Exclusive survey: Australia's leading mining service and technology companies
February 9 - 15, 2010
THE domestically owned and based portion of Australia’s mining technology and services sector is a $A27.4 billion industry segment in its own right, directly employing more than 82,000 people. It grew by nearly 19% overall in fiscal 2009 despite the harsh downturn in mine and exploration spending. A HighGrade survey of 80 leaders highlights the resilience of the sector and, in all probability, the next group of IPOs and/or M&A targets.
Top 10 fastest growing Australians
February 9 - 15, 2010
COMPANY results for the first half of the current fiscal year might give a clearer picture of the aftermath of the 2008 global financial meltdown, and in particular the mining investment slump in the first half of 2009. But they won’t erase some glowing growth stories from FY09 – headed by a New South Wales longwall equipment supplier.
Australian MTS leaders snapshot
February 9 - 15, 2010
A QUICK look at the 80 leaders in HighGrade’s 2010 Australian mining technology and service sector survey.
New signal from South America
February 9 - 15, 2010
PERU’S leading publicly listed precious metals miner Compañía de Minas Buenaventura has opted for Australian underground mine Wi-Fi communications technology for its main gold operation in southern Peru. The deal is significant for the supplier, Mine Site Technologies, because it potentially opens up the South American mining market to the newer technology.