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In 1992, a computer program called AIRNET 2000 was developed for MIM by Craig Stewart for MS-DOS desktop computers to import and graphically present and simulate models created on the mainframe ventilation system. Encouraged by the positive feedback from AIRNET 2000, permission was sought by Stewart to independently develop new software for Microsoft Windows called[…]

Prof. Dr Franz Becker has been nominated for induction into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. He has been a pioneer in mining communications for over 40 years. Having started in his father’s company in his teens and later studied engineering with a love for mining communications. He grew the Becker Group of companies[…]

Gascoyne Resources Ltd provides an update on the commissioning and performance test of the new 2.5 Mt/y processing plant and ramp up of operations at its 100% owned Dalgaranga gold project. Dalgaranga contains a Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 31.1 Mt @ 1.3 g/t Au, which is inclusive of Proved and Probable Ore Reserves[…]

David Noon co-founded GroundProbe in 2001 after co-inventing the original Slope Stability Radar (SSR) whilst working as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. He began his career at GroundProbe as the Chief Technology Officer and after holding a number of senior positions across technology-based roles, is currently the Vice President, Global Operations[…]

Fifteen months after successfully expanding into Queensland’s heavy haulage marketplace, logistics group Centurion says it has entered its second phase of growth in the state with a contract for one of the Bowen Basin’s largest miners. Centurion was selected by Anglo American as its preferred tenderer for the provision of general transport services for all[…]

The GCR Mongolia joint venture has won more work at Oyu Tolgoi, with the three partners set to design, construct and commission the sinking and lining of Shaft #3 and #4 and build the stage one material handling system at the copper-gold underground project. GCR was previously awarded a contract by Jacobs Engineering to carry[…]

John Meyer at SP Angel notes “the massive Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana, USA, is one of the world’s largest superfund sites and has been described as a giant sink filling with metal-laden, acidic water from over 10,000 miles of underground mine workings. It has been a ticking time bomb since 1982 when the mine[…]

Mintek and Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) are proud to announce their joint acquisition of a state-of-the-art 3D X-ray microscopy system. 3D X-ray imaging of advanced materials, rocks and minerals allows the ability to “see what’s inside” without physically breaking down the sample. The machine, which is similar to the CT scan[…]

Primero Group is to run the numbers at Savannah Resources 75%-owned Mina do Barroso lithium project in Portugal after being awarded the lead role for the upcoming feasibility study. The feasibility will build on the recently released scoping study, which envisaged the building of a $109 million, 1.3 million tonne per year run of mine[…]

CRU reports comprehensive policies to ‘battle for blue skies’ demonstrate China’s determination to improve air quality and, in the long-term, these policies will severely limit thermal coal consumption. In recent quarters, however, events have demonstrated that China is currently unable to meet growing national power requirements without burning more coal.  Furthermore, in May this year,[…]