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The SB 202 hydraulic breaker from Epiroc has already proven itself many times over by providing excellent service for Rathscheck Schiefer in Mayen (Eifel, Germany). In this underground slate mine the company has been impressed by its reliability, robust design and low maintenance requirements. Since it was founded in 1793, Rathscheck Schiefer has been a[…]

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement pursuant to which Mountain Province will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Kennady Diamonds by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement. David E. Whittle, Interim President and CEO of Mountain Province, stated: “The Kennady assets are a strong complement[…]

First oil has been achieved at the Fort Hills project. Suncor, as operator of the Fort Hills Energy Ltd Partnership, has confirmed that the Fort Hills oil sands mine is ramping up production following the safe start up of secondary extraction on January 27, 2018. As expected, the first of three trains from secondary extraction[…]

Northam’s acquisition of the Eland platinum mine (Eland) from Glencore Operations South Africa has been finalised and has become unconditional. Northam first advised of the acquisition of Eland in February 2017 for a cash consideration of R175 million which secures full ownership of the Eland mine and infrastructure, through Eland Platinum, a wholly-owned Northam subsidiary.[…]

First gold has been poured at Toro Gold’s Mako mine in Eastern Senegal. The Mako mine is owned and operated by Petowal Mining Co, and a pour of 1,325 oz was completed on January 26, which is approximately two weeks ahead of the planned date in the construction schedule. The company is now focussed on[…]

Komatsu Ltd today announced the company is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the commercial deployment of its Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). Today, more than 100 AHS trucks operate in Australia, North and South America. Based on the 10-year proven record of safety, productivity, environmental resistance and system flexibility in an array of mining environments, Komatsu[…]

Rio Tinto’s fleet of autonomous haul trucks achieved a significant milestone at the company’s worldclass operations in Australia last week by moving their one-billionth tonne of material. Since commencing trial operations in 2008, haul trucks fitted with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) technology have now moved more than one billion tonnes of both ore and waste[…]

  Anglo American plc is selling New Largo, owned by its 73%-held subsidiary Anglo American Inyosi Coal. The sale also includes the closed coal mine, Old New Largo closed colliery in South Africa. The purchaser New Largo Coal Proprietary Ltd is owned by Seriti Resources Proprietary Ltd and Coalzar Proprietary Ltd, two companies majority owned[…]

For more than 40 years, Lucas-Nuelle has been developing and producing sophisticated high-quality training systems to cover the whole field of electrical engineering. By experimenting with its ‘Blended-Learning Systems’ theory is combined with industrial practice to turn knowledge into hands-on technical competence and skills. The company provides full service, turn-key solutions including curricula, lab-layout, installation[…]

A geomorphic-based process of mining reclamation carried out at the El Site of El Machorro mine in Spain (at the edge of the Alto Tajo Natural Park, East Central Spain) used the GeoFluv™ method within Carlson Natural Regrade software. It was used to design small watersheds as part of the mining reclamation topographical solution. In[…]