Mine automation not only holds great potential in southern Africa, but it is already seen by many mines as an essential element of their future productivity and commercial sustainability. According to Simon Andrews, Managing Director at Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Southern Africa, his company has long been applying the world’s most advanced technologies on[…]
Normet has expanded its wide equipment offering by launching the agile and compact Variomec XS product family to the market. The Normet XS carrier is developed to provide a safe, purpose-built and agile platform for several different transportation applications needed in demanding mining operations. The XS is designed to minimise vehicle total cost of ownership[…]
First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM), the global mining and metals company, has outfitted its Zambian, Kansanshi copper-gold mine with two of ThoroughTec’s latest generation CYBERMINE 5 Full-Mission simulators. In 2017, FQM undertook to revamp their Mobile Equipment Operator training program and part of this included the utilisation of simulators – enter Ian McIntosh, Training and[…]
Aside from the main shaft work being conducted by RUC Cementation Mining Contractors and partner Insig Technologies at the Newmont Tanami Expansion 2 project in Northern Territory, Master Drilling’s Australia team is also active elsewhere at the mine and has announced progress with the two ventilation holes it was contracted for last year which included[…]
When mining depths in underground mines increase, so do the challenges. Therefore, an entirely new method has been developed – raise caving. This is a major groundbreaking step towards a safer, more efficient mine. “Raise caving has been developed for efficient mining at great depth,” says Matthias Wimmer, Section Manager in the Department of Mining[…]
Epiroc has agreed to acquire Kinetic Logging Services Pty Ltd, an Australia-based company that provides mining companies with geophysical logging services. Based in Perth, Kinetic Logging Services provides mining technology measurement services to build improved geological models to help mining companies increase productivity, Epiroc says. The company’s flagship product is OreSight, a solution that provides[…]
A day after securing the sale of the first parcel of material from its Butcherbird manganese project in Western Australia, Element 25 Ltd has signed a letter of intent with AK Evans Group Australia for transportation of manganese concentrate from the project to Utah Point in Port Hedland. AK Evans is a privately owned construction,[…]
A new Hydrogen Industry Mission launched by CSIRO will, Australia’s national science agency says, help support the world’s transition to clean energy, create new jobs and boost the economy. Hydrogen, when mixed with oxygen, can be used as an emissions-free fuel source to generate electricity, power or heat. But it is expensive to turn into[…]
Insig Technologies has signed a contract with RUC Cementation Mining Contractors Pty Ltd to deliver Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Design Services, for the shaft lining, equipping and headframe construction project at the Newmont Tanami gold mine site as part of the Tanami Expansion 2 project. The company said: “This contract provides substantial growth to our[…]
Since 2017, an innovative project has been underway at coal miner SUEK’s coal mining operations in Khakassia, titled ‘Automated cargo transportation system based on unmanned BELAZ-7513R dump trucks.’ The technology, also the first of its kind at SUEK operations, aims to improve the equipment efficiency and the safety of mining operations. In 2020, the company[…]