Minera Antucoya, a subsidiary of Antofagasta Minerals, has signed a long-term agreement with ENGIE Energia Chile SA making it the second operation in the Group that will only use energy from renewable sources to produce copper. Through this agreement, for about 300 GWh/year, Antucoya will be the second large scale mining operation, after Zaldivar –[…]
Underground mining contractor PYBAR Mining Services has been awarded the contract for the development of the Hamlet North project at Gold Fields’ St Ives Gold Mine located outside Kambalda, 80 km north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. PYBAR is contracted to deliver rapid development over a period of 24 months, providing a highly-skilled workforce, equipment[…]
McLanahan says it has won a second DDC-Sizer order from a coal mine in Queensland, Australia, less than a year after commissioning the first. With the duplication of the crushing circuit, the site now boasts three McLanahan Feeder-Breakers and four McLanahan DDC-Sizers, the company said. The mine will be processing a maximum of 715 t/h[…]
Dust emissions at mine sites are not new, it’s something BHP says it has a long history of managing. Mining activities which are known to cause dust include haul roads, loading and unloading activities, stockpiling activities, pit activities and wind erosion. BHP’s team at Eastern Ridge in Newman has developed an innovative process which has[…]
Agnico Eagle Mines says it has achieved commercial production at its Meliadine gold mine, in Nunavut, Canada, ahead of the original schedule and below initial guidance. The company hit this mark on May 14, less than nine years after the company acquired the project and just over two years since the board of directors approved[…]
The power and ability of smartphones didn’t happen overnight, it has evolved as technology improved. BHP says it is adopting a similar methodology when it comes to innovation in its workplace and at its mine sites. BHP General Manager Newman Operations Scott Barber said to succeed in the future of resources, we must be bolder,[…]
Immersive Technologies says it has seen strong demand from mining companies in Russia for its tailored workforce development solutions as equipment sales have risen in the past six years. The proportion of global mining equipment being deployed in Russia was 22% in 2018, compared with 9% in 2012, with regional growth of 13% over the[…]
Ten years and ten months after the official opening in July 2008, production at De Beers Group Victor Mine in northern Ontario has come to an end. On May 26, the last of the economic ore was processed through the plant, followed by several days of low-grade ore and limestone to help purge the plant[…]
The new Cat® R2900 Underground Loader Cat says offers configurations to meet the strictest diesel engine emissions standards, including those in Europe and North America, and it continues to deliver the high performance and 17.2-tonne payload of its proven predecessor. The new LHD “leverages Caterpillar’s next generation design to provide extended durability, superior serviceability and the[…]
The latest feasibility study on RNC Minerals’ jointly-owned Dumont nickel-cobalt asset in Quebec, Canada, has identified the potential for both electrification and automation of the open-pit haulage fleet at the project. The DFS, completed by Ausenco, showed that initial nickel production at Dumont could come in at 33,000 t/y, before ramping up to 50,000 t/y[…]