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More water for less

Monday 15 December 2008

Reliable availability of permeate process water, an additional 20% yield and an 85% reduction in membrane use are just three of the benefits for Austar, now that the RO plant is operating to its design specs.


Nobody safe from job cuts

Friday 12 December 2008

No one is safe from Rio Tinto's announced job cuts, Rio iron ore spokesman Gervase Greene told MINING DAILY.


Extending pump life

Wednesday 10 December 2008

An iron-ore mine in northern Minnesota is said to be benefiting from a slurry diverter design.


Ultrasonic gauge

Wednesday 10 December 2008

Pacific Sensor Technology has introduced the Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge PST-TM8812, designed for measuring thickness and corrosion of pressure vessels, chemical equipment, boilers and oil storage tanks.


Thousands of Rio jobs may go

Wednesday 10 December 2008

Rio Tinto is set to slash thousands of jobs in Australia and overseas, reports UK newspaper The Mail On Sunday.


Third party access goes full steam ahead

Monday 08 December 2008

Atlas Iron is the first company to utilise Western Australia's third party access agreement, using Fortescue Metals Group Herb Elliott Port in Port Hedland to load and send a shipment of iron ore.


China still hungry for iron ore

Wednesday 26 November 2008

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between iron ore producer IronClad Mining and major Chinese steel maker Wuhan Steel is evidence that Chinese demand may not be slowing as much as thought, IronClad director Ian Finch told MINING DAILY.


BHP bows to production cuts

Monday 24 November 2008

BHP Billiton has slashed output at one of its pellet operations in Brazil due to weakened market conditions, which may soon effect the company's Australian operations, a BHP Billiton spokesperson has told MINING DAILY.


$870 bn worth of relief

Wednesday 12 November 2008

The Chinese government's move to stimulate the domestic economy has been welcomed by Western Australia's largest miners and investors, Hartleys resource analyst Andrew Muir told MINING DAILY.


Export studies on Wilcherry Hill Iron Ore Project

Tuesday 08 January 2008

IRONCLAD Mining Limited is conducting preliminary studies into export options for iron products from the proposed Wilcherry Hill Iron Ore Project on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia.


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