DEUTZ will be exhibiting its first off-highway hybrid concept at the Intermat international exhibition for construction and infrastructure between 23 and 28 April 2018 in Paris. Combining a TCD 2.9 diesel engine and a 55 kW electric motor, the new concept is the first tangible result of the E-DEUTZ program established in 2017, and opens[…]
Veris announced recently that Aqura Technologies has entered into a three-year Services Contract with BHP (and its related body corporates) for the Joint Procurement for Minerals Australia and the provision of services for Technology Infrastructure upgrades. The Services contract includes an agreed schedule of rates for technology and survey works. Recent project awards by BHP to[…]
The world’s first true electric surface mining truck, the eDumper, developed by Kuhn Schweiz AG, made its way to Ciments Vigier’s La Tscharner limestone quarry in Switzerland in January 2018. The machine has performed very well and will be officially handed over to the quarrying company at a ceremony on April 20. While it has[…]
Weir has entered into a binding agreement to acquire ESCO Corporation, the US company based in Portland, Oregon, for an equity value of $1.051 billion and an estimated enterprise value of $1.285 billion. ESCO is the global market leader in highly engineered GET for surface mining and construction. “ESCO is a global business with 10[…]
GT Gold Corp has joined the Tahltan and Nisga’a First Nations, the BC Government, AME BC, and industry peers, to establish the British Columbia Regional Mining Alliance (BC RMA). The BC RMA is a collaborative effort designed to promote the Golden Triangle area of northwestern BC as an attractive destination for mineral exploration and mine[…]
De Beers Group today announced it is preparing to pilot a programme called GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds. GemFair will use dedicated technology to record ASM production at mine sites that meet demonstrable ethical standards, with the aim of purchasing of rough[…]
Applying for and obtaining amendments to water use licences is an ongoing and often time-consuming process for most mines, even when the adjustments are relatively low-risk, according to SRK Consulting Principal Environmental Scientist Jacky Burke, the leader of SRK’s water use licence application (WULA) Group. Speaking recently at a WULA workshop hosted by SRK in[…]
Over 100 innovators gathered at the CORE Innovation Hub last weekend 13-15 April 2018 to tackle one of four real operational challenges from BHP Nickel West at Unearthed Perth 2018, which marked the fifth anniversary of the inaugural resources technology hackathon in 2014. The 54 hour open innovation event “was a celebration of an incredible community[…]
RCT has helped copper mine El Teniente, successfully and safely mine in mud, in what is believed to be a world-first mining method in these conditions. This feat was facilitated by the company’s specialised department, RCT Custom. The bespoke team helped deliver a state-of-the-art ControlMaster® Automation solution allowing the copper-rich mud to be accessed with[…]
Syrah Resources, which has been ramping-up production at its Balama flake graphite project in Mozambique since November 2017, officially inaugurated the project in April 2018 in the presence of several local and national government officials. The Balama project has the potential to be the largest graphite operation in the world, increasing to a possible 350,000[…]