News Archive

January 2018
09 Jan 2018
Molyhil tungsten upgraded ore reserve and extended minelife
Thor Mining Plc reports positive progress update on its wholly owned proposed Molyhil tungsten/molybdenum mine...
08 Jan 2018
Imminent 5G in South Africa in 2018 will help boost mining digitalisation
Ericsson and MTN recently announced that the first 5G trial in South Africa is to...
08 Jan 2018
GEOVIA POWER’BY Social Collaboration soon to be launched
In a November 2017 GEOVIA blog post, Raoul Jacquand, GEOVIA CEO at Dassault Systèmes stated:...
08 Jan 2018
Havilah – PFS status and timing for Kalkaroo copper-gold project
Havilah Resources Ltd has been advised that the Kalkaroo PFS is substantially complete and that...
08 Jan 2018
Mining data to improve BHP’s safety and cut maintenance costs
Brandon Craig, BHP’s Vice President Maintenance, Maintenance Centre of Excellence reports: “We have over 3,000...
08 Jan 2018
Australian mining education summit to help build tomorrow’s workforce
David Byers, Interim Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) says the “Australian minerals industry...
06 Jan 2018
Keeping the wheels turning in the Pilbara
A comprehensive Bridgestone support centre officially opened in November in Port Headland, reducing freight costs...
05 Jan 2018
Collision avoidance now embedded in Hexagon Mining’s fleet management system
Mine vehicle operators face numerous distractions. Busy pit traffic, blind spots, poor visiblity because of...
05 Jan 2018
EDEM’s co-simulation solution with multi-body dynamics package RecurDyn
EDEM, the bulk material simulation specialist, has available a co-simulation solution between EDEM software and...
05 Jan 2018
Stantec & ENGCOMP to lead PFS for Wheeler River uranium project
Denison Mines Corp has retained Stantec Consulting Inc and ENGCOMP Engineering and Computing Professionals Inc...
04 Jan 2018
Anglo sees a future with swarms of underground modular mining robots operating in deep mines
On Anglo American’s FutureSmart Mining™ radar in the longer term is the use of the...
04 Jan 2018
Sandvik PM100F flexible haulage system being prepared for production trials at Anglo American Twickenham
As precious resources become ever more difficult to access at depth, Anglo American is exploring...