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Copper-gold mining operation Oyu Tolgoi LLC recently celebrated a significant milestone with the breakthrough heading blasting completed August 16, connecting the C2S project conveyor decline with the underground workings. Tuul Batbayar, Oyu Tolgoi Mining Engineer outlined how significant C2s is for the mine. “The C2S system is a key component of the Oyu Tolgoi underground[…]

Nordic Iron Ore says it has appointed ABB to scope process control and management systems for a “future-proof and fully-digitalised mining operation” at the Blötberget iron ore mine project, in Sweden. ABB, in this context, has provided mine design consultancy and recommended scope of supply for the opening of the old Blötberget mine near Ludvika[…]

The Wirtgen Group is planning to present its field-tested 220 SM(i) 60 ton (54 t) class surface miner for the first time on the North American continent at next month’s MINExpo 2021 event in Las Vegas. With a cutting width of 2.2 m and a cutting depth of up to 300 mm, the new 220[…]

The introduction of PYBAR’s new Sandvik DL432i longhole drill in October 2020 has led to month-on-month improvements in drilling productivity at the Black Rock copper-lead-zinc mine, in Queensland, Australia. Versatile and compact, the Sandvik DL432i is a fully mechanised electro-hydraulic top hammer longhole drill, designed for large-scale mining. The Sandvik iSOLO drilling control system allows[…]

Bravus Mining & Resources has awarded contracts worth more than A$3 million ($2.2 million) to Rockhampton-based SMW Group for a series of new Ultrahaul mine truck trays and a bore field maintenance program. Bravus Mining & Resources CEO, David Boshoff, said Bravus was keen to capitalise on SMW Group’s 20 years of experience servicing central[…]

Polymetal announces that its Board of Directors has approved an accelerated development of the open-pit mine at Prognoz with ore processing at the Nezhda concentrator. First payable concentrate production is expected in Q3 2023. “The decision to process ore from Prognoz at Nezhda ensures optimal allocation of human and financial capital within Polymetal. Fast-track development[…]

GroundProbe has opened a dedicated Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) monitoring centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to, it says, better serve its growing customer base in the country. The centre will provide 24/7 real-time remote radar and laser monitoring services for mine slopes and tailings dams. The centre joins GroundProbe’s two existing high-tech monitoring centres in[…]

The Chilean Hydrogen Association (H2 Chile) reports that on August 23, Anglo American took an important step in Chile’s mining industry when in the presence of President Sebastián Piñera and the Biminister of Energy and Mining Juan Carlos Jobet, a hydrogen generation plant was inaugurated at its Las Tórtolas plant in the Metropolitan Region. It[…]

At the Weda Bay nickel project in Central Halmahera, Indonesia, a fleet of Volvo articulated haulers and excavators are, the mining OEM says, offering excellent stability on soft ground for safety-conscious mining service contractor Samudera Mulia Abadi, while also delivering high uptime, productivity and fuel efficiency. Samudera Mulia Abadi, headquartered in Manado, North Sulawesi, is[…]

With a team comprising some of the most experienced professionals in shaft sinking, United Mining Services (UMS) says it is gearing up for the pre-sinking of two shafts for the Karowe Underground Mine Expansion Project (UGP) in Botswana. Following the completion of the feasibility study for the Karowe UGP, UMS was appointed by Lucara Botswana[…]