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Leading mining tyre supply and management partner, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, and computer vision specialist Pitcrew AI, have formed an agreement that will bring mines autonomous detection of hot tyres, tyre separations and other tyre and mechanical damage any time, anywhere and without the vehicle needing to stop. With any inspection anomalies automatically transmitted[…]

In March 2021, iron ore mining major Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) set an industry-leading target to achieve carbon neutrality within its operations by 2030. This target includes existing operations and extends to all future operations, including acquisitions. In its just released FY2021 Climate Change Report, FMG gave an update on its progress on reduction of[…]

Pronto AI is another newcomer bringing a fresh Silicon Valley mindset to the challenges of autonomous haulage in mining. At MINExpo 2021 this year it is set to introduce its A2B AHS based on trials with a fully equipped Bell B50E ADT. The company has impressive credentials – Pronto AI was founded in 2018 and[…]

Australia-based conveyor component developer and supplier, Kinder Australia Pty Ltd, has added the AirScrape® non-contact conveyor skirting solution to its range. From July 2021, the AirScrape has been included in the product range of Kinder Australia following an agreement between Kinder Australia and ScrapeTec Trading. The AirScrape, as a side seal, and the TailScrape®, as[…]

The world’s first fully design-approved EX-rated robotic camera inspection device – Magneto-EX – was officially unveiled in Perth, Western Australia, yesterday. The brainchild of Western Australia-based robotics firm Nexxis, the spider-like device with its magnetic feet is the first developed system suitable for use in hazardous area inspections, according to Nexxis. Nexxis’ managing director, Jason[…]

Ecolab’s Remote Assist program has leveraged mixed-reality technology to overcome COVID-19 restrictions and provide critical, speedy customer support to a mining company in the Middle East. The company, a customer of Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, was suffering from an unknown mechanical issue, which impacted chemical dosing for process water treatment. As a result, the[…]

An important project for the remote operation of drilling rigs that aims to improve the quality of life of workers in their workplace, their safety and at the same time, improve the productivity of the equipment fleet through more efficient use, is being implemented at Lundin Mining’s Minera Candelaria copper mine in Chile. The project[…]

Five hundred kilometres north of Montreal, the town of Val d’Or in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec is rich with mining history. Dubbed “Valley of Gold” in a gold rush in the early 1900s, Val d’Or has persevered through the many booms and busts that have occurred since and has been home to many[…]

Intertek Group has officially opened its new Minerals Global Centre of Excellence, in Perth, Western Australia, bringing with it world-class technical expertise, automated technology, and pioneering innovation and services, Intertek CEO, André Lacroix, says. The Centre of Excellence is the largest Intertek Minerals laboratory in the world and consolidates the group’s Minerals business into a[…]

Due to ongoing travel and gathering restrictions, and the rise of COVID-19 infections around Australia, Beacon Events, the organisers of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), has today announced its decision to reschedule the 2021 edition. IMARC 2021 will move to the new dates of January 31-February 2, 2022, with the hybrid event taking[…]