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Chrysos Corporation, pioneer of the PhotonAssay technology, and MSALABS, a global provider of geochemical laboratory services for the exploration and mining sectors, have announced a global partnership to deliver Chrysos’ groundbreaking assay solution to the international mining industry. The partnership will see MSALABS, a subsidiary of Capital Ltd, deploy at least six Chrysos PhotonAssay units[…]

Pacific Energy Ltd subsidiary Contract Power Australia has signed a contract to build Western Australia’s largest network integrated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary Pilbara Energy (Generation) Pty Ltd. Under the contract, Contract Power will design, construct, test, install and commission two BESS units as part of Fortescue’s integrated power network in Western Australia’s Pilbara[…]

The Weir Group has been awarded a £36 million order to provide industry-leading energy saving solutions to Ferrexpo, one of the world’s largest exporters of iron ore pellets to the global steel industry. The initial order, which includes a range of Weir comminution products including Enduron® high pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs) and screens, will reduce[…]

Australian industrial manufacturer, Brain Industries, says it is making a big push into the North American, Central American and South American markets, signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Strata Worldwide USA for its unique air operated pumps. The firm’s first US distribution agreement will see Strata market and sell Brain’s Airloader and Mudskipper pneumatic pumps[…]

With 43 years of expert drilling behind them, the team from Coldwell Drilling Co have recently introduced the Next Generation Cat® MD6310 Semi-Autonomous Drill into their fleet. Innovating alongside the mining industry, Owner Gayle Coldwell, led Coldwell Drilling Co into becoming a well-respected, specialist blast hole drilling business. Coldwell is once again guiding the team[…]

Raspadskaya, the Russian coal mining company owned by steel making and mining group, EVRAZ, has deployed an Orange Business Services bespoke IoT solution at its Russian coal preparation factory. The system plays a key role in minimising the risk of mixing different grades and types of coal, thereby tainting supplies. Raw coal is transported to[…]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in western Mali has seen its third underground mine reach its first mining level and it is scheduled to start delivering ore tonnes to the plant during the current quarter, President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow told a recent media briefing. At the same time, a prefeasibility study[…]

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, recently announced an agreement with Chrysos Corporation to install two Chrysos PhotonAssay units at Intertek’s new Minerals Global Centre of Excellence in Perth, Western Australia. Scheduled for official opening in July 2021, the new Global Centre of Excellence will consolidate Intertek’s Minerals operations into a[…]

Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5 year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local citizen owned company, and Basil Read Mining, the South African based company, for the development of an open cast coal mining operation at the MCM, Motheo project. The BR-BB (JV) mining contract was signed[…]

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments including underground mines, has announced it has achieved the highest documented level of aerial autonomy. At Level 4A Autonomy, Exyn’s drones powered by ExynAI are now capable of free-flight exploration of complex spaces, with complete determination of flight path—at 2+ m/second[…]