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In a recent presentation to open pit mining personnel, Craig Watkins, Marketing Manager for the Cat® MineStar™ System, provided an example of how reducing process variability in blasthole drilling can reduce costs markedly. He explained that overdrilled holes reduce productivity and increase costs of drill consumables and maintenance. Overdrilled holes also lead to use of[…]

The AusIMM will host the Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining in Sydney from the 9-11 May 2016.  The MassMin series of conferences remains the pre-eminent global bulk underground mining event, attracting hundreds of delegates from all major mining companies and countries. The MassMin conference series has evolved over more than 30 years[…]

On April 10, MicroMultiCopters Aero Technology (MMC) says it “will change the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry forever. Drones will cease to be seen as toys and will become actual tools that will change humanity permanently. After April 10 HyDrone 1800’s three-hour flight time will be but a minimum for industrial UAVs. “UAV companies that[…]

The sixth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on TopUniversities.com, features a record-breaking 42 disciplines, making it the largest-ever ranking of its kind. The Colorado School of Mines has been ranked as the world’s best university for the study of Mineral and Mining Engineering, in what is the first-ever global ranking[…]

Peck Tech Consulting Ltd recently signed a distribution agreement with Haefeli-Lysnar Geospatial Solutions (HLGS), a leading provider of innovative mining technology in Australia. As a result, HLGS adds the uGPS Rapid Mapper™, a revolutionary mobile 3D scanning system, purpose-built for underground mining environments, to its product portfolio. For Peck Tech, this represents an important expansion of the distribution territory for the uGPS Rapid Mapper™ product, opening new opportunities for a long list of world-class mining operations[…]

Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) and Underwater Mining Solutions (UMS) have announced that they are teaming up “to offer customers the full scope of mining equipment required for underwater mining projects, both offshore and inland, and in all territories.” Their combined expertise, and the strength of each of their parent companies, they say enables SMD and[…]

In a statement, Megan Davison, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia – Victorian Division notes that the Victorian Division’s 2016-17 pre-Budget Submission calls on the government to develop a strategic vision for the industry, including a sustained exploration strategy, developed in consultation with the sector. “A Victorian minerals industry strategy will provide an avenue to[…]

Minemax has released Minemax Planner 4.1.2 with Bearing-Based Interpolated Slopes. With this new feature users will be able to define slope angles for specific bearings using geometry sub-regions or attribute sub-regions, improving the accuracy of the slope pit design during pit optimisation. This improvement is part of the easy-to-use ultimate pit workflow, so it takes[…]

Effective long term planning can enhance the value of a minerals business by 5-35% or significantly more. Effective monitoring of upcoming projects can help suppliers sell services and equipment. That’s why International Mining Project News (IMPN) has teamed up with Whittle Consulting on its MONEY MINING & SUSTAINABILITY SEMINARS around the world. New subscribers to[…]

3D-P has released 3D-P Production Reporting and 3D-P Maintenance Reporting systems, powered by iVolve, adding to its current portfolio of application integration solutions and wireless network services. 3D-P says it has “recognised a pressing need in the industry for a cost effective solution for real-time reporting of production and maintenance data from the mobile fleet.[…]