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RPMGlobal has completed the acquisition of IMAFS, adding a cloud delivered, inventory management and forecasting software solution to a suite of technology solutions that use proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms to greatly improve inventory management. IMAFS analyses inventory data from corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to deduce the optimal timeframe for inventory orders, costs, and[…]

MMC Norilsk Nickel says its Polar Division has received a new batch of equipment to improve the efficiency of operations as part of a group-wide program aimed at the modernisation and automation of its production facilities in Russia. In addition to the new equipment deliveries at the Polar Division, autonomous vehicle devices have reached the[…]

In a trading statement for FY2020 ending June 30, 2020, South Africa’s Aveng says its Moolmans contract mining business “showed continued progress on the journey to re-establish the business as a leader in open-cut contract mining operating in Africa.” The full financials for FY2020 are due for release November 30. The March to June 2020[…]

The organisers of the MassMin 2020 Virtual Conference from December 9-11 recently announced the nine confirmed keynote speakers who will be giving the main presentations – all of them are specialists in their respective areas both in the Chilean and international spheres. They represent the world’s top mining companies and mine operators namely Codelco, Newcrest,[…]

At Bauma China this week Volvo CE is unveiling two major new product ranges. With the market demand for excavators growing in China (many smaller quarrying and mining operations are now switching from wheel loaders to hydraulic excavators for higher productivity), Volvo CE is introducing two new ranges of excavators – Standard and Heavy Duty[…]

At Bauma China 2020 this week, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is displaying a mini Volvo Electric Site – a scale replica of the company’s groundbreaking concept for the quarrying industry. Volvo Electric Site project challenges traditional ways of working by electrifying each transport stage in a quarry, bringing together electric and autonomous prototype machines,[…]

Kirkland Lake Gold, one of the leaders in battery-electric vehicle adoption in mining, is to trial a Sandvik LH518B LHD next year at its Fosterville underground mine, in Victoria, Australia, Rob McLean, the operation’s Chief Mining Engineer, has confirmed. Speaking during a session titled: ‘What are Fosterville’s Current and Future Technology and Innovation Requirements, and[…]

The Australian Turntable Company (ATC) is increasing the safety and productivity associated with loading and unloading haul trucks at mines thanks to an innovative product developed and produced in Victoria, Australia. ATC has developed a relocatable truck turntable that can be used below or above ground, eliminating the need to reverse vehicles in confined spaces,[…]

Global technology company ABB is launching ABB AbilityTM Safety Plus for hoists, a suite of mine hoist safety products that it says brings the highest level of personnel and equipment safety available to the mining industry. The products include Safety Plus Hoist Monitor (SPHM), Safety Plus Hoist Protector (SPHP) and Safety Plus Brake System (SPBS)[…]

Agrimin has awarded Royal IHC the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract to provide automated wet harvesting equipment for the Mackay potash project in Western Australia. Wet harvesting is currently used at the world’s largest sulphate of potash (SOP) operations and IHC is the world leader in the design and manufacture of dredging systems[…]