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.
CPRK Ramping Up Production at Its Milford Mineral Belt Property - www.CaesarsReport.com
Copper King started its milling operations in September, and is currently ramping up production towards its mill capacity of 5000 tonnes a day. It currently works at a 2200 tpd rate (44%), as part of the soft startup plan for the mill. Calculations bring the projection of a net revenue to around 44 million USD. With fixed costs estimated at roughly 10M USD a year, the company would turn cashflow positive. For the full report, subscribe Free at www.CaesarsReport.com - October 24, 2009 - Caesars Report
Graco Launches New 1 Inch Air-Operated Double Diaphragm Pump Family
Graco's new Husky 1050 diaphragm pump features a stall-free, low pulsation air valve which provides a smooth and rapid changeover. Available in aluminum, polypropylene, conductive polypropylene, PVDF, stainless steel and hastelloy fluid sections. - October 22, 2009 - Graco Inc
Convergence Training Introduces Online MSHA Part 46 Surface Miner Training System
In response to continuous customer requests for online training tools, Convergence Training, a division of Capstone Technology, is proud to announce that their award-winning Surface Miner Training is now available via an Internet-based training management system. The new Surface Miner Training... - October 18, 2009 - Convergence Training
Lloyds Asset Management Predicts Financial Blizzard on Silver
The history of precious metals stands but new historic strides are being made with gold and silver. With inflation still very low and prices predicted to soar, silver is making a quicker than anticipated run at the recent high of $21.34 per ounce in March, 2008, and some analysts are now predicting... - October 15, 2009 - Lloyds Asset Management
Shapeline Wins Breakthrough Contract from Key Brazilian Steel Company
The leading Brazilian steel manufacturer, Usiminas has in hard competition selected to use Shapeline systems provided locally by Thermo Fisher Scientific to provide flatness measurements for its Plate Mill in Ipatinga, Brazil. - October 14, 2009 - Shapeline AB
Global Warming in Arctic Creating Imminent Global Security and Piracy Issues
MAST 2009 will tap into the future policies and opinions of global-leaders from security and defence to address issues such as security, piracy, etc impacted by the melting of polar ice-caps. - October 02, 2009 - Maritime Systems and Technologies
Global Integrated Solutions, Providers of Excellent Business Management and ERP Solutions to the Mining Industry, is Moving to a New Head Office in Mauritius
The move comes as a result of unprecedented growth in their business and as a way to improve their employees’ working conditions and allow for expansion of their workforce. Global Integrated Solutions (GIS) will be relocating their offices during the second week of October 2009. As of 15... - September 26, 2009 - Global Integrated Solutions
Premium Exploration Announces 1,830 Meter Drill Program to Continue Resource Delineation at the Friday-Petsite Gold Project
Premium Exploration Inc., (TSX-V:PEM) is pleased to announce the Phase-Two drill program of 1,830 meters (6,000 feet) of drilling at the Friday-Petsite gold project located on the Orogrande Shear Zone in central Idaho. This drilling is the next phase of the planned 15,000 meter (44,000 foot) drill... - September 25, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Continuous Miner Proximity Detection Partnership Inked Between Joy Mining Machinery and Matrix Design Group
Matrix Design Group, LLC announced today the partnership agreement between Joy Mining Machinery and Matrix for development and distribution of a Continuous Miner Proximity Detection system. The agreement gives Joy the right to market, sell, install, and service the proximity detection system while... - September 19, 2009 - Matrix Design Group
Midway College Launches Bachelor of Arts in Mining Management & Safety Online
This fall, Midway College - an online learning partner of The Learning House, Inc. - launched a new Bachelor program in Mining Management and Safety. This degree program will provide a general overview of coal and coal mining from exploration to combustion. Flexibility and convenience are at the... - September 16, 2009 - The Learning House, Inc.
