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CMS Cepcor® has been recognised for its overseas sales growth in the last three years, receiving a Queen’s Award for the second time in its history. On this occasion, the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2019. “This award is due to significant sales increases in Europe, Latin America and Russia where[…]

Agnico Eagle Mines highlighed a number of initiatives in its March quarter results as the company continues its ambitious growth plan to hit the 2 Moz production milestone in 2020. The headline numbers might have disappointed investors – net income dropped to $37 million from $44.9 million a year earlier, on the back of lower[…]

Metso says it has been awarded a contract to supply crushing and material handling equipment for the first stage of Codelco’s El Teniente copper mine expansion project in central Chile. The order was booked in Metso’s March quarter 2019 orders and will see the company deliver, among other elements, primary gyratory crushing equipment with apron[…]

Global design firm Stantec has been selected to review and evaluate Eti Bakir’s copper mining facility in Siirt Province, Turkey. The copper mine has operated as an open pit facility for several years. Stantec’s work will assist Eti Bakir, part of one of Turkey’s largest mining and metallurgy companies, to transition to an underground mining operation.[…]

Tying in with its announcement on advancing Hitachi’s open and interoperable partner ecosystem for autonomous mining, Paul Moore spoke with Wenco International Mining Systems’ CEO Andrew Pyne and Eric Winsborrow, EVP Corporate Strategy to get an insight into this groundbreaking step forward in giving miners more fundamental choice as part of their autonomy pathway. Ahead[…]

I wrote this month’s leader, which will also head up our May 2019 print issue, travelling at speeds of well over 300 km/h on a Chinese high speed train between Luoyang and Changsha. The network of bullet trains that now crisscross the country on their own indicate the strength of Chinese engineering expertise and a[…]

Underground vehicle specialist Aramine says it has signed a partnership agreement with Russia uranium producer, ARMZ, for the assembly of its L140B battery-powered miniLoader. The pact was signed by ARMZ Uranium Holdings’ Director General, Vladimir Verkhovtsev, and Aramine Presidents, Marc Melkonian and Christophe Melkonian, during the 23rd International Mining World Russia Exhibition, in Moscow. “Production[…]

GIW Industries says it is to deliver four MDX 600 cyclone feed pumps to Anglo American’s Quellaveco copper project in Peru. GIW, a subsidiary of KSB, won the order based on the reputation of its centrifugal slurry pumps and the firm’s commitment to customer support, it said. “Decades of experience in slurry transport means GIW[…]

REMA TIP TOP Service Management offers intelligent solutions to increase the profitability and productivity of conveyor systems. At bauma 2016, the REMA MCube monitoring system was firstly introduced. Three years later, the German company says it is supplementing its product and service portfolio via radar-based sensor systems & cloud-based service management with REMA CCube “and[…]

Cedric Laney has been appointed to the role of Principal Mining Engineer for surface mines at Vale’s Base Metals Technology and Innovation division, the company has confirmed. In this role, Laney will lead the innovation roadmap, technical governance and engineering support for the Base Metals division’s surface mines. He will report to Samantha Espley, Head[…]