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IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, has announced a new solution for geotechnical professionals that, it says, pioneers the introduction of artificial intelligence in slope stability monitoring – Ai.DA, the AI-based software monitoring tool for Guardian. Ai.DA is an artificial intelligence-based software tool providing an additional smart processing layer to radar data. Ai.DA, through the use[…]

“Carryback” is defined as the material that fails to unload from a conveyor belt, adhering to the belt and typically falling off at some point other than the intended discharge, and it’s one of the main sources of fugitive materials, estimated to account for 85% of all conveyor maintenance issues, according to Martin Engineering. Accumulation[…]

Metso Outotec says it is introducing its renewed crusher wears solution offering that provides the industry’s widest variety of wear parts and services to enable customers’ sustainable, predictable and profitable crushing. The portfolio is categorised in three different product ranges – Metso Outotec O-Series, Expert Series and Max Series. The renewed crusher wears and services[…]

FAST2 Mine is a leading provider of mining control and fleet management systems with its base in Santa Cruz do Sul in Brazil, and its CEO Eder Griebeler recently told IM it is expanding its operations globally after doubling in size each year for the last five years and successfully implementing the system at over[…]

Vale and Japan’s Nippon Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue ironmaking solutions focused on a carbon-neutral steelmaking process, the iron ore miner says. Vale and Nippon Steel intend to jointly study and explore (i) metallic usage solutions such as direct reduced iron (DRI) and pig iron produced by Tecnored technology; and[…]

When Mikael Staffas joins a panel on stage at the EIT Raw Materials Summit in Berlin, Germany, to discuss building a world-leading raw materials industry for Europe next month, he will be able to reference more than a few examples of sector excellence from his own company. The Sweden-based mining and metals company has been[…]

When it comes to meeting promised net zero targets, there is no option but to replace diesel with alternatives, including battery-electric vehicles and hybrids powered by hydrogen & diesel or hydrogen & battery for example. RPMGlobal is one company at the forefront of helping model haulage systems that will be using this new technology. Adam[…]

Metso Outotec and Panafrican Equipment Group have signed a distribution agreement for Metso Outotec’s stationary and mobile crushing and screening equipment for the aggregates and mining contractor customer segments. The agreement covers Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, where Panafrican Equipment Group has already an extensive and established presence in the[…]

British Gypsum’s Barrow-upon-Soar gypsum mine in the UK, part of Saint-Gobain, and supplying a nearby plaster plant which is the largest and most advanced in Europe, recently invested in two low profile underground lithium battery-powered gypsum haulers to cut CO2 emissions by a quarter. By replacing existing diesel-powered units, it is estimated these improvements will[…]

LKAB says it is boosting both the pace and the level of ambition of its plans towards transitioning to carbon-dioxide-free sponge iron following a successful exploration program. A dramatic increase in mineral resources means that the plan for future production of sponge iron has been upped to 24.4 Mt/y by 2050. This will enable a[…]