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Novo Resources Corp says it is planning mechanical sorting test work on multi-tonne samples of gold-bearing conglomerate from its Beatons Creek project (pictured) and gold-bearing gravels from its Egina project, both in Australia, with Steinert Global and TOMRA. Mechanical sorting of small particles of gold is seen as a potentially important breakthrough for Novo and[…]

DuPont Clean Technologies has announced that NioCorp Developments Ltd has selected its MECS® sulphuric acid technology for its Superalloy Materials Project in southeast Nebraska. The MECS sulphuric acid plant will be designed to maximise energy recovery and emissions control to ensure best-in-class environmental performance. NioCorp has already obtained the major federal permits needed for construction[…]

The Board of Directors of Epiroc AB has appointed Helena Hedblom as the new President and CEO of Epiroc AB, effective March 1, 2020. She will replace Per Lindberg, who has decided to leave his position after having successfully established Epiroc as a listed company. “Helena has a strong business focus, an in-depth knowledge of[…]

Autonomous Solutions Inc (ASI) says it has improved an algorithm for autonomous vehicles to detect drop-offs and other large negative obstacles often found in the environments in which automated off-road vehicles operate. Taylor Bybee, Perception Tech Lead at ASI, said the company had developed a method for mapping point cloud occlusions in real-time, which provided “additional[…]

High performance industrial battery major Northvolt recently spoke with Nils-Gunnar Vågstedt, Head of Innovation, R&D at Scania, the interview said “on his outlook on how the industry is shifting, the trends driving change and what’s at the heart of Scania’s approach to the decarbonistion of transportation.” The full version of the interview can be read[…]

The 3D mapping and monitoring specialist GeoSLAM has announced a new innovative product to enable mine operators to quickly and easily build high-density 3D volumetric models within minutes. GeoSLAM Volumes is an end to end way to calculate stockpile mass, instantly turning stockpile point cloud data into actionable 3D information for quick decision making. This[…]

Strata Worldwide has released the StrataConnect™ second-generation miner communicator (MC2) as it looks to improve communication with and tracking of personnel in underground mines and tunnelling sites. The MC2 device operates on the underground StrataConnect wireless mesh network, formally known as Strata CommTrac. Strata said: “Designed specifically for the harsh environments in the mining and[…]

Dialight Group, a leader in Hazardous Area and Industrial LED lighting, has announced the launch of its new SafeSite® Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) linear model for the APAC and EMEA markets. The rugged new fitting has been designed for long-life performance in the harshest environments and specifically for Hazardous Area applications including the mining and[…]

ABB has announced the newest version of its Knowledge Manager (KM) software, following direct customer feedback from several worldwide pilot installations of the technology. ABB Ability™ Knowledge Manager 9.1 offers new features to improve usability and engineering capabilities for mining and cement customers, according to the company. Eduardo Lima, Global Product Manager Digital Mining and[…]

TOMRA’s X-ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorting innovation has another positive industry reference to hand after Hastings Technology Metals said off-the-shelf technology had proven extremely effective at removing dilution on samples used in the testing program at its Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia. Testing on a 1.8 t sorted bulk sample had seen a[…]