http://www.globalironore.com.au daily 1 2009-09-03T01:53:14Z http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/april/april-5-2012/top-stories/nsw-minerals-council-rejects-australia-institute-report-on-mining A report by the Australia Institute (AI) that calls for the mining boom to be slowed down is riddled with incorrect assumptions and flawed arguments, according to the NSW Minerals Council. No publisher Staff reporter. 2012-04-05T02:46:21Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/april/april-5-2012/supplier-news/fyfe-expands-further-in-resources-sector-with-acquisition Engineering and surveying firm Fyfe has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Adelaide civil and structural engineering firm Trevor John & Associates (TJA). No publisher Charles Macdonald 2012-04-04T06:54:19Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/april/april-5-2012/supplier-news/ausenco-wins-constancia-copper-create-phase-epcm-contract Hudbay Minerals, developer of the Constancia copper mine, has contracted Ausenco to provide EPCM services to the project. No publisher Mike Foley 2012-04-04T06:46:37Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/april/april-5-2012/top-stories/aurecon-hires-processing-and-epcm-executives Aurecon has beefed up its executive ranks with the appointment of Doug Rogers as technical director and Bruce Leigh as lead construction manager within its resources and manufacturing services group. No publisher Charles Macdonald 2012-04-04T06:33:15Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/april/april-5-2012/current-mining-driven-civil-construction-boom-to-end-in-2015 Annual civil construction activity, supercharged by the resources boom, is expected to peak in 2014/15 at over $125 billion, nearly 50 per cent above 2010/11 levels, according to BIS Shrapnel. The analysis and forecasting firm contends that the mining boom masks underinvestment across a range of segments and regions. No publisher Staff reporter 2012-04-04T06:26:46Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-29-2012/sandvik-consolidates-hunter-valley-premises Sandvik Mining opened a $50m facility at Heatherbrae on Wednesday, 28 March. In attendance was Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation Mark Dreyfus, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Grierson, Sandvik’s chief executive Olof Faxander and Asia Pacific president Rowan Melrose. No publisher Mike Foley 2012-03-29T01:20:01Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-29-2012/top-stories/crusher-failure-trims-production-at-kanmantoo The rare failure of the crown gear in a new Metso HP500 secondary cone crusher has trimmed March production at one of South Australia’s newest mining operations. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-29T01:20:01Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-29-2012/top-stories/rio-tinto-and-igate-patni-open-innovation-centre-in-india Rio Tinto and iGATE Patni have opened a state-of-the-art innovation centre in Pune, India to support global growth and development of Rio’s Mine of the Future programme. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-29T01:20:01Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-29-2012/supplier-news/sandvik-introduces-low-emission-underground-trucks Sandvik Mining has added two new underground mining trucks to its range, the 50t TH550 and 40t TH540. The company claims they are the cleanest underground trucks on the market. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-29T01:20:01Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-29-2012/supplier-news/cat-revamps-venerable-777-series Cat’s latest model in the 777 off highway 91t class truck series, which began in 1977, is designed to deliver higher production and fuel efficiency than its predecessor. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-29T01:20:01Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-22-2012/miners-angry-at-prospect-of-diesel-tax-hike Federal Labor is considering tightening industry access to the diesel fuel rebate scheme, according to The Australian Financial Review. It reports the Greens are pressuring the government to cut the rebate, which is valued at $2bn annually. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-22T02:37:50Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-22-2012/top-stories/eucla-basin-zircon-prospect-advances Diatreme Resources reports positive results from a recent prefeasibility study for its Cyclone zircon project, located in Western Australia's Eucla Basin. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-22T02:40:48Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-22-2012/top-stories/qube-secures-major-containerised-bulk-contract Sandfire Resources has awarded Qube Bulk the haulage and port services contract for its DeGrussa copper gold project. The contract is estimated to be worth $120m over a five-year period. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-22T02:09:43Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-22-2012/supplier-news/engineering-alliance-to-service-australias-rolling-mills Corts-Leussink engineering reports a significant contract with BlueScope is about to commence. It says previous work for OneSteel paved the way for the deal. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-22T02:09:44Z News Item http://www.globalironore.com.au/ajmnews/march/march-22-2012/supplier-news/drilling-technology-carbon-fibre-drill-rod Australian researchers say they have achieved a world first, following a successful trial of a carbon fibre drill rod. No publisher AJM Staff 2012-03-22T02:42:50Z News Item