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Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, along with Nokia have successfully completed testing of a private LTE/5G-ready wireless network deployed in one of the mines of the Skalisty nickel-copper-PGM mining enterprise at a depth of 875 m. The partners in this project were[…]

Boliden has decided to invest SEK1,250 million ($150 million) in expanding the Kristineberg underground copper-zinc mine towards the Rävliden mineralisation. Most of the investment is conditional on a permit being received for an increase in production. The expansion is expected to contribute to an increase in milled volumes in the Boliden Area to 1.8 Mt/y.[…]

ALROSA continues to evolve its digital mining capabilities through adopting new technology and updating existing solutions into a consolidated digital twin model of its production complex. The company told IM this will allow it to further improve operating efficiency as well as enhance health and safety. Integrated digital models will also allow ALROSA to improve[…]

Devico AS, the Norwegian leader in directional core drilling innovations and manufacturer of leading drill hole positioning instruments, is officially releasing its latest innovation, DeviCloud, on May 3. DeviCloud is a “complete survey data management system, connecting drillers, geologists, and engineers through a fast, secure, and uncomplicated cloud-based platform. The onsite processing, transfer and management[…]

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a significant order from Rio Tinto for mining equipment to be used in the company’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region in Australia. Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest global mining companies, is operating a highly advanced integrated[…]

Chilean equipment specialist MPM Rental (MPM) has added three Manitowoc Grove RT9130E-2 rough-terrain cranes to its fleet. Having already had success with its first RT9130E-2 purchased in 2013, the company decided to add three more of these versatile rough-terrain cranes. The machines should soon hit jobsites across the country, including for the construction of facilities[…]

Nordgold PLC, the internationally diversified gold producer, announces that its flagship Gross mine (Yakutia, Russia) will have the fully mobilised and commissioned additional mining equipment required to deliver the mining volumes of Phase 1 of the Gross Expansion project by the end of the second quarter of 2021. The expansion of the primary mining fleet[…]

Strandline Resources Ltd has taken another key step towards development of its Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia by executing a 10–year LNG Supply Agreement (LSA) with Woodside Energy (LNG Fuels and Power) Pty Ltd and EDL LNG Fuel to Power Pty Ltd in joint venture (WEJV). Under the WEJV contract, LNG will be[…]

GR Engineering Services Ltd has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mipac Holdings Pty Ltd, a leading global provider of control systems engineering, automation and technology services. The deal diversifies GR Engineering’s offering into the delivery of standalone process control design, control systems technology supply and automation solutions. It also enhances[…]

Gold, silver and copper miner Polymetal has published its first Climate Change Report, setting a strategic goal to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission intensity by 30% by 2030. “Polymetal is fully committed to combat climate change. Today we publicly announce our ambitious 10-year target to cut our GHG emission intensity by 30% by 2030”, said[…]