News Archive

May 2020
11 May 2020
Barrick continues to leverage automation and battery-electric technology
Barrick Gold, despite numerous COVID-19-related hurdles, made progress on the innovation front in the March...
11 May 2020
CIMIC eyes more coal work as Q1 financials hold up
Australia-based engineering-led group, CIMIC, posted “robust” operating profit margins in its March quarter results, remarking...
11 May 2020
Track’em upbeat about materials tracking contract prospects
Track’em, a leader in cloud-based tracking solutions in construction, mining and oil and gas, says...
10 May 2020
Ferrexpo operating three Epiroc PV-275 drills via teleremote from control room as first automation phase completed
Ferrexpo working with Epiroc recently successfully completed the first phase of its autonomy drill rig...
10 May 2020
Sandvik automation-ready DR412i blasthole rig breaking records at South Africa’s Mafube coal mine
As outlined in a recent online Solid Ground article by Sandvik, the Mafube opencast coal...
09 May 2020
XCMG marks shipment of second batch of super-large mining graders to China Energy
Recently a ceremony was held to mark the completion of the second batch of XCMG...
09 May 2020
Yangquan Coal completes installation of a 5G network at Xinyuan mine
According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, the country's largest hard coal producer Yangquan Coal Industry...
09 May 2020
Parkway partners with Worley to help commercialise aMES™ minerals from brine technology
Parkway Minerals has signed a global strategic cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of engineering group...
08 May 2020
Conveyor Manufacturers Australia engages RFC Ambrian to help it accelerate technology commercialisation
Conveyor Manufacturers Australia (CMA) says it has engaged leading independent advisor RFC Ambrian to assist...
08 May 2020
China’s Weichai Power and CRRC Yongji complete hydrogen-lithium battery hybrid 200 ton mining truck
While all eyes in the mining market are currently on Anglo American's fuel cell electric...
08 May 2020
NTU signs up Soluna to develop a renewable power & battery storage facility for Browns Range rare earth operation
Soluna Australia Pty Ltd, a 50-50 partnership between Lithium Australia NL and DLG Energy Co...
08 May 2020
Gekko Systems IPJs make a significant contribution to copper recovery at New Afton
The New Afton Mine is wholly owned by New Gold. The mine site is located...