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Exyn Technologies and NSS Canada say they have expanded their footprint with Jaguar Mining in response to a growing demand for autonomous robots to capture critical data in complex, GPS-denied environments underground. Historically, mining in geographically complex areas has been dangerous and intensive in terms of labour, time and cost. The evolution of autonomous aerial[…]

The IM Spotlight Feature Article for this month sees Paul Moore speak to providers of fleet management technology, big and small, on everything from FMS integration with AHS, surface versus underground and light, flexible versions for smaller operations. IM spoke with Hexagon’s Mining division on its leading HxGN MineOperate OP Pro fleet management system, which,[…]

Hudbay Minerals Inc says it has signed a new 10-year power purchase agreement with ENGIE Energía Perú for access to a 100% renewable energy supply to Hudbay’s Constancia operations in Peru. Following the end of the current power supply agreement in Peru, energy will be supplied by ENGIE Energía Perú starting on January 1, 2026,[…]

With the aim of ramping up production at the Detour Lake gold mine in Ontario, Canada, Agnico Eagle Mines has commissioned four Cat® 798 AC haul trucks at the open-pit operation. These trucks, which come with a 372-t payload and are electric drive, were introduced to the market in 2019, joining the mechanical-drive Cat 797F[…]

Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina scandium project, a high-grade scandium resource in New South Wales, from Platina Resources Limited for $14 million. The project, near Condobolin in central New South Wales, comprises a long life, high-grade scalable resource that could produce up to 40 t/y of scandium oxide,[…]

Loadscan says a recently released report focusing on the results from using a Loadscan load volume scanner at an underground gold mine in central Queensland, Australia, has reinforced the economic and environmental value of its solution. The study, ‘UNDERGROUND MINING; Economic benefits of load volume scanning of underground mining trucks,’ was conducted over a seven-month[…]

ASTERRA has announced that its Earth observation solution was used in collaboration with ACME Lithium Inc to locate 14 new points of interest for lithium in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, USA. In past uses of ASTERRA’s solution to locate lithium, it was reported that locating of the mineral was confirmed upon sampling with up to[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing the new Sandvik RR340 single seal roller bearing rotary drill bit in an effort to, it says, boost service life and lower drilling costs. Sandvik’s rotary bit offering has consisted of the standard air bearing bit Sandvik RR240 and the ultra-premium Charger™ RR440 and RR450 bits. The Sandvik[…]

Hydro has signed an agreement with Glencore, who will acquire 30% of the Brazilian alumina refinery Hydro Alunorte and Hydro’s 5% ownership in the Brazilian bauxite producer Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN). Glencore will acquire an additional 40% stake in MRN, which is currently owned by Vale. This 40% interest will be acquired by Hydro from[…]

MMG says the new solar farm at its Dugald River operations in Australia has hit the commerical operation milestone, two months after construction was completed. Reporting in its March quarter results, the company said it expected the solar project to reduce the mine’s carbon footprint and provide immediate energy cost savings, with approximately one-third of[…]