Through a combined effort, Kitware and Newmont Mining Corp visualized ongoing expansion of the Tanami mine in virtual reality (VR). For the work, Kitware added functionality to ParaView, its open-source software solution for high-performance computing (HPC). “We teamed up with Newmont geologists to not only model the existing underground development of the Tanami mine but[…]
Cummins has launched its latest natural gas generator set across all 50Hz regions.Supplying electrical efficiency of up to 43.8%, the upgraded QSK60 gas engine can reduce total cost of ownership for its customers and deliver world-class power efficiency. Govindaraj Ramasamy, Director of Projects Delivery Organisation for Cummins, said: “Given fuel costs constitute the largest portion[…]
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc is planning to build a demonstration plant in the community of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec. It will have a capacity to produce 1,000 t/y of natural graphite concentrate using mine representative mineralization from Nouveau Monde’s West Zone deposit, part of its Matawinie graphite property. The plant is expected to be operational in the[…]
This technology from New Zealand is enabling management of global earth, environmental and energy challenges. ARANZ Geo is extending its global influence into new areas to contribute geological understanding to the management of some of the earth’s significant environmental and climate change driven challenges. Shaun Maloney, CEO of ARANZ Geo says, “We’re contributing to a[…]
Aury Africa aims to become a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-performance mineral-processing equipment to the African mining industry by 2022. This is the vision of the company’s new management team, led by Director Sydney Parkhouse. Key to the ongoing success of the OEM, it believes, is the industry-leading expertise and experience of its management[…]
The Kibali gold mine’s underground operation, which will significantly increase production, is on track to start commissioning in the third quarter of this year, Randgold Resources Chief Executive Mark Bristow said at a media briefing in Kinshasa this week. The mine is forecast to deliver approximately 610,000 oz of gold this year, up from 585,000[…]
The Eriez® Flotation Division, a world leader in advanced flotation technology, installed its first FeedAirJet™ on a cleaner column at Capstone Gold’s Cozamin concentrator in Zacatecas Mexico in late 2016. Nicknamed by the commissioning team as the “Cavitador,” the FeedAirJet is a simple system for pre-aerating flotation feed streams. It is based on a proprietary[…]
Atlantic Gold Corp currently holds four gold development projects in Nova Scotia, Canada: the Moose River Consolidated project (MRC project) comprising the Touquoy and the Beaver Dam gold deposits, the Cochrane Hill gold deposit, and the Fifteen Mile Stream deposit, as highlighted in the map. The Touquoy gold project is the most advanced with all[…]
Iron ore from Swedish producer LKAB is of unusual quality. It is very pure, fostering highly efficient steel production that minimizes greenhouse gas emissions from the mine to the final production of steel, an independent analysis shows. For LKAB, a move toward sustainable steel production is a competitive advantage. “This gives us a head start[…]
According to Global Mine Design Ltd: “The phrase ‘Zero Harm’ is a widely used strapline throughout the mining industry as we try to combat having reached, statistically at least, a safety plateau. Internationally the number of injuries recorded decreased from 3,138 in 2015 to 2,662 in 2016, but this rate has slowed compared to previous[…]