Russian diamond mining major Alrosa has installed an automated wireless monitoring system at the waterworks of the Aikhal Division. The transition to automatic control further it says reduces the risk of emergencies and improves safety of the tailings storage facility at the Processing Plant #14. The automatic wireless monitoring system (AWMS) consists of a network[…]
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation has announced a new life of mine plan, which includes a proposed mill expansion to 65,000 t per day, for its 75%-owned Copper Mountain mine, located in southern British Columbia. The new life of mine plan increases Copper Mountain’s after-tax NPV by over 60% to $1 billion, on higher annual production[…]
Tembo 4×4 e-LV has added a new option to its line-up of battery-powered equipment for the underground mining industry, with an extra-large 10 personnel carrier joining the portfolio, according to one of its distributors. The new conversion kit is specifically targeted for applications where a maximum number of people are required to be transported at[…]
Those involved in the mining equipment industry in Germany are optimistic about future demand for their products, with only state-of-the-art technology able to provide the raw materials needed for climate protection and digitisation, the VDMA Mining Association reports. This is despite expectations of a decline in sales of for 2020, the association said. This industry[…]
DMT Group has launched a new online resource to support domestic and international owners and operators of critical infrastructure, offering, it says, a full portfolio of supporting services for vital systems and assets including mining operations. The ‘Resilience Matters’ online platform provides a broad spectrum of engineering and consultancy services designed to plan, build, support[…]
Los Andes Copper says it has received additional positive results from the ongoing prefeasibility study (PFS) metallurgical test work at its Vizcachitas project in Chile. These results show improved filtration rates for both the fine and coarse fraction tailings compared with previous testing, it said, reinforcing the decision to adopt dry-stacked tailings at the project.[…]
Industrial monitoring company Worldsensing has added the Connectivity Management Tool (CMT) to its Loadsensing industrial Internet of Things (IoT) family. CMT gives engineers a “unique cloud-based hub” to manage devices, data and networks, building on Loadsensing’s wireless network technology for the acquisition of near real time geotechnical, geospatial and structural sensor information, the company says.[…]
Caledonia Mining says it has fully equipped the Central Shaft from its base to the surface collar at the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe, with commissioning on track for the March quarter of 2021. This milestone has been completed considerably below budget and within a time frame to underpin the company’s expectation of delivering production[…]
Czech company TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. has announced the release of its next generation TESCAN TIMA G4, a dedicated solution for automated mineralogical analysis requirements for Earth Science studies as well as for mineral processing. It says: “TESCAN TIMA delivers rapid access to actionable data across several applications: mineral quantification, petrography, metallurgy, liberation analysis, and[…]
A new agreement between leading Russian telecomms company MTS and precious metals major Polymetal International PLC provides for Russia’s first commercial 5G-ready private network — based on Ericsson’s Dedicated Networks solution — which is to be deployed at the Nezhdaninskoye gold mine in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), often referred to just as Nezhda. Yuzhno[…]