B2Gold Corp has completed construction of the Fekola mill and commenced ore processing, more than three months ahead of schedule and on budget, at the Fekola mine. Gold is now in the circuit and the first gold pour is anticipated by mid-October 2017. The company expects to achieve commercial production and produce between 50,000 and[…]
At the end of 2016, RULMECA Germany received an order for the delivery of rollers and garlands for the equipment of the new conveyor belt systems of the Mae Moh overburden project No. 8 in northern Thailand. Approximately 18 km of belt system in the widths 2,600 mm, 2,200 mm and 1,800 mm are equipped[…]
Caterpillar and Fortescue Metals Group have reached agreement for the expansion of Cat® Command for Hauling at Fortescue’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This will include retrofitting approximately 100 Cat 793F and 789D and Komatsu 930E truck models at the Chichester Hub, as well as an expansion of the Cat[…]
Rolls-Royce has acquired from G+L innotec the exclusive rights of use for a new technology for the electrically-assisted charging of off-highway combustion engines in the power range above 450 kW. The new invention from the development and engineering services provider based in Laupheim in southern Germany is protected by patents and has thus not been[…]
Aramine knows that one of the biggest issues in underground mining is the air pollution affecting people’s health. To solve this issue, the French company made the first diesel miniLoader® with an exhaust purifier a few years ago and then an electric machine with cable, which has already helped reduce the mine ventilation problem and[…]
Drawing on its expertise of peristaltic pumps and their broad range of applications, PCM has developed the Delasco™ DX series (DX65-DX80-DX100) with a technology “that will meet the expectations of today’s mining and environment markets as well as the requirements of chemical and new energies applications.” The company says the main concerns of customers when[…]
Toro Gold provides an update on the construction progress of the Mako project in eastern Senegal. Following the award of a 15 year Mining Concession to Toro Gold’s 90% owned Petowal Mining Co SARL (PMC) by the Government of Senegal in July 2016, construction commenced in August 2016 on a planned 18-month development schedule with[…]
The Indonesian state-owned tin producer, PT Timah, has announced a 57% year-on-year increase in refined tin production to 14,905 t in the first half of 2017, with Q2 refined tin output at its highest level since Q4 2014 at 7,942 t. The increase in refined tin output is correlated with a 77% year-on-year increase in[…]
In order to meet increasing demand in the mining industry and offer customers top-quality products with the best price-performance ratio, Schopf Maschinenbau GmbH, a member of the Goldhofer Group, has established a close partnership with Resemin SA, headquartered in Lima, Peru. Operating under an exclusive license, the Peruvian company will take over all of Schopf’s[…]
December sees IM’s annual review of training and simulators – if you wish to contribute to this article, please contact [email protected]; news of successful and/or new programs, new ideas in training and new technologies. VISTA Training is just one of the many important suppliers in the field. A step up from watching a video online[…]