A significant expansion of the exploration potential over at least several hundred metres along trend and also at depth is being revealed in the on-going drill program at Impact Minerals Ltd’s high-grade gold-silver discovery at the Silica Hill prospect, part of the 100% owned Commonwealth project, 100 km north of Orange in New South Wales.[…]
Technology minerals company, Talga Resources provides an update on its cobalt-focused activities in northern Sweden. Highlights of recent activities include positive metallurgical results from Kiskama IOCG Project: Up to 91% recovery of cobalt to concentrate and 99% to solution Up to 86% recovery of copper to concentrate and 99% to solution Up to 77% recovery[…]
Marthinusen & Coutts, a division of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd, is consolidating its role as an integrated electrical and mechanical services provider across Africa, and internationally. Together with subsidiary, ACTOM Turbo Machines, the division offers the full range of maintenance, repair and special manufacturing services of electric motors, generators, turbo machinery and other high speed mechanical[…]
Following the collaboration agreement signed with Curtin University for the development and commercialisation of a cutting-edge carbon management technology, Gekko Systems is pleased to report that the units have now reached the commercial release stage. The all new Carbon Scout promises to quickly become critical for gold process plant optimisation and for minimising soluble gold[…]
Caterpillar has announced that B2Gold Corp, one of the fastest-growing gold producers in the world, has selected the company and Cat® dealer Barloworld to supply 7 MW of solar power at the Otjikoto mine in the Republic of Namibia. The full system, including Cat photovoltaic (PV) solar modules and the Cat microgrid master controller (MMC),[…]
As part of Howden’s strategy to become the world’s leading provider of mine ventilation solutions, it has announced the acquisition of Chasm Consulting and its world leading product Ventsim™. Providing industry-leading 3D design and simulation capability, the Ventsim™ software is widely used among the global mine ventilation community. Howden will now offer a full suite[…]
The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) has announced a low-cost, interactive Mining Energy Innovation Forum in Santiago, Chile on October 4 at the Hyatt Hotel. “Bringing Chilean mining leaders and industry experts together, this Forum will celebrate Chilean insights and enhance knowledge-sharing in the critical area of energy efficiency in mining and processing.” “CEEC[…]
Reported in the South China Morning Post, China will shut 6,000 non-coal mines in an effort to reduce mining accidents and deaths by 2020, the State Administration of Work Safety said in a five-year plan. Beijing will seek to reduce major accidents by 15% by 2020 from 2015 levels in the non-coal mining sector, the[…]
A Swedish research project has showcased that by applying the latest technology within communication and automation, underground mines can become both more efficient and safer. In the Pilot for Industrial Mobile communication in Mining (PIMM) project, Boliden, Ericsson, Telia, Volvo CE, ABB, RISE SICS and LTU have all contributed with their advanced technology and knowledge[…]
Underground mining is an exceptionally hazardous environment, as persons who work underground have limited means to escape in the event of any fire. In certain situations, there is only one escape path, which can be many kilometres long. Therefore fire-detection systems are critical for both the protection of life and property. Giving underground workers the[…]