Premium Exploration Announces Private Placement
Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:PEM) (“Premium”) is pleased to announce its intention to raise up to CDN$3,000,000 through a non-brokered private placement of 12,000,000 Units at $0.25 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one Common Share and one-half of a non-transferable Warrant. Each... - September 13, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Premium Exploration Confirms Strong Gold Mineralization South of Friday-Petsite Resource
Premium Exploration, Inc. (TSX-V:PEM) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that results have been received from the final two holes of the Phase-One drill program. PFR2009-06 and PFR2009-07 have confirmed gold mineralization associated with soil geochemistry (that extends 1150 meters... - September 11, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Yellowcake Mining Signs LOI for Option Agreement with AuEx for the Trinity Silver Project
Yellowcake Mining Inc (OTCBB: YCKM) (“YCMI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent to enter into an Exploration Earn-in agreement with AuEx Ventures Inc., ("AuEx") (TSX:XUA) for the Trinity Silver property, located in Pershing... - September 03, 2009 - Yellowcake Mining, Inc.
Introducing Eco-Titan the First Environmentally Friendly Utility Distribution Pole
CMT Worldwide introduces the Eco-Titan Distribution Pole the first environmentally neutral pole engineered and manufactured today. The Eco-Titan is the available in sizes to 55 feet and in most required strengths. The Eco-Titan patented distribtion pole is lightweight, a low carbon footprint, recyclable, easy to handle & ship, exceeds all standards. - September 01, 2009 - CMT Worldwide, LLC
Turkey’s Largest Steel Forging Company, Yapı-Tek Steel, Expands to Structural Steel Fabrication with Three Sizeable New Facilities
Turkey-based Yapı-Tek Steel’s Three New Facilities Will Contribute Significantly to the Country’s Steel Sector. The Company Has Expanded Its Operations to Meet Demand for Structural Steel Fabrication Services from the Construction, Mining, Energy and Machinery Manufacturing Industries. - August 31, 2009 - Yapi-Tek Steel
American Right of Way Associates Holds Haynesville Shale Training Class
August 29th, 2009 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Petroleum Club of Shreveport located in the Mid South American Right of Way Associates (ARWA, Inc.) will hold a training class Saturday, Towers building in Downtown Shreveport on the corner of Travis Street and Edwards Street. The class is titled... - August 21, 2009 - American Right of Way Associates
Soilworks' Growth Prompts Expansion Into New Production Facility and New Corporate Office
Soilworks®, LLC, the world’s leading provider of environmentally safe soil stabilizers and dust control products, announced today the expansion of its headquarters and production facility in Chandler, Arizona. Exponential growth since its establishment in 2003, coupled with a dramatic... - August 15, 2009 - Soilworks, LLC
IndustrialPR.net Publishes the Web's First Finishing Supplies and Equipment Marketplace
New online manufacturing marketplace to focus on finishing systems, machines and supplies for industrial applications. - August 14, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Global Integrated Solutions Attending Africa Downunder Conference
Global Integrated Solutions (Africa) Ltd will be attending the sixth annual Africa Downunder mining conference. The event will be hosted at the Sheraton Perth Hotel on the 3rd to 4th of September. Global Integrated Solutions will have representatives attending in addition to having an exhibition... - August 13, 2009 - Global Integrated Solutions
KnowledgeScape Releases KSX Its Newest Real-time Expert Control System for the Process Industries
This newest release of KnowledgeScape’s real-time expert control system demonstrates KnowledgeScape's continued leadership in real-time control for the process industries. Since 1995, KnowledgeScape has been the platform of choice for developing real time solutions to meet the most rigorous demands for stability and performance in the field of minerals processing and other process industries. - August 12, 2009 - KnowledgeScape
UA Selects SimWelderTM to Enhance Welding Training Capabilities Across the United States
VRSim, Inc. announces the sale of 12 SimWelderTM turn-key Virtual Reality Welding Trainers to the UA. - July 31, 2009 - VRSim Inc.
