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Leading gas and engineering company, BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, has announced a project to provide hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure for the first fleet of hydrogen coaches at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek iron ore operation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The A$32 million ($23 million) renewable hydrogen supply project will[…]

Caterpillar is sponsoring a new partnership with South Dakota School of Mines & Technology that will explore technologies such as autonomous robotic mining, cutting edge software used to manage mining and construction operations, and new equipment that increases efficiency and safety. The partners said these technological advancements “will increase sustainability of the earth’s natural resources[…]

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd on the delivery of new environmentally sound technology for Zenith’s (Zhong Tian) iron ore pelletising plant to be built in Nantong, China. The order value was not disclosed. The contract has been booked into Metso Outotec’s Q3 2020 orders received. Metso[…]

Gowest Gold is expected to make the leap into production shortly at the Bradshaw gold deposit, in Timmins, Ontario, with all permits secured and a Steinert ore sorter commissioned. In an update this week, the company said it had received official notice from the Ontario’s Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines that its Mine[…]

Comilog, a leading manganese miner and part of Eramet Group, has decided to build a Private 4G/LTE network in Moanda, Gabon, as part of an effort to modernise the operation. JRC (Japan Radio Co Ltd) and Geka Telecom were selected to provide a turnkey solution. JRC will provide the LTE infrastructure for hundreds of subscribers[…]

In its latest Q3 2020 results to end September, gold miner Agnico Eagle reports that autonomous operations continue to progress at its LaRonde mining complex and the nearby LZ5 operation. Both mines now have LTE underground networks installed. LZ5 has a Sandvik AutoMine fleet including LH517 LHDs and TH551i trucks (currently the fleet includes 10[…]

On October 8, in line with the Australian Federal Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy, METS Ignited announced the latest award of projects as a part of its Industry Growth Centre collaborative project funds. The METS Ignited Tranche 4 Collaborative Project Funds represent a combined investment of over A$6 million dollars from METS Ignited and Industry partners[…]

Donaldson is tackling mining’s dust problem, with the Donaldson Torit® Rugged Pleat (RP) baghouse industrial dust collector. A manufacturer of innovative filtration systems and parts, Donaldson said the collector is designed to capture heavy and abrasive dust inherent to mining, woodworking, grain processing and other industries. The new RP baghouse collector features Donaldson’s SuperSep™ inlet,[…]

Shaw Business today announced the deployment of Western Canada’s first-ever industrial-grade Private LTE network for mining systems for Teck Resources Ltd – providing significantly greater coverage and connectivity at Teck’s Elkview Operations in British Columbia. Developed by Shaw in partnership with Nokia, the network was created to support the deployment of Teck’s RACE21™ program designed[…]

Heightened social pressure and a need for economically efficient mining practices will see Australia’s mining industry shift towards a future of automation, electrification and the ultimate goal of zero emissions on site, according to the State of Play: Electrification report. The report states the majority (89%) of the globe’s leading mining executives expect mine sites[…]