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Datamine has announced the acquisition of Sodep, a leader in the Brazilian fleet management market, as part of its plans to offer “one seamless package with a single source of customer support across the full value chain”, CEO Dylan Webb says. Founded in 2011, Sodep is the a provider of affordable fleet management systems for[…]

Hexagon AB has signed a major agreement with diversified mining company Mineral Resources (MinRes) to provide an autonomous haulage solution for a fleet of road trains to run at the Onslow iron ore project in Western Australia, which, the companies say, will transform safety, productivity and sustainability in the region. The world-first, fully autonomous road[…]

De Beers Group has celebrated a key milestone with the delivery of first production from underground operations at its Venetia Mine in Limpopo, South Africa. The overall construction of the underground mine is now 70% complete, with construction and production ramp-up continuing over the next few years. Venetia Mine, South Africa’s leading diamond mine, ceased[…]

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions says it is introducing the Sandvik DR413i, the fourth drill rig in its intelligent rotary blasthole range. Purpose-built for high-altitude hard rock mines, the “Sandvik DR413i represents the natural evolution of Sandvik D90, known across the globe for its consistency and durability.” Described as ideal for iron ore and copper[…]

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured a major construction contract with Albemarle valued at approximately A$200 million ($135 million) associated with the expansion of the Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in the south west region of Western Australia. The contract includes front-end pyromet structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation works associated with two new lithium processing[…]

Fortescue’s first shipment from its newly built, majority-owned Iron Bridge operations, in Western Australia, will soon be on its way to Vietnam marking the first time the company has exported a high-grade magnetite product. It follows first production earlier this year, which saw the plant surpass expectations with a first run grade of greater than[…]

GR Engineering Services has received a Letter of Intent from K92 Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of TSX-listed K92 Mining Inc, for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works associated with a 1.2 Mt/y process plant at the Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea. K92 Mining owns and operates Kainantu, a producing gold mine that[…]

As part of its commitment to investigate opportunities to accelerate decarbonisation, Barminco has invested in two battery-electric Volvo L120H Integrated Tool Carriers from Batt Mobile Equipment (BME), with the mining services provider set to deploy the machines later this month at IGO Ltd’s Nova and Cosmos mine sites in Western Australia. The machines were provided[…]

Wabtec’s Digital Mine division says it has received a series of orders for 3,500 of its new Generation 3 Collision Avoidance System (Gen 3 CAS) from three major global mining companies. The capabilities of the new system will drive performance and safety improvements at the customers’ mining operations, the company says. When Wabtec launched this[…]

Schlam has announced Sudhanshu Singh as the company’s new President – Americas, responsible for leading the company’s growth strategy in the Americas region, working from the Schlam’s Americas headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. Singh will also serve as a Director and Senior Company Officer of the Schlam Americas Company. Schlam’s Americas Companies operate as self-sufficient businesses,[…]