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IMDEX says it has become a major industry partner of the new Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct in Perth, Western Australia. The partnership with the state government-owned precinct will allow IMDEX to accelerate testing and demonstration of technology including its BLAST DOG™ at a site close to its Balcatta headquarters IMDEX BLAST DOG is a[…]

Trigon Metals Inc has placed an order with Epiroc South Africa Pty Ltd to purchase underground mining equipment to the value of US$8.9 million. This equipment will comprise the majority of the underground mining fleet for the restart of mining from the Asis West shaft at the company’s Kombat copper mine in Namibia, where production[…]

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Sykes Group Pty Ltd from Seven Group Holdings Ltd (SGH), a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Sykes is a global manufacturer of dewatering pumps, predominantly used for transferring water with solids and abrasive nature within the mining and wastewater sectors. It is headquartered in Newcastle, New South[…]

On August 16, Chinese battery technology and critical minerals major CATL launched Shenxing, the world’s first 4C superfast charging LFP battery, capable of delivering 400 km of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of over 700 km on a single full charge. Shenxing it says “is expected to considerably alleviate[…]

Martin Engineering is warning that a lack of understanding of the operational basics of belt conveyor systems, regarding the hardware installed and the performance required from the components, is creating a knowledge gap that is putting employee safety on the line. Since personnel are the single most important resource of any industrial operation, to meet[…]

BGE, Germany’s federal agency for waste disposal, has taken what it says is the first important step towards the closure of the Gorleben mine in Lower Saxony with the award of contracts to backfill the mine using the salt originally excavated as part of plans for a nuclear storage project. A consortium consisting of Redpath[…]

Superior Industries, