More than 300 millimetres of rain in ten days has fallen on operations at OZ Minerals Century Mine, with mining continuing safely despite the huge downpour.
The Australian mining technology sector could be the saviour of global miners struggling in a depressed marketplace, an industry expert has said.
Initial visitor figures from the Queensland Mining and Engineering (QME) exhibition, held recently in Mackay, show an increase in total visits compared with the previous exhibition in 2006, despite exceptional rain throughout the event.
Rockhampton Regional Council and Reed Exhibitions have announced a joint venture, under which Reed will take on the management and marketing of the Queensland Resources Expo (QREX) trade fair, which is held every two years in Rockhampton.
The Queensland Mining and Engineering (QME) exhibition, the State’s largest mining show, kicks off in Mackay from July 22-24 – showcasing the latest mining equipment and services at a time that the industry is experiencing its biggest-ever boom.
A major mining conference will be held alongside the Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition in Mackay in late July.
MORE than six months out, the 2008 Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition (QME) in Mackay from July 22-24 – is fully booked, with companies wishing to exhibit now being placed on a waiting list.
AIMEX 2007 – Asia Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition, has been judged Australia’s best large trade exhibition for 2007 by the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA) at its gala dinner in Sydney on December 4.
A NEW ground imaging system developed by Canadian technology supplier MicroMentis was launched in Australia this week
MINING companies must communicate with equipment suppliers to better meet hardware needs, according to Construction & Mining Equipment Industry Group (CMEIG) CEO John Reid.