UK Metals Consultancy Admitted to Membership of IBC
Metals Consulting International Limited [‘MCI’], the UK-based metal sector consultancy, has been admitted as a Member of the Institute of Business Consulting [‘IBC’]. - July 31, 2009 - Metals Consulting International Limited
Launch of the Portable Metal Hardness Testers Equotip Piccolo 2 / Bambino 2
The Piccolo 2 is designed and manufactured with the quality and precision that is expected from Proceq’s Equotip product family and will comply even with the roughest manufacturing environments. - July 30, 2009 - Proceq Asia Pte Ltd
Simple, Rapid Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel and Oil in Water for the Nuclear Industry
A2 Technologies announced today that its iPAL FTIR analyzer is now available with sampling technology and pre-loaded methods specifically designed for measurement of chemical species of significant importance to the nuclear power industry. Battery powdered, portable iPAL analyzers are rapidly being... - July 23, 2009 - A2 Technologies
Weitz & Luxenberg Mesothelioma Cancer Lawyers Warn of Secondhand Asbestos Exposure
Secondhand asbestos exposure can lead to the development of asbestos cancers such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. For more information and a free online lawsuit review, visit www.weitzlux.com. - July 18, 2009 - Weitz & Luxenberg
Champion-Arrowhead LLC Converts All Products to "Lead Free" in Preparation for New Laws
Champion-Arrowhead LLC is proud to announce that it has converted all of its products to “lead-free.” New products will be available to order starting September 1, 2009. All products will be available in “lead-free” by adding a “LF” to the end of the... - July 18, 2009 - Champion-Arrowhead, LLC
Aluminum Castings, Bronze and Steel Castings Marketplace Debuts on Industrial Leaders
The Industrial Leaders Group introduced today its new castings directory and marketplace intended for domestic and international machine shops, foundries and buyers of various metal castings. - July 16, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Matrix Design Group Announces MSHA Approval Three Additional System Components for Its METS Tracking and Communication System
Matrix Design Group, LLC announced today approval for three additional system components; Low-Profile Reader, One-Port Reader and Back-up Power Unit (BPU), for its previously approved METS tracking and communications system by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health... - July 10, 2009 - Matrix Design Group
Interview with Trade Winds Ventures CEO by Nancy Massicotte of IR Pro Communications
Introducing Trade Winds Ventures, a company with a significant gold project in Northern Ontario. - July 08, 2009 - IR Pro Communications
Building and Landscaping Materials Now Available for Pick-Up in East Brunswick, N.J.
ATAK Trucking now offers a location in East Brunswick, New Jersey for pick-up of small quantities of sand, stone, topsoil and other building, landscaping and construction materials. - July 06, 2009 - Atak Trucking
Conros Group Launches an All New Website Design
Conros Group is live on the Internet with a new design and website structure. With new look of the website; Conros believes it will increase its site's readability and efficacy for professionals. - June 26, 2009 - Conros Steels Pvt. Ltd.
Premium Exploration Inc. Clarifies Position with SNS Silver Corp.
Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:PEM) (“Premium” or the “Company”) wishes to clarify the Company’s position with SNS Silver Corp. (“SNS”). On March 2nd 2009, Premium entered into two Letters of Intent (LOI) with SNS Silver Corp., with the intent of entering... - June 22, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Premium Exploration Announces Early Drill Start at High-Grade Gold Zone and Confirms True Dip of the Orogrande Shear Zone at Friday-Petsite, Idaho
Premium Exploration, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEM) ("Premium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the drilling on the high-grade gold zone commenced ahead of schedule, on June 14th 2009, and has confirmed the true dip of the Orogrande Shear Zone at the Friday-Petsite project in Idaho. - June 20, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
The Silver Recycling Company Provides Bi-Weekly Status Report
The Silver Recycling Company (TSR - TSX venture) (ETR:YRE) (PINK:TSRCF) is providing its second Default Status Report in accordance with National Policy 12-203: Cease Trade Orders for Continuous DisclosureDefaults ("NP 12-203)- March 6, 2009, the Corporationannounced that it expected there... - June 20, 2009 - The Silver Recycling Company
San Dimas Mexico Gold/Silver Exploration Update
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSX.V: BOL) (“Bold” or the “Company”) and Gary F. Zak reports, that the Company is pleased to report that it has started the exploration program on the recently announced Causas Gold and Silver Project located in the San Dimas District. The Causas project... - June 07, 2009 - Bold Ventures Inc.
