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Fortescue Metals Group has celebrated the completion of its fleet of tugs and towage infrastructure at the company’s Herb Elliott Port, in Port Hedland, Western Australia. Founder and Chairman, Andrew Forrest (pictured on the left), together with Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Gaines (pictured on the right), and the core leadership team, were joined by local[…]

TNG Ltd says it has entered into a binding heads of agreement (HoA) with Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA), the third-largest rail operator in Australia, for the provision of rail haulage services for its flagship, 100%-owned Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project, in the Northern Territory. Genesee & Wyoming is a global railroad owner and operator with[…]

Vossloh Tie Technologies says it has won its first major order in Australia for the delivery of concrete ties for Rio Tinto’s in-development Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The production and supply of the ties will be performed by Vossloh’s Australian subsidiary, Austrak Pty Ltd, which was acquired in late-2018.[…]

Strata Worldwide says it has signed a distribution agreement with Burrell Mining International for the promotion and distribution of the Burrell CAN® and Burrell Omega Block coal mining products to the North America mining market. These products will be added to Strata’s line of secondary roof supports and ventilation product offerings, available immediately, the company[…]

OZ Minerals has awarded multiple prizes as part of the online crowdsourcing Explorer Challenge, organised in partnership with energy and resources open innovation platform Unearthed. The submissions for the crowdsourcing competition to find new exploration targets at the Mount Woods tenements of the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine (pictured), in South Australia, ranged from cutting edge[…]

Sierra Metals Inc reports that the company has received its permit to construct the expansion of the tailing dam facility as well as its permit for the surface drilling program at its Yauricocha polymetallic mine in Peru. Igor Gonzales, President, and CEO of Sierra Metals commented: “This is exciting news for the company. Receipt of the construction[…]

sensemetrics Inc., the Industrial IoT (IIoT) company transforming sensor data into real-time business intelligence to enable productivity and safety solutions, has entered into a partnership agreement with DHI A/S under sensemetrics’ Alliance Member Program. Under the agreement, DHI will integrate with the sensemetrics platform to automate data collection into its MIKE Mine software. MIKE Mine is[…]

Epiroc, one of the leaders in mining and mining equipment automation development, says it is constantly pushing the boundaries in the rock excavation industry. Proof of this is that the world’s first fully autonomous SmartROC D65 surface drill rig, is now in production. “In the midst of the 4th industrial revolution, Epiroc presents an important[…]

The highly efficient MEYCO ME3 from Epiroc has been equipped with upgrades and new options “to make it even greater.” The improvements made to this leading concrete sprayer will increase productivity and safety, and lower total cost of ownership. “These improvements will lift concrete spraying to an even higher level” says Brandi Kossub, Global Product[…]

Diane Jurgens, BHP’s Chief Technology Officer, used her time on stage at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch SmartMine conference, in London, to highlight the company’s plan to introduce full or partial automation across its entire value chain. The miner has already introduced automation across many of its operations – from haul trucks at Jimblebar[…]