Apex Companies, LLC - a leading water resources, environmental services, and industrial hygiene firm - welcomes Scott Shannon as their new Vice President of National Sales. Prior to joining Apex, Scott served as the Vice President and Area Leader for ARCADIS where he led multi-year, multi-million... - October 17, 2017 - Apex Companies, LLC
Abuja to Become the Centre of the Nigerian Mining Vision as Nigeria Mining Week Comes to the City from Tuesday
Excitement is building in Abuja in preparation before becoming the centre of the Nigerian mining vision next week during the Nigeria Mining Week conference and expo with over 500 mining professionals gathering to discuss the state and the future of this burgeoning sector. Nigeria’s Minister... - October 15, 2017 - Nigeria Mining Week
Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja to Welcome Minister of Mines Dr Kayode Fayemi, Latest Mining Technologies and the First Dragons’ Den
Nigeria’s Minister of Mines & Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, will deliver the ministerial address during the opening session of the Nigeria Mining Week taking place in Abuja from 16-19 October. The high-level conference and expo will also provide the industry with access to the... - October 08, 2017 - iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum
Met Asia Private Limited Grabs Award for "The International Fastest Growing Company" at World Non Ferrous Award -2017
Met Asia Private Limited received “The International Fastest Growing Company” in “The World Non Ferrous Award 2017.” The ceremony took place on 8th September, 2017 at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. The event was organized by Mtlexs. Mr. Suhel Motiwala, Mr. Ahtesham Naviwala and Mr. Saif Motiwala, promoters of the company, received the award. - October 06, 2017 - Met Asia Pvt Ltd
Clavis Capital Partners Completes Investment in Azimuth Technology
Clavis Capital Partners (“Clavis”), a Dallas-based private equity firm, announced today it has invested growth capital in Azimuth Technology (“Azimuth”), a leading manufacturer of precision components for OEM’s and aftermarket distributors in the firearm and defense... - October 02, 2017 - Clavis Capital Partners
MSU Mississauga Ltd. Supplies Access Hatches for Toronto’s Historic Water Treatment Plant
MSU Mississauga Ltd. proud to share an article about one of their recent projects that was published in Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine. - September 28, 2017 - MSU Mississauga Ltd.
World Bank at Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja: "We Have Managed to Develop a Real ‘Partnership’ with the Federal Government of Nigeria"
The World Bank's Francisco Igualada, Senior Mining Specialist, Energy and Extractive Industries (GEEDR), is a featured speaker at the upcoming Nigeria Mining Week in October in Abuja where he will address the high-level industry gathering on “Establishing a strong foundation for mining sector development: Enhancing competitiveness and fostering domestic investment in Nigeria.” - September 23, 2017 - iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum
Kenya Mining Forum Confirms Investment Guru Aly-Khan Satchu as Keynote Speaker for December Gathering in Nairobi
The organisers of the Kenya Mining Forum have just announced that Mr Satchu will be a keynote speaker at the annual gathering in Nairobi, which has been moved from November to take place from 4-5 December. - September 20, 2017 - Kenya Mining Forum
Innovative Transport Solutions Expands to Include New Freight Loading & Unloading Products That Save Time and Money
Innovative Transport Solutions (ITS), located in Elmhurst, IL near O’Hare International Airport develops and distributes labor and time-saving freight loading and handling products (Mobile Transport Tray, Portable Roller Bed System, Easi-Deck System & Easi-Shipper System). The company also offers a full suite of international and domestic freight services, including Full Truckload (FTL), Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), rail/intermodal, ocean, trans-loading, cross-border and warehousing. - September 13, 2017 - Innovative Transport Solutions
Belleville Wire Cloth Nominated as Finalist for "Manufacturer of the Year Award"
Belleville Wire Cloth has been named as a finalist at the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.'s "Made in New Jersey - National Manufacturing Day 2017." The event will take place October 6th, 2017 at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The day is a celebration... - September 10, 2017 - Belleville Wire Cloth
Northern States Metals Names New CEO
The Board of Directors of Northern States Metals, a one-stop, full service provider of custom-designed and engineered aluminum extrusions, parts and products, and owner of Solar FlexRackTM, the leading ground mount solar racking system to the commercial and utility scale solar industry, today... - August 26, 2017 - Northern States Metals
FD Machinery Receives Order for New High Frequency ERW Pipe Mill
FD Machinery recently received an order for a new high frequency ERW pipe mill. The compete pipe mill line will be equipped with an in-line paint system, hydro tester and end finisher. The mill will be delivered to a pipe producer located in the Eastern United States and will be operational in the... - August 18, 2017 - FD Machinery
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Officially Launches RAPID Turbo Cell Facility
