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Powering some of the world’s largest mining conveyors, grinding mills, hoists and trolley assist truck fleets, Siemens has an enviable reference list and depth of experience. IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore spoke to Christian Dirscherl, VP for Mining, Excavation and Transport about its multiple market successes and continued potential going forward Q Starting with large[…]

Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe Underground Expansion project (UGP) in Botswana is moving ahead with mobilisation of shaft sinking teams commencing late in June, and pre-sinking activities scheduled in the September quarter. The Karowe UGP, which is expected to extend the operation’s mine life to 2040, is in a fully-financed position, with the latest schedule expected[…]

The organisers of the Charge On Innovation Challenge have reported an overwhelming response to the preliminary phase, which closed on July 31, with 21 mining companies joining as patrons, over 350 companies from across 19 industries registering their interest as vendors, and more than 80 organisations submitting expressions of interest (EOI). The challenge, a global[…]

HARD-LINE plans to unveil a diverse line-up of new mining products geared towards automation and safety at MINExpo 2021 next month. The company’s Auto RockBreaker, TeleOp Assist and Brow Alert will be just some of the company’s booth highlights from September 13-15, in Las Vegas. HARD-LINE’s Auto Rockbreaker is going to “disrupt” the mining industry,[…]

In its recently published 2020 ESG Report, Australian coal mining major Yancoal, majority owned by China’s Yanzhou Coal Mining Company, says it undertook several occupational health pilot projects in 2020 across various operations. A key pilot project included the expansion of the use of Hexagon Mining’s Operator Awareness System – Heavy Vehicle (OAS-HV), which uses[…]

Vimson Group and Newlab’s Prospect Mining Studio has announced the 12 companies selected to participate in this year’s cohort, the Studio’s second since its initial launch in 2019. As the mining industry increasingly trends towards embracing green solutions to mitigate its impact on climate and the environment, Prospect Mining Studio enables innovative teams to build,[…]

Fenner Dunlop has introduced mobile capability to its suite of iBelt conveyor technology with the BeltGauge solution offering a new way for customers from all commodities and conveyor industry applications to accurately monitor health of the conveyor, the company says. The fixed BeltGauge solution has been installed at multiple sites since its launch in September[…]

Gekko says a second InLine Leach Reactor (ILR) has been ordered by West African Resources for its 90%-owned Sanbrado gold mine in Burkina Faso. The order is one of several to have emerged on the back of strong gold prices, with interest from a range of milling operations across the globe including Russia, North America,[…]

Bardoc Gold has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with GR Engineering Services that confirms its status as preferred tenderer for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the processing facility and associated infrastructure at the Bardoc gold project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The appointment of GRES as preferred tenderer represents another significant[…]

SPH Kundalila has reaffirmed its faith in Metso Outotec crushers by putting to work another Lokotrack® LT120™ from local distributor Pilot Crushtec at an open-pit platinum mine near Rustenburg in South Africa’s North West province. The Lokotrack LT120 mobile jaw crushing plant was acquired early in 2021, and has since been added to the fleet[…]