Sandvik agreement with Cubex
Sandvik has entered into a dealer agreement with Canadian-based Cubex Ltd to market, distribute and support its underground mining product line including all underground drills, booster/compressor packages, ancillary support components, and water pump systems. Siempelkamp modernizes closed-die forging press
Alcoa Forging & Extrusions has commissioned Siempelkamp to engineer and produce the cast parts of one of the world’s largest closed-die forging presses located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Cliffs pursues WA iron ore approval
Cliffs Natural Resources (CNR) is pursuing approval for the development of a new iron ore deposit in Western Australia. ThyssenKrupp updates on US facilities
ThyssenKrupp is continuing to build carbon and stainless steelmaking and processing facilities in the US, but is responding to the changed economic conditions by stretching out construction. Canada: thermal oil facility
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from a major oil and gas company for engineering of its thermal facility located near Lac la Biche, Alberta. 
Apella Resources Inc. and its Board of Directors have announced that Apella has now successfully completed its initial drilling program on the Iron-T Vanadium-Iron-Titanium Project. 
HudBay Minerals has announced that its board of directors has appointed Mr W Warren Holmes as EVC of the company effective immediately to facilitate the transition to a new chief executive officer. 
AK Steel’s Coshocton, Ohio Works has received “Wildlife at Work” certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat. 
Altius Minerals Corp. has entered into an agreement with a private company with respect to its Kamistiatusset iron ore project in western Labrador of Canada. 
BJ Services Co. has opened two new operations bases in Canada. The new bases are dedicated to delivering process and pipeline services to customers throughout Canada.