Some 90 km of tunnels wind to depths of more than 800 m at the Balya mine in northwestern Turkey, operated by Esan, one of the country’s leading producers of base metals and other raw materials. It has operated Turkey’s deepest lead zinc mine there since 2009. The use of a new Sandvik DD320S development[…]
BHP and Vale have invested in measures to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Chile and Brazil, respectively. While BHP has already announced COVID-19-related plans to hire more people and provide preventative measures in Australia, on top of freeing up money for to support local suppliers, it has now tabled its $8[…]
A broken coil spring isolator or actuator in conveyors, vibrating screens, crushers, tanks and bin hoppers can bring processes to a complete halt, sending in maintenance staff to undertake the heavy and hazardous task of disassembling and returning to service vital machinery used in industries such as bulk material handling and mineral processing. Actuation and[…]
Whether it’s challenges with an underground coring project, or a surface drilling application where underground coring rigs need to be used, it’s the underground drilling crews who need to figure out the logistics and get the job done safely and efficiently says Boart Longyear. First, you have to start with assembling the team which could[…]
In June 2018, the Sustainable Underground Mining project (SUM) was initiated bringing together iron ore mining major LKAB with four other players in Swedish industry, the Volvo Group, ABB, Epiroc and Combitech. The test bed project for an integrated, efficient and carbon-free mining system, has now received new financial support from the Swedish Energy Agency.[…]
IMDEX’s Dr Michelle Carey and Gervais Perron say the mining technology company’s focus on providing companies with the tools to make real-time decisions in the field can offer improvements across the entire mining value chain. The company is leveraging developments in communications, data storage and cloud technology to provide the mining industry with applications that[…]
Primero says it has been awarded variation extensions to contracts it already has in place with Rio Tinto at the in-development Koodaideri iron ore project and the Robe Valley iron ore operations, both in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The multi-disciplinary engineering and contracting firm said the extensions have a combined value of around A$20[…]
MineWare CEO and founder, Andrew Jessett (pictured), has stepped down from his role at the company to pursue new opportunities, the independent monitoring systems company says. Jessett founded MineWare in 2005, after independently creating and commercialising Pegasys, an advanced dragline monitor system. “I’m immensely proud of everything the MineWare team has achieved over the past[…]
A Cat 7495 electric rope shovel originally built in 2012 is on its way to Kinross Gold’s Paracatu gold mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Paracatu, an open-pit mine with ore processed in ball and SAG mills, is Brazil’s largest gold mine, according to Kinross. It achieved record annual production of 619,563 gold-equivalent ounces in 2019,[…]
ROXON, a part of NEPEAN Conveyors, has released a new range of wear protection products for the mining industry. The global mining conveyor systems and components specialist says ROXDUR uses the latest wear material technology and innovative manufacturing processes to create a truly unique range of wear products. With operating facilities in Finland, Sweden and[…]