A more than three-month trial of GHH’s inSiTE digital analytics solution on a 14-t-payload LF-14 LHD has convinced potash and salt miner, K+S, to complete a rollout of the platform across multiple mine sites. GHH inSiTE, powered by talpasolutions, can distil complicated and seemingly random information into powerful tools for analysis, according to GHH, with[…]
XCMG has been unveiling a number of products with relevance for the mining industry this week at Bauma China in Shanghai. They include the what it says is the first Chinese intelligent & remote control three-boom drilling jumbo for mining & tunnelling, the XTZ3200 with “remote depth vision system”; the company’s largest wheel loader so[…]
Gold Fields plans to test the use of LNG to power haul trucks in a trial at its Tarkwa open-pit gold mine in Ghana, CEO Nick Holland told attendees of the IMARC Online event this week. Speaking on a panel reviewing progress of the Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative – a supply chain[…]
Two technology companies that take laboratory efficiency and workplace safety to a new level have pooled their expertise to help automate one of the more labour intensive and risky elements involved in the mineral sampling process. The combination of the ColdBlock Digestion 3rd Generation Product Line and Nucomat’s Compact Sample Preparation Unit will enable an[…]
The underground mining services company Mas Errázuriz has acquired two 10 t class LHDs of the model LT1051 from Komatsu Mining, to be used in a copper mine in Chile’s Region IV, and replacing competitive equipment. Emerson Tobar, Account Manager at Komatsu Mining in Chile said the model’s main attributes are being safe, robust and[…]
Portugal headquartered mining contractor Mota-Engil says it has been awarded a contract worth €240 million via its African subsidiary for the preparation, excavation and transport at the Gamsberg zinc mine in the Northern Cape in South Africa. The contract was signed with Gamsberg operator Black Mountain Mining (Pty) Ltd (BMM, a subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd),[…]
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has announced that Metalkol RTR, its hydrometallurgical copper and cobalt facility in the DRC, has committed to undergoing the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), a flagship programme of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Metalkol RTR has made a formal commitment to proceed with the RMAP assessment and submitted all required pre-assessment[…]
Traditionally in mining, the focus has been on the everyday running costs of large machines operating on site while the daily costs associated with light vehicle operations is often overlooked. However, RCT says it has become apparent through client feedback that light vehicles operating inefficiently are proving to be very costly. As companies start to[…]
TLT-Turbo Africa says its customised and proactive approach to ventilation solutions, combined with a new range of auxiliary and booster fans, have provided substantial electrical cost savings to a major global gold and platinum producer. The latest installation comes just three months after installing a customised pair of TLT-Turbo Africa’s fans at one of the[…]
Victoria, Australia-based Freespace Operations has recently customised its drone technology to address some of the challenges associated with modern mining, resulting in the production of its Callisto Modular Industrial Multirotor. The Callisto is an autonomous modular and multipurpose industrial drone with benefits for the resources sector including increased productivity and worker safety. Freespace Operations Managing[…]