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TAKRAF Group says it is registering strong demand for its new generation DELKOR BQR flotation cell, now equipped with the MAXGen mechanism for best-in-class metallurgical performance across a wide range of commodities. Its MAXGen-equipped cells were first commercially applied at a cement works in India, in order to maximise limestone recovery. In other, more recent[…]

Drill automation specialist FLANDERS has released what it says is an improved, new-look interface for its Command Center for its flagship product, part of its ARDVARC© autonomous control solution. ARDVARC has been used in the field for more than 15 years to convert manually operated blast drills to remote operations. In that time, FLANDERS clients[…]

Gold Fields and Yamana Gold have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Gold Fields will acquire all the outstanding common shares of Yamana pursuant to a plan of arrangement in a deal that could create a top three gold producer (by production). Under the terms of the transaction, all outstanding Yamana shares will be[…]

After retrofitting an aged DC 8050 dragline with a safer AC power system, a multi-dragline coal mine operating in Queensland experienced a major boost in productivity and power efficiency, substantially diminished operating costs and a positive return on the investment within 18 months, FLANDERS says. In 2018, senior management of BHP’s South Walker Creek coal[…]

Volt Power Group’s 70% owned subsidiary, EcoQuip Australia, has secured an agreement with BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd to conduct a trial of its zero emission, “zero OPEX” and maintenance EcoQuip Mobile Solar Light Tower (MSLT). Volt CEO and Managing Director, Adam Boyd, said the EcoQuip team had worked diligently over the last six months[…]

Micromine says its exploration and resource estimation solution has just got better with its latest version, Micromine Origin 2022.5. The enhanced functionality of the company’s flagship product is led by three brand new tools to equip exploration and resource geologists with even greater confidence in their geological decisions. At the click of a few buttons,[…]

Peruvian mining is a prime target for mining’s ultraclass trucks. Caterpillar’s 410-ton (372 t) electric drive truck, the Cat 798 AC, has been successfully operating in the Antamina, Toquepala and Cuajone copper mines, and the first unit of a fleet in Cerro Verde has recently joined them. By the end of the year, around 20[…]

At a time when the world is looking to limit its energy usage and impact on the climate, pressure is mounting on the mining industry, worldwide, to play its part in the transition to a net zero economy, Alan Stewart* writes. The products and services we produce need to be sustainable; they need to be[…]

Epiroc has released what it says is the world’s first automated one-boom jumbo for the small segment in the form of its new Boomer S10 S. This rig pushes the boundaries of what to expect from a face drilling rig, according to the company, providing near surgical precision in drilling and major cost savings throughout[…]

Glencore’s Onaping Depth is a major new nickel and copper mine set to start production in 2024 but first discovered in 1994 located in the north-western portion of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) in Ontario, underneath the existing Craig mine but also near the Fraser mine and the Strathcona Mill. It is estimated to contain[…]