Water and wastewater treatment company, De.mem, says it has received new orders worth a minimum A$470,000 ($317,202) of revenue from Metro Mining for work at its Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland, Australia. The orders include the delivery of wastewater treatment equipment, plus a contract award to supply equipment in combination with the provision of operations[…]
Emeco Holdings looks to have found an entry into the underground contract mining and equipment rental space after having signed an agreement to acquire Pit N Portal in a deal that comes with an enterprise value of A$72 million ($49 million). The binding agreement would see Emeco acquire Pit N Portal Mining Services and Pit[…]
Martin Engineering, a global innovator in the bulk material handling industry, is urging operators to locate safe access points before attempting to unblock chutes, silos and hoppers in order to prevent potential accidents on site. As the company says, many factors can cause bulk materials to adhere to the sides of chutes, silos and hoppers[…]
Outotec has launched a new real-time water monitoring tool to enable miners to simulate and evaluate proposed water-treatment investments and process changes, and keep tabs on water use across their operations. As the company says, water is a scarce and valuable resource, and mining operations are under increasing pressure to optimise their water usage in[…]
Two African mines are achieving increased production time and plant availability after converting to Weir Minerals rubber lining solutions, the company says. A mineral sands operation in Mozambique approached Weir Minerals just over two years ago, after experiencing high wear on its pipe and launders. This was leading to frequent maintenance, leaks and downtime. The[…]
Barrick Gold says its 45%-owned Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is continuing its technological advances with the introduction of truck and drill training simulators and the integration of systems for personnel safety tracking and ventilation on demand. The mine, which is owned 45% by AngloGold Ashanti and 10% by SOKIMO,[…]
Nova Minerals has engaged DRA Global to conduct Phase 1 and 2 ore sorting test work at the Korbel gold deposit, in Alaska, USA. This work will help continue Nova’s progression of the deposit towards a future low strip, bulk minable, heap leach operation, it said. This is not the first ore sorting remit the[…]
Lode-Star Mining has signed a toll milling agreement with Scorpio Gold affiliate Goldwedge LLC that allows for the processing of ore delivered from the Goldfield Bonanza project to the Goldwedge milling facility in Manhattan, Nevada. Under the terms of the agreement, Lode-Star will advance funds required for the design engineering, permitting and mill modifications to[…]
In one of its largest scrubber installations to date, Multotec Rubber is helping a phosphate mine in Morocco achieve new levels of efficiency thanks to the installation of customised liners. The scrubbers measure 6.5 m in diameter and 11 m in length – large dimensions necessitated by the process plant throughput of 12 Mt/y. The[…]
Ambra Solutions has done it again. The team deployed a new 5G-ready LTE network for Tacora Resources’ Scully iron ore mine in Labrador, Canada, enabling the new fleet dispatch system. This installation is also the first time a global leader in fleet dispatch systems has been running fully on an LTE network in Canada. The[…]