Ventsim™ 4.8 is the latest and most powerful release of the best-selling Ventsim mine ventilation simulation software. The developer Chasm Consulting says it “is a significant upgrade and includes many new features and improvements to help you build better models, create more accurate simulations and save time and money.” New features of Ventsim™ 4.8 include:[…]
Metso (India) Pvt Ltd and CDE Asia Ltd have agreed on marketing cooperation in order to provide comprehensive manufactured sand solutions to customers in India. Metso’s scope covers the crushing and screening technology, and CDE Asia will provide the wet classification equipment required in the manufactured sand production process. The agreement is in line with[…]
Celebrating 120 years of service to the mining industry, the Wits School of Mining Engineering is the seed from which the University of the Witwatersrand grew, and is now the largest mining school in the English-speaking world. “The School of Mining Engineering is one of the leading schools in the world. Our academics and students,[…]
This is a summary of a presentation made at the 120th anniversary of the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg on 23 March 2017 Gold mining remains relevant and valuable in today’s global economy. But for mines in the industry to prosper in the long-term they have to fundamentally transform[…]
The Manitou group, a world leader in all terrain material handling, including specialised telehandlers with attachments for mining applications, has announced the acquisition of Terex Equipment Pte Ltd (TEPL) based in Greater Noida, India. This acquisition, from Terex Corporation, will be finalised over the 2017 first semester. Founded in 2003, TEPL is specialised in the[…]
Hexagon Mining has introduced GeoLogic, a modelling software solution to help geologists explore multiple interpretative scenarios and quickly build complex shapes directly from drill holes. Fully integrated with Hexagon Mining’s MineSight Planning Suite, GeoLogic empowers geologists with smart, time-saving modelling. Designed for a geological modeler, GeoLogic leverages the power of implicit modelling by sequencing surfaces[…]
Alecto Minerals plc, the African-focused gold and copper exploration and development company, provides a positive operational update in relation to the Mowana copper project in Botswana. Capital Drilling Ltd has been awarded the contract for drill and blast and is currently mobilising its equipment to site. In the interim, using a local contractor, the first[…]
In another move toward “smarter” material handling, Martin Engineering has introduced an automated pneumatic tensioning system for belt cleaners. The new offering delivers precise monitoring and tensioning throughout all stages of blade life, reducing the labour typically required to maintain optimum blade pressure and extending the service life of both the belt and the cleaner.[…]
Water scarcity poses a risk to companies in the mining and metals sector, but it also represents a significant opportunity–to catalyze collective solutions that improve water security and sanitation for all, according to a new report from the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM) and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. Released[…]
RAG’s Prosper Haniel coal mine could produce hydropower in the not too distant future. North-Rhine Westphalia State Governor Hannelore Kraft has declared her support for a project that would convert the Prosper Haniel coal mine into a pumped storage facility. There has been a longstanding idea to convert mine shafts to hydro chutes and produce[…]