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To help ensure continuously optimal hydrocyclone operation, Metso Outotec is introducing CycloneSense™, a smart measurement system that, it says, provides direct, continuous and reliable online monitoring of the hydrocyclone air core. “In order to optimise the process, hydrocyclones should be run so that the fraction of water returned to grinding is the smallest amount possible,”[…]

Specialist Australian drilling services company DDH1 Ltd has announced that it has secured four additional surface mineral drilling rigs in response to strong customer demand. The four rigs are additional to the organic fleet growth outlined in the company’s IPO Prospectus in February, which confirmed that 11 rigs would be added to DDH1’s fleet in[…]

Cyanco, a leading global producer of sodium cyanide for precious metal extraction worldwide, has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Cycladex Ltd, the developer of a newly-patented cyanide free process to rapidly recover gold and silver. The companies have established a funded joint technology development program and a revenue sharing agreement on[…]

Komatsu Mining announced on March 11 that “recognising the opportunity for its US and Australian-based conveying businesses to develop new capabilities and diversify, Komatsu has signed an agreement to sell those business units to Stellex Capital, an investment company focused on middle-market companies with improvement and growth potential.” The businesses were part of Joy Global[…]

OZ Minerals has partnered with Unearthed to encourage innovators to come up with safe ways of applying hydrogen in the mining value chain and help decarbonise its operations. Hydrogen Hypothesis is a Think & Act Differently™ (TAD) initiative powered by OZ Minerals, the companies said. It is underlined by the miner’s strategic aspiration to eliminate[…]

BIA Group and Metso Outotec have signed a contract to expand their aggregates distribution coverage to Africa. Starting in March 2021, Metso Outotec’s stationary and mobile equipment, spare and wear parts coupled with BIA’s technical expertise and local presence have been available for aggregates customers in West and Central Africa. The two companies have successfully[…]

Leading tyre and mobility technology provider, Goodyear, has released a new advanced range of 3* marked products for loaders. As machinery has progressed, becoming heavier with increased capability and capacity, tyres have had to develop in tandem to ensure efficient operations. This has led to a new 3* marking upgrade to a range of Goodyear[…]

Immersive Technologies says it provides learning systems with high levels of learning retention and skills transfer, engineered to solve mining challenges around safety, productivity and equipment availability and is building on this with its newest training system it is calling Mine Standards Training (MST). “Over the past 18 months we have been collaborating with some[…]

Vast Resources has devised a new mechanised mine plan for its Baita Plai polymetallic mine in Romania that will see mining capacity increase by 65% and ore sorting employed to increase mill feed grades. The new mine plan includes the acquisition of three LHDs (including at least one narrow-vein electric LHD), an Aramine face jumbo[…]

Red 5 Ltd has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with a subsidiary of Zenith Energy Ltd that will see the growing Australia-based power producer build, own and operate approximately 30 MW of hybrid power generation capacity to service the needs of the King of the Hills (KOTH) project in Western Australia. The power inputs[…]