New Cell Facility Allows for Faster Turn Around on Sheet Metal Parts - August 11, 2017 - RAPID
Nigeria Mining Week Partner PwC "Optimistic That Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Sector Can Contribute Up to 3% of GDP by 2025"
“I am quite optimistic that if the right steps are taken and the current momentum is sustained, the solid minerals sector in Nigeria can contribute up to 3% of GDP by 2025 as predicted in the current roadmap, up from a current contribution of just about 0.5%.” This is according to Cyril... - August 09, 2017 - iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum
Regina M. Mitchell Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Regina M. Mitchell of Warren, Ohio has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 25 years in the field of steel equipment manufacturing. About Regina M. Mitchell Mrs. Mitchell... - July 29, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Kenya Mining Forum Unites Sector Again in Nairobi in November as Mining Ministry Lays Solid Foundation for Investment and Growth
“We want to establish and consolidate Kenya’s position as a regional mining hub in order to use the sector as a key driver for socio-economic growth,” says Elodie Delagneau, event director of Kenya Mining Forum that is returning to Nairobi from 13-14 November after a hugely... - July 28, 2017 - Kenya Mining Forum
Plaurum Presented the Brand Solutions at IPMI
Sergey Medvedev, Plaurum Group Chairman of Board of Directors, made presentation on integration of competences, experience and knowledge of EZOCM (Russia) and Safina (Czech Republic) - July 19, 2017 - Plaurum
New Pipe Support Barrier Reduces Corrosion and Installation Costs
Lift-Off Pipe Supports, a Lake Charles, Louisiana Company, has recently successfully designed, manufactured and installed their new "LOR" range of pipe supports with excellent results (according to the installers and pipeline company owners). - July 14, 2017 - Lift-Off Pipe Supports
Proler Steel International and Liebherr Mining & Construction Reach Settlement in Lawsuit
Liebherr Equipment Source and Proler Steel International LLC Reach Settlement in Lawsuit. - July 13, 2017 - Proler Steel International LLC
Rust Bullet, LLC Introduces ProPLUS Low VOC Coating
Superior Rust Inhibitive Performance, Low VOCs and Direct to Consumer Pricing. - July 12, 2017 - Rust Bullet, LLC
Yunnan Geology Mineral Resources Co Ltd Chairman Predicts Stronger Copper Prices in 2018
The 2018 copper prices are expected to carry on increasing, showing a relative rise compared to the rise of demand from the second quarter of 2017 which reflects what analysts have predicted since the first quarter of 2017. - July 06, 2017 - Yunnan Geology Mineral Resources Co Ltd
Implementation Engineers Tames Manufacturing Bottlenecks with Its enCompass® Methodology
Chicago – Implementation Engineers, a firm that been around for more than 50 years, announces a series of new blogs filled with information, tips, and interesting bits to help educate executives and the public about its offerings. - July 05, 2017 - Implementation Engineers
Certified Diamonds & Gemstones, Inc. Launches Its Precious Metals Refinery Division
CDGI's Precious Metals Refinery Division Will Buy Your Gold, Platinum, Silver & Estate Jewelry - Highest Prices Paid – Confidential – Private - Secure - July 05, 2017 - Certified Diamonds & Gemstones, Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. Acquires Fracture Technology Associates
LTI has acquired a fracture mechanics testing and software systems business in Bethlehem, PA called Fracture Technology Associates (FTA). FTA’s Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Testing and non-linear Fracture Toughness Testing will be integrated with the fracture mechanics services performed at LTI. Sales of the software systems will continue under LTI. - July 05, 2017 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
CrowdReviews.com Partnered with Reed Expo to Announce: Drive for Light-Weight Construction Shapes Aluminium China 2017
2017 marks a key year for aluminium, with China’s 13th Five-Year Plan putting the emphasis on the development of light-weight vehicles and the implementation of policies to encourage the auto industry to deliver greater energy efficiency and low emissions. With lighter manufacturing becoming... - July 03, 2017 - topseos.com
United Capital Partners Successfully Sources $3MM Growth Capital for Customer
A high growth start up customer looking for debt to fund several expansion locations within the USA and take out restrictive bank debt was successfully funded $3MM in non-dilutive debt. - June 28, 2017 - United Capital Partners
Buehler and JH Technologies Form New Partnership
An agreement has been made between JH Technologies and Buehler for distribution rights in 11 US states. - June 22, 2017 - JH Technologies
South African Presence at DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi Indicates Strong Interest in DRC Mining Sector
The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) is bringing a strong delegation of South African suppliers to the DRC Mining Week conference and exhibition, that is taking place in Lubumbashi, from 23-24 June. - June 17, 2017 - DRC Mining Week
Tarasafe Celebrates World Environment Day
Tarasafe organised an event to create awareness on World Environment Day - June 14, 2017 - Tarasafe