MMG’s Dugald River mine, in Queensland, Australia, is designing, supplying and installing a A$20 million ($14.7 million) cooling solution that, it says, will bring 9.5 MW of bulk air underground to facilitate ongoing zinc extraction. MMG Dugald River General Manager, Tim Akroyd, said consistent temperature control is critical for the safety of the mine’s employees[…]
Nordchem, a Canada-based mining chemical company, has announced the acquisition of the product lines Soltimum and Soltiflot, a specialty line of industrial chemical additives. As one of its goals is to offer a complete set of chemical solutions to meet customers’ industrial challenges, this acquisition will strengthen Nordchem’s solutions portfolio offering in the marketplace, it[…]
FURA Gems has announced a partnership with India-based Cognecto to improve operational efficiency, sustainability, productivity and decrease the carbon footprint of its Australian mining operation. Cognecto, which calls itself India’s leading artificial intelligence-based heavy equipment monitoring company, has deployed an integrated custom-built hardware sensor and remote telemetry data protocol for FURA to share the data[…]
Twenty years after establishing modular mine cooling solutions in Australia, Aggreko has released an offering for mines going deeper with its latest modular bulk air coolers (BACs). These 40 ft (12.19 m) mobile BAC10000s coolers are “unique” and relatively new to the mine cooling market, according to Aggreko Australia-Pacific Managing Director, George Whyte. “They are[…]
The South Australian Government has awarded a A$2 million grant to Hillgrove Resources to trial new underground mining technology that is now being progressed in Australia by Komatsu. The company said the announcement marks a major moment in the company’s progress towards underground copper production at the former open pit site. Hillgrove stated: “The Komatsu[…]
BHP today announced a partnership with Caterpillar Inc to develop and deploy zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This milestone is the result of over 12 months of close collaboration between BHP and Caterpillar Inc in analysing energy demands and the options to apply this new technology on[…]
The Board of Stanmore Resources Ltd has announced that PIMS Mining has been awarded a five year underground mining services contract for A$425 million by its 50% owned Millennium and Mavis Downs Mine Joint Venture (MetRes). Awarding of this contract marks another major milestone in re-opening the mine following restarting of auger and open-cut operations[…]
Oranjemund, Namibia, is an important site for diamond extraction of diamonds where Namdeb’s mine is adjacent to the estuary of the Orange River. Having crossed most of southern Africa on its journey to the sea, the river is rich in minerals by the time it meets the ocean. At the river’s mouth, the current slows[…]
Arafura Resources Ltd has announced that Hatch has been appointed to carry out Engineering and Procurement Services for the Nolans hydrometallurgical plant. It said Hatch was selected from three international engineering firms through a competitive process to ensure full project understanding, cost assessment, and risk and liability management. This next phase of the project, continuing[…]
In May 2021, SGS opened a brand new laboratory for mineral concentrates and diesel testing in Matarani, Arequipa in Peru. This is Peru’s first port-based laboratory for diesel testing, and the first port-based laboratory for the testing of mineral concentrates in all of Latin America. The company states: “Our Matarani laboratory offers analyses of mineral[…]