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Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has entered into a long-term agreement with NFC Africa Mining (NFCA) to supply the necessary equipment and skills to effectively mine the lucrative South East Ore Body (SEOB) of the Chambishi copper mine in Zambia. With the assistance of Sandvik Zambia, the mine will enter into a four-year agreement to[…]

Draeger is showcasing a video of its new milestone in mine rescue, the MRV 9000 mine rescue vehicle, at MINExpo 2016. The company has also unveiled a cost-effective, high quality underground emergency chamber, the MRC 5000 mine refuge chamber. Today’s mines are getting deeper and travel distances are becoming longer for miners, which poses a[…]

FLSmidth and Northern Heavy Industries Group Co Ltd (NHI Group), based in Shenyang, China, have signed an agreement to enter into a joint venture – with an equal amount of shares – for the design and supply of mining equipment targeting the mid-market segment. The joint venture will be established with its own board of[…]

Modular Mining Systems launched its fourth-generation collision awareness system (CAS) this week at MINExpo, available as a standalone system or integrated with Modular’s DISPATCH® Fleet Management System. Modular released its first-generation proximity detection system in 2006 as a part of a suite of safety management tools known collectively as MineAlert™. The latest CAS monitors and[…]

New guidance on how mining companies can help achieve the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been published on the International Council on Mining and Minerals (ICMM) website at www.icmm.com/sdg Tom Butler, ICMM’s CEO said: “Our new guidance helps mining companies look at the contributions that they can make to achieve the Sustainable[…]

United Tractors (UT), Indonesia’s largest heavy equipment distributor of renowned brands such as Komatsu, Scania and UD Trucks, is investing in workforce training and optimisation. After a competitive selection process, the company will soon take delivery of a high-fidelity CYBERMINE Full Mission Simulator from ThoroughTec Simulation for the training of Komatsu PC3000 shovel operators. “This[…]

The RPM booth at MINExpo includes a live planning and scheduling environment using virtual reality at this year’s MINExpo. Chief Marketing Officer, Michael Baldwin said, “We are genuinely excited about what we are bringing to the mining industry. We want miners to be able to fully immerse themselves in our live planning & scheduling environment[…]

M3D2 is a Smartphone operated droid from Penguin ASI that gathers geospatially correct information about difficult to go or no-go areas and situations wirelessly. The droid works based in a number of ways to gather very accurate positions in both GPS and GPS denied environments. With the addition of any form of scanning system 3D[…]

Caterpillar’s newest large mining truck, the 794 AC, is making its mining show debut at MINExpo this week. The 291-t capacity truck uses a combination of proven designs—a chassis design that has accumulated about 18 million operating hours and power train design that has racked up three million hours. The truck design, Cat says, “focuses[…]

Gahcho Kué, the world’s largest new diamond mine in the last 13 years, officially opened last week. The mine, a joint venture with The De Beers Group of Companies (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%), is expected to produce approximately 54 Mct of rough diamonds over its lifetime. A fly-in/fly-out remote mine site situated approximately[…]