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Steve Morrell is the 2018 Comminution inductee into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame. He joined the JKMRC as a Master’s student some 30 years ago.  His project was to extend the AG/SAG mathematical model developed by Kam Leung.  He continued to a PhD in which he aspired to answer all of the relevant[…]

Chosen by just one vote ahead of David Noon, Vice President, Global Operations & Sales, GroundProbe, nominated for his geotechnical monitoring technology solutions, Nigel Bain is the 2018 inductee into the IM Technology Hall of Fame; safety category. Bain recently retired as Executive Director Nevada with Barrick. When he was Turquoise Ridge General Manager Bain[…]

Tahoe Resources has reported what appears to be attempted theft at its La Arena gold mine after discovering five “significant” holes cut into the top of the pregnant solution pipeline at the operation in La Libertad, Peru. The cuts on the pipeline that transfers solution from leach pad 4B to the pregnant solution pond caused[…]

Mongolian coal developer, Aspire Mining Ltd has announced the Ovoot Early Development Plan (OEDP) and related funding commitments. The OEDP will involve mining a low ash and high yielding coal from a starter pit that sits within the previously defined Ovoot orebody and construction of a new private haul road beside the planned 547 km[…]

China will remain a key driver of global commodity demand but India- the world’s fastest growing economy – and Indonesia’s emergence as Asia’s new rising tiger – would put added pressure on minerals supply, says Australia’s specialist resources private equity manager, EMR Capital. Speaking on the second day of the three day Paydirt 2018 Africa[…]

Perth-based emerging graphite developer, Walkabout Resources has become the first ASX-listed entity to be granted a mining licence in resource-rich Tanzania. Speaking on the second day of the three day Paydirt 2018 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth, Walkabout Resources’ Executive Director, Allan Mulligan, announced the approval – the breakthrough towards the company now[…]

As digitisation continues to disrupt the mineral processing space, our Austmine members Ausenco and PETRA Data Science explore the future process plant in operation. The mining industry is moving into the next generation of its existence and both internal and external influences are causing fundamental changes in our operations. Resources are typically decreasing in grade[…]

The US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the BLM issued a single Record of Decision (ROD) for the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, four months after the publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Located in Western Alaska, in the Yukon Kuskokwim region, Donlin Gold is one of the largest known, undeveloped gold[…]

Creighton Rock Drill (CRD) is to distribute and service Breaker Technology’s (BTI) underground mining vehicles, rockbreaker systems, and hydraulic breaker attachments in the key Sudbury market as part of a recently signed agreement. The move comes as both companies look to improve their customer service and support in the mining industry, BTI said. Under the[…]

Sandvik’s TH551/TH663 – modular product range for large trucks – was narrowly beaten in this category for the 2018 induction into the IM Technology Hall of Fame by METSO’s SmartTag. Michael Wortley, (Global Manager – PRO Products, Australia), Kai Riihioja (Senior Software Engineer, Australia), Jose Luis Bravo (Senior Instrument Engineer, Chile) and Rodrigo Sales (Senior[…]