The AJM News

Nepean appoints new general manager of business development

Nepean Conveyors has chosen Paul Charlton for the new, specially created position of general manager of business development. When announcing the appointment on September 21st the company said the role is pivotal to meeting its growth targets.

RJE appointed Australian technical partner by ABB

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has appointed Robin Johnson Engineering (RJE) as its Australian technical partner. ABB said it expects the collaboration to enhance the relationship between the two companies and customers will also benefit from in-house support provided directly by RJE.

CDE Global launches third generation Rotomax logwasher

CDE Global has launched its third generation Rotomax RX150 logwasher. The company said the new system offers increased levels of attrition to a range of materials as a result of a number of new design features.

Maptek’s Vulcan software to be used on world’s first bi-national mining project

The mine planning and scheduling tools will be for use at Barrick Gold’s new Pascua-Lama project, with a common platform for all departments. The open-pit gold-silver project, straddling the border between Chile and Argentina, is the first bi-national mining project in the world.

SKM follows client base to China with Shanghai opening

Engineering services firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) celebrated the opening of its Shanghai office on September 28. The office, now SKM’s primary operating centre in China, was opened as part of the company’s focus on enhancing the services offered to international clients operating in the region.

CDE, ProMet to supply small Indian processors

Engineers from CDE Global and ProMet have signed an agreement aimed at enhancing options available to smaller iron-ore processors in India requiring beneficiation systems.

Australia’s only level measurement manufacturer wins big at Vic export awards

Victorian Minister for Industry and Trade, Jacinta Allan, congratulated Nunawading-based Hawk Measurement Systems on receiving the Small and Medium Manufacturer award as well as the award for Mineral & Energy at the 2010 Governor of Victoria Export Awards.

Plattco supplies severe duty valves to Koniambo

US valve manufacturer, Plattco, which specializes in dry material handling applications, has supplied dozens of double flap airlock valves to Outotec Australasia for five areas of the giant New Caledonian nickel plant. The latter facility employs high temperatures and processes highly abrasive materials.

John Holland to deliver $348m Jellinbah contract

John Holland has been awarded a $348 million contract for the provision of mining services to the ‘Plains’ pit of the Jellinbah Coal Mine in Queensland.

Integra opens Randalls, capitalises on high gold prices

Integra Mining’s opening of its $64 million Randalls Gold Project, located 60km east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, coincides with the highest gold prices in history.

Miners advance projects against backdrop of healthy nickel price

As nickel companies expand production at their Kalgoorlie projects, a leading market analyst said a US$20,000 a tonne price would be sustainable in the medium term as long as there were no adverse movements in foreign exchange.

Ferguson slams Anglo American over QR bid collapse

Federal resources minister Martin Ferguson slammed coal mining company Anglo American last week for causing the collapse of the $5.1bn bid by 10 coal companies to acquire Queensland's coal and freight rail network.

NSW ‘a roadblock to reform’ on OHS harmonisation

New South Wales Government policy is acting as a “roadblock to reform” in the historic national occupational health and safety harmonisation process, NSW Minerals Council chief executive Nikki Williams said.

Port Hedland seeks approval to dredge for South West Creek expansion

The Port Hedland Port Authority is seeking state and federal environmental approval for its huge new dredging program aimed at increasing annual iron ore shipping capacity in the harbour by 50m tonnes a year.

Adani bringing integrated logistics to giant coal project

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani believes integrated logistics are the key to competitive sourcing of coal from Australia for his six new coal-fired power stations.

IsaMill processing to produce high-grade magnetite

Xstrata Technology’s IsaMills will be used for the new magnetite processing circuit being developed at Xstrata Copper’s Ernest Henry Mine in Queensland as the miner upgrades its operations for the move from open pit to underground mining.

Miners divided as laterite nickel achieves ascendancy

Laterite nickel production globally has exceeded nickel sulphide-based production for the first time in 2010, Mincor Resources managing director David Moore told the Paydirt 2010 Nickel conference in Perth.

Caltex targets resources sector with new storage in WA

Caltex Australia has announced plans to proceed with a major expansion of its fuel terminal at Port Hedland in Western Australia. The company says it’s a move set to add much-needed supply capability to the resource-intensive state’s diesel market.

Kestrel Mine develops conveyor roller replacement tool

Staff at Rio Tinto’s Kestrel mine have developed a tool that takes the slog and risk out of changing conveyor belt rollers. Developed over a period of 18 months, the lightweight tool was recognized at a recent mining industry safety conference.

CNC plasma profile tables for heavy-duty plate cutting

An Australian manufacturer of computer numeric controlled (CNC) routers and plasma cutters, Advanced Robotic Technology, has developed a high definition CNC plasma cutter series.