The heavy construction industry is increasingly recognizing the benefits of specifying ASTM F1554 anchor bolts for steel to concrete connections. F1554AnchorBolts.com is a new technical resource developed by Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company that clearly outlines the benefits of the new standard for construction applications. The content draws on the company’s 96 years of anchor [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that it has signed a contract with Minmetals, one of China’s largest state-owned industrial corporations, to construct a rail and structural steel mill at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO subsidiary.
The commercial agreement, signed today, is the first in accordance with the Memorandum of [...]

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 [...]

Lamar Light and Power Superintendent Rick Rigel has been called upon to answer some tough questions about project costs for the coal repowering project in recent weeks. Although ARPA (Arkansas River Power Authority) is financing the project and actually owns the new facility, since Lamar Light and Power will be a major consumer of the [...]

Roca Mines Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ROK; “Roca” or the “Company”) provides the following update on construction and development activities for its PHASE I, 500 tonne per day mine at the MAX Molybdenum Project, located 60 kilometres (36 miles) southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia.
Progress in the following principal project areas includes;
Underground Development - Genex Mining Ltd. has [...]