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At the SME MineXchange Annual Conference in Phoenix this week, Modular Mining’s Braden Weisheit, Global Sales Manager, Machine Guidance systems presented an overview of the company’s ProVision Guided Spotting system, which leverages high precision GPS technology to safely and efficiently guide haul truck operators while reversing towards the shovel loading position, without guidance from the[…]

ABB’s Leandro Bonvicini is urging mining companies to think outside of the capital expenditure box and conduct numerous tradeoff studies when deciding on their grinding circuit of choice. Speaking about the Toquepala copper expansion project in Peru (pictured), specifically, in a talk titled, ‘SPCC Toquepala Expansion: Designing a reliable grinding circuit’, at the SME MineXchange[…]

Powered by a pair of fuel-efficient Cat® C27 engines, the new Cat 6030 Hydraulic Mining Shovel is available in configurations to meet diesel emissions standards in highly regulated countries, such as those in North America and Europe. The new shovel also features Product Link™ Elite, which enables data communications for comprehensive machine health monitoring in[…]

In his SME MineXchange presentation on Tuesday, Timothy O’Brien of Gall Zeidler Consultants, displayed how using an engineered tunnel approach in the construction and repair of mine access tunnels could result in extended life of mine and an effective risk management process. During his talk, ‘An Engineered Tunnelling Approach for Mine Access Tunnels’, in Phoenix,[…]

Komatsu recently approved the Continental EM-Master tyres, both in E3/L3 and E4/L4 version for use in applications with different ground conditions. Starting January 2020, customers in Europe were able to select the Continental radial tyres in the sizes 20.5 R25, 23.5 R25, 26.5 R25 or 29.5 R25 if they buy one of the Komatsu Dash[…]

Australian Certified Winches (ACW) has turned to Hydraulink to provide and install hydraulic hoses and fittings optimised by expert hydraulic engineering required for an innovative new underground winch developed for BHP. BHP tasked ACW with designing a winch that could haul double the capacity, 100 t, within the same physical space as their previous 50[…]

Nord Gold SE, the internationally diversified gold producer, plans to launch in the third quarter of 2020 its new West Africa Training Centre, located near its Lefa mine in Guinea. Once completed, this centre will further develop the technical skills of Nordgold’s 1,300-strong workforce based in the country. The centre’s facilities will include a maintenance[…]

Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) says it has approved the conversion of its TS Coal Power Plant to a dual fuel process, allowing the facility to generate power from natural gas. This conversion, which will enable the facility to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 50%, is in support of Nevada’s carbon-reduction objectives and is[…]

A new technology company that believes it has the vision and experience to transform how mines and heavy industry design, build, and manage their operations has arrived. FORTAI is a Sudbury, Canada-based advanced technology and product manufacturing company “focused on delivering innovative value chain management and savings to the mining industry while providing profitable growth[…]

BQE Water says it has entered into an engineering services agreement with Black & Veatch, an international engineering firm, for the design of a Selen-IX™ water treatment plant destined for a mine in the US. The plant, at a scale larger than the currently constructed 6,400 m3/d Selen-IX treatment plant at Centerra Gold’s Kemess mine[…]