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TORONTO, May 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Wallbridge Mining Company Limited (TSX:WM, FWB: WC7) (the "Company") announces that their Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Strathcona Hotel, Wellington Room, in Toronto on Thursday, May 9(th) at 4:30 p.m. The Strathcona Hotel is located at 60 York Street, in Toronto. The agenda includes a formal shareholder meeting followed by a presentation from management on the Company's progress over the past year, including:...

PERTH, Australia, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 7th of May, sixty-five of Australia's most influential mining executives will convene at the five-star Rendezvous Hotel in Perth for two and a half days of vibrant workshops, peer led panel discussions and working lunches at GDS International's [http://www.gdsinternational.com ] upcoming NG Mining Australia [http://www.ngminingau.com ] summit. Having previously run several successful NG Mining Summits in Australia,...

ADELAIDE, Australia, Sept. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric (SU:EN Paris), a global specialist in energy management, has signed an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software (SolveIT), an Adelaide-headquartered scientific software provider specialising in supply & demand chain optimisation and predictive modelling. SolveIT's applications are recognized globally for enabling organisations such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Xstrata optimize production and demand chain...

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SolveIT Software Pty Ltd, a leading provider of enterprise software for supply & demand optimisation and predictive modelling, announced today that it has been selected by Roy Hill Iron Ore (RHIO) for the provision of demand chain simulation services. SolveIT Software's APS and SCNO applications will be configured for simulating the Roy Hill operations and associated outbound supply chain, including mine, rail and...

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RADWIN (http://www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and Broadband Wireless solutions, today announced that the Xstrata Sagittarius Mining Company in the Philippines deployed the RADWIN 2000 point-to-point systems to connect its offices and provide voice and data backhaul between the offices and tower relay sites. RADWIN's systems are also used for video surveillance, providing video transmission from the tower sites...

(All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated) VANCOUVER, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE MKT:NGD) today announces that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") has rendered its decision regarding the ownership interests in the El Morro project in Chile. The Court's decision confirms that New Gold and Goldcorp Inc. ("Goldcorp") will continue as partners in the El Morro project. The Court dismissed Barrick Gold...

Pearce brings 30 years of mining experience to his new role OTTAWA, June 20, 2012 /CNW/ - The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is pleased to announce that Ian Pearce, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Xstrata Nickel, has been elected Chairperson of MAC for a two-year term. Effective today, Mr. Pearce replaces Doug Horswill, Senior Vice President of Teck Resources Limited, who began his term in June 2010. "We would like to thank Doug for his leadership over the past two...

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Now, more than ever, executives must plan ahead and collaborate with their peers to truly utilise the wealth of mining opportunities to be found in Australia's mineral-rich land. On the 16-18th of October 2012, GDS International will host another of its hugely successful mining events - the Next Generation Mining Australia Summit http://www.ngminingaustralia.com to be held at the sumptuous Stamford Plaza Adelaide Hotel in...

ADELAIDE, Australia, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SolveIT Software Pty Ltd, a leading provider of enterprise software for supply & demand optimisation and predictive modelling, announced today that SolveIT Software's Supply Chain Network Optimiser (SCNO) and Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) system has gone live on time and on budget at Fortescue Metals Group. SolveIT Software's APS and SCNO applications are configured for optimising Fortescue's mine-to-port supply...

DENVER, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oniqua MRO Analytics (www.oniqua.com), the leading provider of analytics-based MRO optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced that Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), has chosen Oniqua Analytics Solution (OAS) to optimize its inventory management activities across its mining operations in Chile.Codelco, an autonomous company owned by the Chilean State, is the main copper producer in the world,...