News Wrap: Houndé hits commercial production early; Australian cities form mining alliance; WVU mine rescue teams top competition

Web version | Update preferences Web version Update preferences SUBSCRIBE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY News Wrap Houndé hits commercial production early Endeavour Mining, 90% owner of the Houndé gold operation in West Africa, has achieved commercial production at the mine more than two months ahead of schedule Donna Schmidt | November 03, 2017 Australian cities form mining alliance Three Australian mining cities have come together to back development and growth in their respective locations with the formation of the Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA) Donna Schmidt | November 03, 2017 WVU mine rescue teams top competition Two mine rescue teams from West Virginia University (WVU) earned both first and third place at the recent Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Organization National Mine Rescue Contest Donna Schmidt | November 03, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Metso MD series mill discharge pumps - optimized solutions for maximum uptime Metso MD pumps are based on our extensive know-how and experience working with grinding mill circuits in a wide variety of mineral processing applications. 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De Beers awards contract for Snap Lake Diamond miner De Beers Canada has awarded a contract for the extended care and maintenance of its Snap Lake mine northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada to Det'On Cho (DDC) Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 Victor mine to close De Beers Group's Victor mine in northern Ontario, Canada, will complete mining and production activities in the March quarter of 2019 Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 UK dealership for GN Solids Control GTD Group, trading as GN Solids Control UK, is the new exclusive distribution partner for Hebei GN Solids Control Co for the non-oil and gas markets in the UK and Ireland Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 SPONSORED MESSAGE Powerful Analytical Performance with Niton XL5 XRF The lightest and smallest handheld XRF analyzer for elemental determination now delivers the biggest performance for geologists and mining operations. 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Nepean finalises Sandvik conveyor acquisition Australian privately-owned conveyor OEM, Nepean Conveyors, has finalised the acquisition of Sandvik's International Conveyor Components businesses and Sandvik's Specialist Conveyor Systems business in Hollola, Finland Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 WCA boosts ties with Bettercoal Building upon their existing partnership, the World Coal Association (WCA) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global non-profit Bettercoal that will aid it in sharing expertise on sustainable development practices for the coal community Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 RST expands into specialised mechanical equipment Fine particle management specialist Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST) has expanded into the customised mechanical equipment market to more comprehensively service all aspects of mining and quarrying supply chains, from pit through to plant, rail and port operations Staff reporter | November 03, 2017 Chelopech revitalised Donna Schmidt takes a look at the optimisation of the award-winning Bulgarian gold-copper-silver complex Five minutes with the iRIS project Artur Zakirov at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden speaks to Carly Leonida about the iRIS fire safety project How to optimise your mine We have saved the most timely (some might say the best) topic for the last of our special issues this year view more ARANZ Geo becomes Seequent ARANZ Geo is changing its name to Seequent, reflecting the company's expansion into a broader range of global industries and markets Staff reporter | November 02, 2017 Siemens electrical equipment for Oyu Tolgoi Siemens is undertaking the engineering, design, production and supply of the electrical equipment for the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine conveyor system Staff reporter | November 02, 2017 Newcrest joins ICMM Newcrest, one of the world's largest gold mining companies and the largest gold producer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, has joined the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM) Staff reporter | November 02, 2017 Built to last PacStar's Steve Bowen explains how to build an IoT network that can stand up to the rigours of a mining operation Steve Bowen | November 03, 2017 Carbon challenges remote Canadian mines What are the key energy challenges for remote Canadian mines? What is the impact of carbon pricing on energy choices for mines? What solutions are mines exploring? Robin Goad, president and CEO, Fortune Minerals, provides insight on these key questions for mining leaders Staff reporter | November 01, 2017 How is carbon shaping energy for mines? Alongside power security and cutting energy costs, reducing the emissions intensity of mining operations has been elevated to a top strategic concern for the global mining sector. The combination of carbon pricing in key mining markets and increased shareholder pressure to address climate risk has pushed carbon to the top of mining's agenda Catherine Skrzypinski | October 30, 2017 Protecting the health of our greatest asset Donna Schmidt explores tech's perspective on the future of miner well-being, along with new operational and research programmes to keep workers healthy Donna Schmidt | October 27, 2017 This email was sent to: fernandoqueens@gmail.com Mining Magazine newsletter uses an HTML-rich media format to provide a visually attractive layout To unsubscribe to this newsletter click here If you have forgotten your password, please click here unsubscribe Aspermont Media 4th Floor, Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ Phone: +44 207 216 6053 Fax: +44 207 216 6050 www.aspermontmedia.com