Lundin Mining Corporation is pleased to provide an update on the Tenke Fungurume Copper/Cobalt Project, in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lundin Mining holds a 24.75% interest in Tenke Fungurume. The project is under construction by operating partner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (”Freeport”). Upon completion of this first phase of Tenke development, the [...]

Victory Nickel Inc. (”Victory Nickel” or the “Company”)(TSX:NI - News; www.victorynickel.ca) today announced that recent re-interpretation of an airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey identifies drill targets at the Minago nickel project extending to a vertical depth in excess of 1.5 kilometres and confirms the potential for a continuous mineralized body linking the Nose Deposit and [...]

The Bull Mountain coal mine south of Roundup recently received state approval to significantly expand the area to be mined using the underground longwall mining method.
The mine plan revision will enable the company to take advantage of its reserves by recovering more coal more efficiently, said John DeMichiei, president and chief executive officer of Bull [...]

Bucyrus International Inc. has agreed to buy German company DBT GmbH for $731 million in cash and stock in a deal that takes the South Milwaukee surface mining equipment maker into the underground mining market.
DBT, is based in Lunen, Germany, and manufactures underground equipment including roof support systems, armored face conveyers, plows, shearers and continuous [...]

As the miner tries to cut coal from the ribs of the mine, he makes a wide turn and bangs his hauler against the wall, injuring a co-worker. It’s a painful scenario, and not entirely rare.
But this time it’s just a simulation.
The three-dimensional simulators here at Hazard Community and Technical College in eastern Kentucky give [...]