News Archive

December 2018
19 Dec 2018
South32 powers up Cannington solar PV farm
The new 7,200-panel solar farm at South32’s Cannington silver-lead mine in northwest Queensland, Australia, is...
19 Dec 2018
Sandvik extends grinding intervals and service life with new rock drill carbide grades
Sandvik has launched what it calls the most significant carbide innovation in the rock drilling...
19 Dec 2018
AUMS invests in more Immersive Technologies simulators
African Underground Mining Services (AUMS), a Barminco and Ausdrill 50:50 joint venture contract mining firm,...
19 Dec 2018
Yamarna exploration reveals more visible gold at Gilmour deposit
Well‐funded mid‐tier gold development and exploration company Gold Road Resources Ltd reports receipt of positive...
19 Dec 2018
First Metso valves with 3D printed parts shipped to a customer
Metso has delivered the first valves with 3D printed parts from its Helsinki plant. The...
19 Dec 2018
Epiroc and Ericsson connect on 5G and LTE technologies for mining
Epiroc has signed a cooperation agreement with leading communications technology provider Ericsson to jointly help...
19 Dec 2018
Micromine looks to next phase of mining software growth with private equity deal
Australasia’s leading technology-focused private equity firm, Potentia Capital, has taken a large stake in Micromine,...
19 Dec 2018
Kalkaroo Native Title Mining Agreement signed for South Australia
The Native Title Mining Agreement for Kalkaroo has now been signed, opening the way for...
19 Dec 2018
Proof of concept established for Kapunda copper project in South Australia
Proof of concept has been established for in situ recovery (ISR) of copper at the...
18 Dec 2018
New technologies like BlastIQ and WebGen driving growth at global explosives leader Orica
At its just held 2018 AGM, Alberto Calderon, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at...
18 Dec 2018
Erdene Resource Development announces PEA results for Khundii Gold Project in Mongolia
Erdene Resource Development Corp has announced the results of an independent Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)...
18 Dec 2018
North American Construction Group acquires 31 used ultraclass mining trucks from oil sands client
North American Construction Group has announced the acquisition of 31 used ultra-class haul trucks under...