News Archive

April 2019
23 Apr 2019
Rajant and Extronics team up to improve underground mine safety
Rajant, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, has entered into a strategic partnership...
23 Apr 2019
Ferrexpo brings autonomous drilling to Yeristovo iron ore operation
Ferrexpo says it has started using autonomous drilling as part of a push to increase...
23 Apr 2019
CSIRO and Gekko’s OLGA receiving good reception at Queensland gold mine
Field trials for the CSIRO-developed Online Gold Analyser (OLGA) are showing such positive results at...
23 Apr 2019
Autonomous drill rigs, Oyu Tolgoi recognised in Epiroc awards
Epiroc’s first annual awards have recognised close customer collaboration in Mongolia and innovative autonomous drill...
23 Apr 2019
Sun shines on Newmont Goldcorp’s sustainability efforts
Newmont Goldcorp has published its 2018 sustainability report, which has shown why the company continues...
23 Apr 2019
ALTA retains metallurgical innovation focus for 2019 event
The organisers of ALTA are gearing up to welcome the international metallurgical community to Perth,...
18 Apr 2019
MICROMINE’s Mexico debut bolsters Fresnillo growth strategy
Australian-based mining software solutions provider, MICROMINE, says it has secured a foothold in Central America...
17 Apr 2019
Sandvik acquires digital mining tech company Newtrax
Sandvik has acquired privately-owned Newtrax, a supplier of leading technology in wireless connectivity to monitor...
16 Apr 2019
Hexagon closes drill & blast gap with Split Engineering acquisition
Hexagon’s Mining division today announced the acquisition of Split Engineering, a leader in coarse rock...
16 Apr 2019
SMS Equipment deploys the first autonomous 980E truck at Suncor in the oil sands
This month, SMS Equipment deployed the Komatsu 980E-4AT -  the largest autonomous Komatsu truck in...
15 Apr 2019
Liebherr trolley assist T 236 fleet to operate at Erzberg
Austrian iron ore miner VA Erzberg intends to electrify the main haul road of its...
15 Apr 2019
WorleyParsons awarded EPCM contract for Rio’s Koodaideri
WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract to perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services...