News Archive

February 2019
25 Feb 2019
De Beers Group consolidates mining assets in South Africa and Canada
De Beers Group has announced an initiative to consolidate its mining assets in South Africa...
25 Feb 2019
Doppelmayr RopeCon suspended conveyor up and running at Booysendal South platinum
The RopeCon® system which transports platinum ore from Booysendal South to the existing processing plant...
25 Feb 2019
Energetique Mining Vehicles changes name and focus to 3ME
Energetique Mining Vehicles (EMV) has changed its name to 3ME Technology as it looks to...
25 Feb 2019
VIST implements automated dispatch & underground management pilot at Lunnoye
VIST Group (subsidiary of Zyfra), one of the Russian leaders in the field of digitalisation...
25 Feb 2019
RCT committed to developing fully-autonomous technology options, CEO says
RCT CEO and Executive Director, Brett White (pictured), thinks interoperability will, in the future, prove...
25 Feb 2019
Weir Minerals and Integrated Solutions for miners
The mining industry is facing a number of challenges including declining ore grades, environmental pressures,...
24 Feb 2019
Bentley presents SYNCHRO XR app for visualising 4D digital twins with Microsoft HoloLens 2
Bentley Systems, the global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and...
24 Feb 2019
Barrick cuts waste, boosts reserves from modified bench steepening at Goldstrike
An alternative method of steeping the open-pit benchface at Barrick Gold's Goldstrike mine in Nevada,...
24 Feb 2019
Drum motors for extreme operating environments come under the SME spotlight
Alexander Kanaris, President of Van der Graaf, will put forward the benefits of using the...
24 Feb 2019
Battling convergence events at BHP’s Broadmeadow coal mine
Following a number of "severe convergence events" after employing the top coal caving method at...
24 Feb 2019
MINETRAIN project looking at transitioning Pyhäsalmi to a research, educational & training mine
In an extremely competitive mining industry, onsite experience is a big advantage. Mining education at...
24 Feb 2019
Leading Australian underground coal contractor Mastermyne sees earnings jump as market improves
Mastermyne Group Ltd has announced its 2018 second half year results. Mastermyne has continued to...