Jaw Crusher Cheek Plates | Designed for a Purpose
The first part of a jaw crusher’s cheek plate select or design is asking the question: What do I want my crushed rock product to look like? A chrusher’s cheek plate will help you ‘hold the rock in place’ will you crush it if you will. Here are some standard styles of jaw crusher cheek […]
Georgia Allowed RMG to Mine in Sakdrisi
RMG was given a permission to mine a 5400-year-old mine located in Georgia. Deputy Culture Minister Alexandre Margishvili said that RMG was already informed that they can now continue mining at the location, given the condition that experts and specialists will be allowed to inspect the location to ensure that mining will be carefully done. […]
Debswana and its 4 Diamond Mines
Debswana Diamond Company Ltd, or simply Debswana, is a mining company that mainly operates in Botswana. It is a joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, both having an equal share of 50%. They own 4 diamond mining locations in Botswana that do not allow private mining. All operations will be under the […]
Cheap Copper VS Strong Euro
Copper’s price is depreciating for the past years while Euro starts to strengthen compared to US dollar, thus, many industries that use copper in their products see it as an advantage. The conditions of the copper and Euro are certainly favourable to several businesses as they could acquire higher profit. It is a very unusual […]
5 Bodies Recovered in a Mine Located in Ghana
5 people, including a 1-year-old child, died due to an illegal mining in Ghana’s Central Region. According to reports of an Accra-based radio station, these illegal miners were buried alive because of the mishap, leaving them helpless until they lose their lives. The 1-year-old girl was with her parents who are attempting to acquire gold […]
Mining Industry’s Top 5 Magnates
A list of Top 5 Magnates of the Mining Industry has been collated so as to aspire miners that this industry boosts a person’s wealth. These personalities were listed on the Forbes’ list of richest people in the planet. Oh, yes! Several individuals included on the list were from the mining industry — a proof […]
5 Most Controversial Mining Projects
Mining has generally been controversial in many aspects. Acquiring important metals and elements could possibly impose harm to local inhabitants and environment. We have summed up all the most controversial mining projects in 2013: Greece: Skouries Gold Mine In November 9, 2013, a peaceful march was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, where thousands of people attended. […]
Rich Private Investors Interested in Asteroid Mining
Knight Frank, a reputable residential and commercial property consultancy, has stated on their recent Wealth Report that a lot of ultra-rich private investors are interested in asteroid mining. These near-earth bodies will be explored to acquire metals and valuable elements. According to researches, asteroids could possibly store several metals and elements such as iron, nickel, […]
AngloGold Ashanti opens Tropicana Gold Mine
AngloGold Tropicana Mine in Western AustraliaAngloGold together with their joint venture partner Independence Group finally opened their new gold mining site located in Western Australia. According to AngloGold’s Executive VP on group planning and technical division Graham Ehm, Tropicana Gold Mine could produce produce 500 000 oz/y of gold over the first three years and about 330 000 oz/y […]
The World’s Biggest Coal Producing Countries
Mining-Technology.com has accumulated the top 10 biggest coal producing countries. 1. China The country has led the coal mining industry for over 3 decades. They produced 3.6 billion tonnes (Bt) of coal in 2012 which is about 47% of the world’s total coal output. They also own the world’s 3rd biggest coal reserves. 2. USA In […]