News Archive

July 2020
20 Jul 2020
Anglo American to test pressure sensor tech following Grosvenor methane ignition incident
A trial of pressure sensors to remove power from the longwall face and the expedition...
20 Jul 2020
Gold Fields installs Cummins natural gas generators as part of Agnew hybrid microgrid
Cummins Inc says it has installed Cummins QSV91G lean-burn gas generators to provide continuous, reliable...
20 Jul 2020
BHP Nickel West puts forward renewable hydrogen project for ARENA funding
BHP’s Nickel West division is among seven companies to have been shortlisted and invited to...
20 Jul 2020
Pensana Rare Earths in discussions with China Great Wall for development of Longonjo project in Angola
Pensana Rare Earths PLC has announced that it has entered into a heads of agreement...
20 Jul 2020
IMDEX accelerates cloud-connected solutions on COVID-19-related demand
IMDEX says interest in its cloud-connected technologies has spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the positive...
20 Jul 2020
Caterpillar addresses hydraulic shovel basket wear with new two-piece bucket
Caterpillar has introduced a new two-piece bucket for hydraulic mining shovels that, it says, reduces...
20 Jul 2020
ScrapeTec-Trading boosts conveyor belt product flow with AirScrape
A new side sealing system for belt conveyors patented and manufactured in Germany is reducing...
20 Jul 2020
Sandvik & Exyn set to jointly explore new horizons of mine autonomy
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology says it is augmenting its autonomous mining capabilities through a...
20 Jul 2020
Classic Minerals enlists Gekko gravity unit for processing Kat Gap gold
Western Australia-focused gold exploration and development company Classic Minerals says it has secured a Gekko...
20 Jul 2020
Theta Gold Mines gears up for trial mining at starter project with Digmin appointment
Theta Gold Mines has selected Digmin Group as the mining contractor for trial mining activities...
17 Jul 2020
Navoi adds 12 Cat 789D trucks to gold mine haulage fleets
With the direct support of the management of Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Combine (NMMC), the...
17 Jul 2020
Hitachi to trial autonomous tech on ultra-large hydraulic excavators in Australia
Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) is looking at trialling autonomous ultra-large hydraulic excavators at an Australia...