News Archive

September 2020
21 Sep 2020
Emesent builds mining connections as Hovermap autonomy takes off
Having recently helped DJI’s M300 drone fly autonomously underground (through its Hovermap Autonomy Level 2...
18 Sep 2020
Jama produces innovative battery-powered underground mining scaler
With the new battery powered SBU8000E underground scaler, Sweden's Jama shows the way for the...
18 Sep 2020
Thiess mobilises second autonomous drill at Lake Vermont
Thiess is continuing to strengthen its autonomy capability, with the second drill fitted with an...
18 Sep 2020
Sixth Wave and MPS team up to cut cyanide usage, costs in gold processing
Sixth Wave Innovations says it is working with Australia-based Mining and Process Solutions (MPS) on...
18 Sep 2020
Ora Banda’s Davyhurst gold mine restart to be powered by LNG
Ora Banda Mining and Wesfarmers’ liquified natural gas business, EVOL LNG, have signed a new...
18 Sep 2020
Canada invests in Suncor-backed clay content analyser project for mining sector
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O'Regan, has announced a C$1.6 million ($1.2 million) investment...
18 Sep 2020
Cat brings in ex-Rio employee as new mining-focused VP
Caterpillar’s Board of Directors has appointed Marc Cameron as a company Vice president, responsible for...
17 Sep 2020
Anglo American’s hydrogen mining truck back on track for H1 2021 first motion
It was back in October 2019 that global mining company Anglo American as part of...
17 Sep 2020
Revolutionising operations through the ‘Connected Mine’ of the future
With mining operators under growing pressure to perform in the face of falling ore grades,...
17 Sep 2020
Rafaella considers processing options after positive TOMRA XRT ore sorting tests
Sensor-based ore sorting test work from TOMRA Sorting Solutions has shown the potential for lowering...
17 Sep 2020
Teck and AES shake on renewable power agreement for Carmen de Andacollo copper mine
Teck Resources and The AES Corp's Chile affiliates, Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo SA...
17 Sep 2020
CRC ORE’s Kal Hub integrated into Curtin University’s WA School of Mines
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mining Innovation Hub, an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource...