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Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Co (AMAK) has awarded SENET, a wholly owned subsidiary of DRA Global, the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the design and execution of the Moyeath copper-zinc project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SENET says. AMAK has been producing copper, zinc in concentrate and gold and silver[…]

To reduce response times, increase service quality and be closer to key mining clients, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is decentralising its workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to invest in a service centre in Caleta Olivia in the Province of Santa Cruz. The maintenance and repair workshop for mining equipment, which opened in July, is[…]

Nordgold says it will develop a safety improvement roadmap for its mining operations with DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS). The gold miner has invited DSS, an operations management consulting firm, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the safety culture of the company’s operations, it said. The project is a part of Nordgold’s global Technical Excellence program,[…]

PERFORATOR has started producing drill pipe with the industry’s first automated friction welding machine, it says. In July, the Walkenrieder, Germany-based company kicked off production with its brand-new robotic tube handling system, which comes with a friction welding machine for drill pipes. “This friction welding was developed according to our specific requirements and is unique[…]

Johannesburg-based mining equipment distributor Vermeer Equipment Suppliers is starting to focus on certain market-related commodities and associated open-cast mines to market its surface excavation machines, says Mining and Pipeline Sales Segment Manager, Gareth Cramond. The machines are being used in Africa at, among others, China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine, in the Democratic[…]

Wirtgen Group’s Kleemann MOBISCREEN MS EVO screening plants have been helping Kalina Commercial Corp and Orissa Mining hit their goals at the Keonjhar iron ore mine in Orissa, India, classifying material into the desired grain sizes. Kalinga, which is responsible for iron ore extraction on behalf of the state-owned company Orissa Mining, has been using[…]

Thiess is expanding its 240-t fleet in Chile with five new electric drive Liebherr T 264 mining trucks, cementing its commitment to growth in the region. Thiess’ Executive General Manager Americas, Darrell White, said the fleet addition would further bolster Thiess’ capability and deliver productivity and efficiency gains for clients. “South America is essential to[…]

Chilean copper miner Codelco’s Integrated Strategic Operations Center (CIO-E), whose second phase will be inaugurated during September at the Codelco Headquarters in Santiago, is part of a massive digital transformation process being carried out by the company. The main function of the CIO-E will be to increase the value of the corporate business, through the[…]

Torex Gold has decided to move forward with “conventional development and mining methods” for its planned Media Luna project in Mexico, following the outcome of various risk assessments, extensive comparative financial analyses, and the results to date of the Muckahi test program at El Limón Deep (ELD), the company said. In the company’s June quarter[…]

Aqura Technologies has been awarded several work packages by BHP Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO), which will see the Veris Ltd subsidiary pocket circa-A$3.7 million ($2.7 million). The initial phase of work commenced late in the June quarter, with expected completion in November. The contract awards will see Aqura upgrade and extend the technology and[…]