TSX-V Accepts Premium Exploration’s Oversubscribed Private Placement
Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:PEM) (“Premium” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce final acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange of its non-brokered private placement previously announced closed May 27th, 2009. - June 05, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
IndustrialMRO Debuts Its New Metals and Alloys Marketplace and Social Network
The manufacturing and engineering social network site IndustrialMRO.com has launched its new metals marketplace and directory focusing on various steel, iron, aluminum, copper and other metal products. - June 04, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
IR Pro Communications and The Opportunity Show to Attend the Vancouver 2009 World Resource Investment Conference
The Vancouver 2009 World Resource Investment Conference main speaking halls and workshops have something for everyone including expert analysis and direct investing in the precious metals, commodities and clean energy sectors. This must attend event has over 125 resource companies and over 40... - June 04, 2009 - IR Pro Communications
Premium Exploration Closes Private Placement
Premium Exploration, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEM) ("Premium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement of $673,900 through the offering of 6,739,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one... - May 29, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Matrix Design Group Announces MSHA Approval for Wireless Text Communicator and Opening of West Virginia Office
Matrix Design Group, LLC announced today the Intrinsic Safety approval of its Two-Way Text Communicator (2WC-T) for use with its approved Miner and Equipment Tracking System (METS) in underground coal mines by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration... - May 29, 2009 - Matrix Design Group
Premium Exploration Private Placement Oversubscribed
Premium Exploration Inc., (TSX-V:PEM) (”Premium”) reports that it anticipates its previously announced private placement may be oversubscribed by approximately $160,000 (1,600,000 units). The original expectation was to raise up to $500,000 (5,000,000 units). The offering will now... - May 29, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
Liberty Packaging's Intercept Technology™ Packaging Saves JMI 90% on Storage Costs
With materials provided by Liberty Packaging Co., Inc., JMI completed a 28 month study showing that the Intercept Technology™ packaging can save J.M. Industries 90% of its cost to maintain inventory and keep their products spotless. Customers are happy and JMI retains its great reputation in the industry, all due to Intercept Technology's protective corrosion/rust preventive packaging. - May 28, 2009 - Liberty Packaging Co., Inc.
Cost-Saving Photoanalysis System Measuring Up to Client Expectations
WipWare's photoanalysis equipment is currently being used in thousands of mining, aggregate, agricultural and forestry operations worldwide. By simply taking a photo of the fragmented material in question, WipWare products will analyze the photo and graph the average size of the fragments in the photo. This technology works with pinpoint accuracy and allows for process and quality control optimization. - May 24, 2009 - WipWare Incorporated
American Right of Way Associates Holds Right of Way Training Program
American Right of Way Associates will hold a training class May 23rd, 2009 at the Petroleum Club of Shreveport. The class is titled Right of Way Agent Training Program. It was developed to teach the skills necessary for new right of way agents to serve the various oil and gas companies located in... - May 20, 2009 - American Right of Way Associates
Hammersmith Mfg. Introduces The FLEXX-RIGHT®
Hammersmith Mfg. introduces The FLEXX-RIGHT®…a new, dynamic and patent-pending product to the pipeline and utility location and inspection, excavation and site prep industry. The FLEXX-RIGHT® is Flexxible, Safe and Strong. In a groundbreaking assembly of A36 carbon steel and HDPE,... - May 20, 2009 - Hammersmith Mfg
Premium Exploration Signs Geologist & Road Access Contracts for High-Grade Gold Drill Program in Idaho
Premium Exploration, Inc., (TSX-V:PEM) (”Premium”) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract for minor road development to access new drill sites for the Phase-One High-Grade Gold Drill Program at the Friday-Petsite drill target in Idaho, USA. Premium also welcomes Mike Ostenson,... - May 15, 2009 - Premium Exploration Inc.
inXitu Introduces "BTX" a New Concept in X-Ray Diffraction Analysis
“BTX” a new bencthop XRD/XRF instrument. - May 15, 2009 - inXitu
inXitu’s, TERRA, Field Portable XRD/XRF Instrument Wins GOLD Prize for Innovation at 2009 Pittcon®
TERRA – Rock and Mineral Analyzer. - May 15, 2009 - inXitu
Goldline International, Inc. Becomes the Exclusive Gold and Precious Metals Company of The Mark Levin Show
Precious metals company Goldline International, Inc. becomes sponsor of The Mark Levin Show hosted by Mark Levin, bestselling author of Liberty and Tyranny. - May 09, 2009 - Goldline International, Inc.
In the Company of Sacred Cows: a True Story of Organizational Turnaround
Newly released book "In The Company of Sacred Cows" tells the story of Ottawa based telecom producer Mitel Corporation’s struggle to survive during the last economic downturn – and its dramatic turnaround, led by authors Geoff Smith and Stephen Quesnelle. Together they worked to help the company emerge both competitive and 40 times more profitable. - April 22, 2009 - Sacred Cow Company