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BHP has engaged the services of Australia-based research consortium, the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE), to examine deployment of cutting-edge preconcentration techniques. Olympic Dam, 560 km north of Adelaide, is one of the world’s most significant deposits of copper, gold, silver, and uranium. This large BHP site is made up of[…]

In its just released Sustainability Performance 2019 presentation, Anglo American had some interesting updates from Tony O’Neill, Technical Director, on how technology is enabling step change sustainability performance within the global mining group, centred on its FutureSmart Mining™ platform – “a catalyst for permanent positive change.” These initiatives are integral to the company achieving its[…]

With favourable movements in most commodity prices against a backdrop of uncertainty from COVID-19, the minimum viable project model is appealing for small and large miners alike, according to Alan Langridge, Technology and Expert Solutions Regional Director, APAC at Worley. “Large-scale complex ventures can take many years to develop, even longer to achieve payback and[…]

Peruvian Caterpillar dealer Ferreyros says it has started implementing the first 100% autonomous haulage project in Peru and the largest in the Americas, with the first in a fleet of  30 Caterpillar 794 AC mining trucks, with load capacity of 297 t (327 tons) each, set to begin operations at Anglo American’s Quellaveco copper mine[…]

Decipher, a Perth-based cloud monitoring platform for tailings storage facilities (TSFs), has been working with industry leaders in the tech space to create an integrated TSF cloud solution to help mining companies improve governance, monitoring, reporting and disclosure of tailings data. TSFs are integral to almost any mining activity but, due to their “toxic nature”[…]

While LTE provides undeniable benefits to users of all kinds – including a high level of predictability, quality of service and connectivity at longer distances than Wi-Fi style networks – its application in mining creates some specific challenges regarding its use, 3DP reports. First, LTE has been developed with a bias for consumers to download[…]

Metso Outotec is developing its global rubber and poly-met supply chain by restructuring its consumables wear parts manufacturing operations in North America, leading to the closure of its factory operations in North Bay, Canada. Production will be ramped down by the end of the first half of 2021, with the closure affecting a total of[…]

With gold and copper production dropping and costs increasing, the Red Chris mine, in British Columbia, Canada, is set for a number of improvement initiatives, according to 70% owner Newcrest Mining. In the company’s September quarter results, Newcrest said Red Chris gold and copper production came in at 12,636 oz and 7,050 t, respectively, during[…]

Redpath Australia and Redpath Mining Africa have announced the award of the mining services contract at the Venetia Mine, in South Africa, from De Beers Group. Venetia is South Africa’s largest producer of diamonds, and is situated close to the town of Alldays in the Limpopo province. The contract comprises Redpath providing skilled management, operational[…]

Antioquia Gold Inc recently provided a summary of September 2020 production results for its Cisneros gold mining operation in Colombia which included some news of a major narrow vein mining fleet investment. The project is located in the central portion of the department of Antioquia, roughly 55 km northeast of Medellin. During September 2020 1,873[…]