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Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space company, has announced three innovative features to its mineral exploration technology, EXOSPHERE BY FLEET®, each purpose-built to enhance the agility and accuracy of data-driven exploration efforts worldwide. Starting today, for all in-progress or future surveys, exploration customers will be able to download several new data intelligence assets on-demand[…]

Bis Industries says it has reached the next stage in the commissioning process of its innovative HUGO underground mining truck – Proof of Concept testing. Last week HUGO was loaded up with payloads of 80 t, testing the diesel electric hybrid power train in a range of situations to mimic underground hard rock mining haulage.[…]

NextOre Ltd says it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement and a share subscription agreement with Gebr. Pfeiffer, a leading German comminution technology company. Pfeiffer is a family-owned business with a 159-year history of innovation, specifically in mill technologies. Importantly, Pfeiffer is aligned with NextOre’s mission to deliver sustainable breakthroughs in processing technologies, NextOre[…]

ABB says it has successfully completed testing of its industry-first automated robot charging technology for underground mines in partnership with mine operators Boliden and LKAB. The goal is to make mines safer by automating one of few manual processes left in mining: charging the blasting holes with explosives. Blasting schedules in underground mines can vary,[…]

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year renewal of its Operation and Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Phil. Gold Processing & Refining Corp (PGPRC) for the Masbate gold project (MGP) power plant located on Masbate Island in the Philippines. Wärtsilä has operated and maintained the power plant since 2009, and the renewal order was booked by[…]

Founded in 1978, Mining Machinery Developments (MMD), a global producer of mining solutions, has grown considerably over the last 45 years. This month is celebrated its 20th anniversary in China, recognising the achievements and dedication of personnel with a variety of different activities. MMD was set up to design and produce mining solutions for the[…]

In its recently announced third quarter 2023 results, Imperial Oil revealed that it has now completed its autonomous haulage program with all 81 of its Caterpillar 363 t class 797F heavy haul trucks at its Kearl oil sands mine in Alberta now fully converted to autonomous operation. CEO Brad Corson stated: “With this, we now[…]

Mine Performance Navigator (MPN), idoba’s AI-powered decision-support and analysis tool, has now been rolled out to a dozen underground mine sites. MPN is significant as it is the first product fully conceived, designed, developed and delivered by idoba, and now it is live across 12 major mining projects Australia-wide. idoba states: “MPN integrates the KPIs[…]

Epiroc continued to register high demand from the mining sector in the September quarter, as several large mining equipment orders were won over the three-month period, leading to a 17% year-on-year rise in orders received. This total of SEK14.36 billion (US$1.29 billion) was supported by strong organic growth and acquisitions, Epiroc said, as well as[…]

Sweden-based Boliden has taken what it says is a significant step toward a greener future with the launch of Low-Carbon Sulphuric Acid. The new product increases Boliden’s collection of low-carbon offerings, joining the likes of Low-Carbon Zinc, Recycled Zinc, Low-Carbon Copper and Recycled Copper within the Green Transition Metals portfolio. Sven Hjelmstedt, Director Sales at[…]