4- and 8-hour offerings help meet MSHA new miner and refresher safety training requirements for surface mine operators, contractors, employees. ClickSafety, a leading provider of online safety training for the construction and general industries, has released its online surface mining safety courses, MSHA 4-Hour New Miner Part 1 (Site Entry), and MSHA 8-Hour Mine Safety[…]
Waypoint Leasing (Ireland), the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, has delivered an H145 on lease to Servicios Aéreos de los Andes (Andes Air), a leading Peruvian helicopter operator. Waypoint’s H145 will be the first variant of its type to operate in Latin America and will support MMG/Las Bambas’ mining operations from Andes Air’s Cusco[…]
Action needed for Canada to capitalize on potential rebound. Cautious optimism is returning to the global mining industry, which could spur mining companies to make new and significant investments. However, a new report from the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) shows evidence of declining Canadian competitiveness and the prospect for major exploration and mining investments[…]
Following the success of its first Dando International Multitec 9000 for wireline coring copper exploration in the DRC in 2015, Kamoa Copper has added another to the fleet. Due to the long distances between drill sites, the latest Multitec 9000 is truck mounted on an Iveco Eurocargo 4×4. A high-performance 1,100rpm rotary head provides sufficient[…]
The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) is now accepting applications for the Mining Cleantech Challenge (MCC), a market-driven showcase to be held in Denver, Colorado on April 12, 2017. On the heels of its successful Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge, CCIA is launching the Mining Cleantech Challenge in partnership with mining leaders from across North[…]
February 16: Strongbow Exploration Inc reports the results of an independent PEA of its 100%-owned South Crofty tin project, located in Cornwall, UK. The PEA was completed by P&E Mining Consultants Inc in accordance with guidelines found in NI 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The PEA indicates that the project is potentially[…]
Mines from Polyus Gold in Russia can now run simpler, smarter, and safer thanks to their suites of Wenco mining technology. Polyus Gold recently awarded Wenco contracts to supply the automated mine management systems for two of the largest gold mines on Earth — Natalka and Verninskoye. These sales get two more Polyus sites running with Wenco, which[…]
Parker Bretby Gammatech, part of Parker Hannifin, has secured a major new contract with Mongolyn Alt Corp (MAK) to supply and commission an Ash Probe – portable ash instrument analyser, which includes innovative AshGraffix software. MAK will use the Ash Probe to determine the ash content of coal at its Naryn Sukhait open-pit mine in[…]
Having reached what appears to have been ‘rock bottom’ of the severe, four-year contraction in large equipment deliveries early in 2016, shipments of large mobile surface mining equipment shipped during the last calendar quarter increased by almost one-third (units) with aggregate value increasing by 28% versus Q3. These gains came on top of significant improvements[…]
Barrick Gold Corp reports on progress on projects with the potential to contribute up to 1.1 Moz of gold production at Cortez, Goldrush, Lagunas Norte, and Turquoise Ridge. It has also initiated a PFS to evaluate the construction of an underground mine at Lama, on the Argentinean side of the Pascua-Lama project. Optimization work in[…]