Downer has signed an agreement to provide mine engineering and technical services to Multicom Resources as the Queensland-based company looks to move forward its Saint Elmo vanadium project in the Australian state. Downer’s mine planning, scheduling and fleet management divisions will provide key services to Multicom, with the agreement outlining the intention of progressing to[…]
Volvo Construction Equipment has started a 10-week trial of its ‘Electric Site’ concept at Skanska’s Vikan Kross operation, near Gothenburg, Sweden, as the two companies look to create the world’s first emission-free quarry. The project, which incorporates electric and autonomous Volvo machines, will run in a real production environment aiming to achieve the same output[…]
Some green shoots are just starting to emerge in the equities sentiment for resources after global grass roots funding for mineral exploration sank to an all-time low in 2018. Chairing the first session of the three day Paydirt 2018 Africa Down Under mining conference in Perth, PCF Capital Principal, Liam Twigger, said 2018 had proven[…]
Diamond producer, ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Co Ltd says the company has begun to “shine bright” in the world of special diamonds. CEO and Managing Director, Stephen Wetherall, told the first day of the three day Paydirt Africa Down Under (ADU) mining conference in Perth that Lucapa was making “giant strides” at its flagship Lulo diamond project[…]
MST Global has introduced a new range of uninterruptable power supply (UPS) products for use in harsh environments like underground mines. The new AXON UPS range is designed specifically to further improve power management in underground networks in a cost-effective manner, a task that is becoming increasingly important as the use of remote operations and[…]
Primed with a recent $100 million funding injection, Resolute Mining is growing its African footprint and accelerating its mining developments, Managing Director and CEO John Welborn told a packed audience at Day One of the Paydirt Africa Down Under (ADU) Mining Conference in Perth today. Meanwhile, Orion sets 2020 target date to re-open newly acquired[…]
Nevada Copper’s board has made the decision to proceed to full construction at the Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada, US, paving the way for its contractors to start working on the new underground mine. The construction sign off follows a recently completed C$108.5 million ($84 million) public offering of Nevada Copper common shares and pre-construction[…]
J.V.N. Dorr’s first development was the Dorr classifier. John Dorr was one of the great inventors of methods to process solid particles and he was quick to take these methods from ideas to operating practice. Wet ball mills were being tested on the gold ores in South Africa and copper ores in Arizona and the[…]
Three Australian mining supply companies will gain unprecedented exposure to Chile’s resources sector following their success in the innovative METStech Passport. The METStech Passport is the first of its kind between Australia and Chile, sending Australian scale-ups to Chile – and corresponding Chilean scale-ups to Australia – for a two-week immersion in the country’s mining[…]
In a recent blog, Schneider Electric President for the Mining, Minerals, and Metals business Rob Moffit stated: “The World Economic Forum in January 2017 highlighted that digitisation in the mining industry has the potential to deliver over $425 billion in shareholder, customer and environmental value by 2025. Much of this value will come in the[…]