Mining company Anglo American was looking for an environment that could handle heterogeneous processing periods – with spikes and low demand – as well as unified management of data centre components – at its Minas-Rio iron ore operations in Brazil. The project was achieved based on Dell’s private cloud solution, which centralised the administration of[…]
In early October 2020, a Komatsu Mining P&H 2300XPC electric rope shovel was delivered to Pavlik GOK, the major Russian gold mine in the Tenkinsky District of the Far East Magadan region. The excavator will be used for stripping operations. It took less than two months to assemble and prepare the excavator for work by[…]
DeepGreen Metals, which is exploring for deep-ocean polymetallic nodules as a lower impact and more cost-effective alternative to terrestrial mining, has announced an upward revision to the nodule resource reported within the NORI-D exploration contract area held by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources, Inc. The nodule resource is now estimated as 4 Mt measured, 341[…]
Mexico’s Fresnillo PLC has just released its Q4 2020 report, with some interesting updates on operational progress at its key minesites. At its namesake Fresnillo silver mine in Zacatecas, the company reported that quarterly silver production was up 4.2% versus Q3 2020 as a result of an increase in the volume of ore processed. But[…]
Mayhew Performance and G&L Innovation LLC have announced a partnership for the exclusive distribution rights for the ABI (Automatic Battery Interrupter) Disconnect product in Canada, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Brazil. The ABI Disconnect serves two main purposes: Protecting the battery in the event of a deployment of the fire suppression system, it automatically isolates and[…]
Aggreko has announced its ambition to be “net zero” by 2050 or sooner, aligning with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The company, which has delivered many off-grid power solutions to the mining sector, a number of which have renewable energy inputs, has also committed to offering cleaner technologies and fuels to[…]
Master Drilling says it has partnered with a Russian company to form a new entity called Master Detra. Through this entity, it will offer raise bore services to the Russian and Kazakhstan markets. Master Drilling adds: “This partnership will assist us in understanding market conditions, culture, and language. Master Detra is now a leading turnkey[…]
Flexco and MLT Minet Lacing Technology have signed an agreement in which Flexco will be the exclusive source for MLT products in the US, Canada and Mexico. As part of the agreement, MLT will continue to manufacture the products for North America as Flexco integrates MLT’s North America business into its organisation. MLT will continue[…]
OceanaGold Corp has received the first of three new Sandvik machines at its Macraes gold mining operation on the South Island of New Zealand. The company has taken delivery of a 17-t payload Sandvik LH517i underground loader (pictured), Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions confirmed. A Sandvik TH551i truck and DD421 development drill will also be[…]
Lucara Diamond Corp has announced another recovery of significance from its 100% owned Karowe Mine, in Botswana, with its TOMRA X-ray Transmission (XRT) sensor-based ore sorting units, again, helping the miner recover and keep the diamond intact. A magnificent unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem quality top white diamond was recently recovered from milling of[…]