News Archive

January 2019
16 Jan 2019
Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa mine on the charge with battery-electric machines
The use of battery-electric equipment at Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa operation in Ontario, Canada, is...
16 Jan 2019
Newcrest looks for real-time productivity improvements with Interlate partnership
Interlate has partnered up with Newcrest Mining to provide expert decision support and near real-time...
16 Jan 2019
Loadscan measures up for Hindustan Zinc’s Rajpua-Dariba and Zawar mines
Hindustan Zinc is using Loadscan’s load volume scanners (LVS) to monitor material at two of...
16 Jan 2019
NQ Minerals in for ‘transformational year’ after completing Hellyer commissioning
London-listed NQ Minerals has completed commissioning of the Hellyer processing plant, in Tasmania, Australia, with...
16 Jan 2019
Northern Ontario set for Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Mineral Development
Manitoulin area residents, entrepreneurs, First Nations and communities are being encouraged to increase their participate...
16 Jan 2019
Vale signs long-term renewable energy pact with Casa dos Ventos in Brazil
Vale has signed a long-term energy supply contract with Casa dos Ventos as part of...
16 Jan 2019
MineHub & IBM collaborate to use blockchain tech in minerals supply chain
MineHub Technologies, Inc and IBM today announced a collaboration to use blockchain technology to help...
15 Jan 2019
Philippi-Hagenbuch introduces Push Block to dislodge stuck mining trucks
Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc., a global leader in off-highway truck customisation, has introduced the Push Block for...
15 Jan 2019
Increasing grinding and flotation circuit automation and optimisation with ABB
ABB says advanced process control (APC) using a straightforward design and deployment of model predictive...
15 Jan 2019
TMAC’s Hope Bay gold options increase following licence approvals
TMAC Resources has received approval of two Type A Water licences for the Madrid and...
15 Jan 2019
Horizonte granted construction permit for Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
Horizonte Minerals has been awarded the construction licence for the development of its 100%-owned Araguaia...
15 Jan 2019
Russia’s ALROSA launches diamond exploration & mining operations in Zimbabwe
ALROSA, the world leader in diamond production, has announced the launch of operations in the...