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Orexplore Technologies has commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), following its demerger from Swick Mining Services Limited. As part of this process, the company raised A$2.44 million ($1.76 million) at A$0.25 per share from existing Swick shareholders through a priority offer of shares, in addition to the A$12 million seed funding amount through[…]

Elphinstone Pty Ltd has commenced a project to develop a suite of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground hard-rock mining to, it says, address the increasing decarbonisation efforts and expectations of its global customer base. The project will require a significant research and development investment by the company in addition to the recently awarded Australian Federal[…]

Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) and Volvo Autonomous Solutions (a part of the Volvo Group) have announced that Volvo has joined GMG as a new member. “Volvo Autonomous Solutions wants to contribute to the development of innovations, guidance, and common practices that can be operationalised to the benefit of customers in different markets,” says Christian[…]

On August 13, 2021, one of the United States’ largest underground room and pillar limestone mining operations suffered a significant pillar and roof collapse. The mine is inside a mountain and accessed by horizontal adits, with the collapsed area deep inside the mine. There were no injuries as the mine was evacuated well before the[…]

i-80 Gold Corp has awarded the engineering study for restart of the Lone Tree autoclave in Nevada, USA, to Hatch Ltd. The study will complete a prefeasibility study (PFS) level mechanical and operational review of all aspects necessary for the restart of the company’s autoclave processing facility in northern Nevada. i-80 acquired the Lone Tree[…]

South Africa-based vibrating screen and feeder specialist Kwatani will soon add another installation to its extensive footprint in the Northern Cape, this time for a new customer in the iron ore mining segment. “We have over 1,000 screens, grizzlies and feeders in this important mining region, giving us a market share of about 95% of[…]

Zinkgruvan Mining is feeling the effects of teleremote drilling using a 4G LTE network and Epiroc’s Simba E7 rig at its underground base metal mine, according to a case study from the Sweden-based OEM*. In early spring 2021, Zinkgruvan Mining, working in conjunction with Epiroc and IT, and telecom operator Telia, first connected its Simba[…]

Redpath Australia says it has commenced a new raisebore contract with Kirkland Lake Gold at the Fosterville gold mine in Bendigo, Victoria. Under the new contract, Redpath will provide raisebore and boxhole services at the mine through to late 2023. The contract extends Redpath’s continuous presence at Fosterville to over 10 years. Fosterville is a[…]

Chile’s Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, says it promotes collaborative work with suppliers and as part of this framework it has signed a collaboration agreement with Orica, the global leader in mining explosives and blasting technology as well as being a major supplier of mining chemicals and a global player in slope[…]

Another record-breaking blast has been notched up by Omnia Group company BME using its latest generation AXXIS Titanium™ electronic detonation system. The blast of 5,209 detonators was conducted recently at a chrome mine in South Africa’s North West province, according to Tinus Brits, BME’s Global Product Manager – AXXIS. Brits highlighted how the enhanced features[…]