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A significant product launch in the in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) space was announced in parallel with the headline-grabbing co-operation agreement signed by Metso Outotec and FAM GmbH in June. On the same day the two companies shook hands on a global non-exclusive pact to deliver integrated end-to-end solutions for IPCC and tailings management plants[…]

The merger of Cougar Mining Group, Australian Mining Equipment, Highwall Mining Australia and Pipelion Operations into a single consolidated group headquartered in Tomago, NSW was recently announced. “The existing Cougar Mining Group and Australian Mining Equipment companies are merging together to form a new entity named Cougar Mining Equipment, bringing together our people, equipment and[…]

Anglo American says it is moving towards a sustainable “zero-waste future” at its five metallurgical coal operations in central Queensland, Australia, through a new collaboration with Novum Energy Australia that will see rubber waste products transformed into useable raw materials. Used mining truck tyres and conveyor belts from the mine sites will be supplied to[…]

OZ Minerals, in its latest quarterly results, has confirmed that Byrnecut Group will sink the Wira shaft at its Prominent Hill copper-gold operation in South Australia. Byrnecut has extensive experience of shaft sinking in the Asia-Pacific region, according to OZ. It is also the underground mining contractor at its Prominent Hill and Carrapateena mines, which,[…]

At MINExpo 2021, IM Editorial Director Paul Moore met in person with Robbins Owner and CEO Lok Home, to explore the potential for civil tunnelling and mining to finally come together through the hard rock excavation benefits of TBM technology adapted for the mining space. If anyone understands the proven performance of hard rock mechanical[…]

Energy industry engineering major Technip Energies and global testing service company TÜV Rheinland recently signed a strategic alliance to offer Project Management Consulting Services to clients in the infrastructure, energy, chemicals and mining & metals industries. The five year alliance will leverage the two companies’ strengths as world class players in their respective industries and[…]

GroundProbe says it is immensely proud to be celebrating 20 years of operation and 20 years of keeping people and communities safe. Over the last two decades, the company has expanded from a home-grown start-up to become a global innovation powerhouse and the trusted partner of companies around the world, it said. GroundProbe calls itself[…]

WEC Projects has engineered and installed a desalination and a wastewater treatment plant for a new bauxite mine and the bauxite export facility at the Port of Kamsar in Guinea. The two projects will produce potable, process and fire water as well as handle wastewater flows from the port camp and operations. Both projects were[…]

Boliden has decided to introduce Komatu’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) on 11 haul trucks at its Aitik copper mine in northern Sweden, in the process becoming the first company to introduce AHS in the European Union. The investment, which will see 11 930E-5 ultra-class trucks automated, is for a total of SEK218 million ($25[…]

Caterpillar has added two new capabilities to its cloud-based MineStar™ Edge platform – MineStar Guide and Surface Management. Accessed alongside Equipment Tracking and Production Recording data from the same office computer or tablet in the field, the additions further augment the Cat® MineStar Solutions suite of technologies. Edge, Cat says, features the latest technology advancements[…]