News Archive

November 2019
14 Nov 2019
Mitchell Services ups pureplay drilling ante with Deepcore Drilling acquisition
Mitchell Services has agreed to acquire Deepcore Drilling for A$32 million ($22 million) in cash...
14 Nov 2019
Vipioneers & XCMG jointly automate XDE120 mining truck for Wushan Copper & Molybdenum mine
On the morning of October 23, an XDE120 unmanned mining truck jointly developed by Vipioneers...
14 Nov 2019
China’s automation specialist Tage Idriver helps Baogang automate mining trucks in Inner Mongolia
Earlier this year a driverless mining truck was deployed in the Bayan Obo iron ore...
14 Nov 2019
FAMUR to deliver longwall system to Indonesia’s PT Gerbang Daya Mandiri
FAMUR SA and PT Gerbang Daya Mandiri have, on November 8, signed a contract worth...
14 Nov 2019
RPMGlobal goes beyond the pit with XECUTE short-term scheduler
RPMGlobal says it has released several upgrades to its advanced mine scheduling software, XECUTE, designed...
14 Nov 2019
Orica and Epiroc take first steps ‘towards automation of drill and blast operations’
Orica and Epiroc Rock Drills AB say they are working on a project to jointly...
14 Nov 2019
Mike Henry to ‘unlock even greater value’ from orebodies as new BHP CEO
The Board of BHP has announced that Mike Henry has been appointed Chief Executive Officer...
13 Nov 2019
Globalstar partners with Nokia to offer the Band 53 spectrum for LTE deployment in Africa in mining & other industries
Globalstar, a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has announced a partnership...
13 Nov 2019
Weir Minerals Linatex rubber linings reduce cost & up productivity at Kansanshi
Kansanshi mine has significantly reduced costs and improved productivity by applying Weir Minerals’ Linatex® premium...
13 Nov 2019
Innovative Weba Chute design gets rock moving again in deep gold mine
When bottlenecks were preventing one of the world’s deepest gold mines from achieving its targeted...
13 Nov 2019
ENAEX and Sasol sign explosives and rock fragmentation JV to service southern Africa
ENAEX, a subsidiary of the Sigdo Koppers Group, says it has reached an agreement with...
13 Nov 2019
Glencore Tech draws McArthur River parallels at Ozernoye polymetallic project
Glencore Technology says it and Hatch are helping the Ozernoye project in Buryatia, Russia, come...