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Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun have announced that underground development at the Kakula Copper Mine in DRC continues to advance ahead of schedule and that more than 8 km of underground development now is completed, which is 1.7 km ahead of plan. This month, the mining team is on pace to[…]

Eclipse Mining Technologies, the mining technology provider led by Fred Banfield, Mintec’s former Chairman and Founder, and Susan Wick, Mintec’s former Chief Operating Officer, has announced today the launch of their flagship product, SourceOne™. SourceOne is described as a trailblazing solution that features a collaborative platform to connect data from different sources, and a datahub[…]

Weir Minerals has announced the global launch of its newest offering in the slurry transportation space: Linatex® ceramic hose. The ceramic hose combines its Linacure® rubber with high-quality, 92% alumina ceramic tiles, providing a robust option for operators dealing with abrasive minerals. Optimised through comprehensive trials in real mining applications – Linatex® ceramic hose is[…]

The keynote session at the 2020 SME MineXchange Conference and Expo, in Phoenix, Arizona, acted as a display of just how far the industry has come in the battle to improve transparency and shore up environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in the face of increased scrutiny over the security and safety of tailings dam[…]

As IM goes to press on its March print issue and a feature on dewatering, sector leader Weir Minerals is stressing the importance of using a fit-for-purpose pump that can handle “dirty water”. While the market offers specialised slurry pumps to handle thick and abrasive slurries, as well as submersible and sump pumps for pumping[…]

Vale, one of the world’s largest global mining companies, has selected Mobilaris Mining & Civil Engineering and Epiroc as partners to take digitalisation to the next level in their Canadian mines by enabling situational awareness for its workforce, equipment and consumables, with the goal of increased safety and operational excellence. With a mission to transform[…]

Transense Technologies PLC, the provider of sensor systems for the industrial, mining and transportation markets, recently announced an extension to its joint collaboration agreement (JCA) with mining tyres giant Bridgestone Corporation in Japan. On 13 August 2019, Transense announced that it had entered into the agreement, by which Bridgestone offers the Translogik iTrack TPMS system[…]

LKAB says that delivery of its ReeMAP project pilot plant is imminent with all parts for the apatite flotation process pilot plant due to arrive to its R&D station at the Kiruna mine in Sweden during March 2020. Once on-site, the company says it will assemble all parts, test and verify the system to make[…]

The Indonesian gold and silver producer PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR) has chosen Metso’s energy efficient grinding technology to be used at the company’s Martabe gold mine in Sumatra. The Metso Vertimill® VTM-4500 stirred mill is the largest of its kind to be installed in Indonesia. The order has been booked in Metso’s orders received in[…]

Another key milestone was achieved by Oz Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine team in January 2020 with over 1,000 spools being installed underground by Quattro Project Engineering (QPE) for the Malu Paste Reticulation project. Prominent Hill is on track to have one of the largest underground paste reticulation systems globally, incorporating the latest in innovation with[…]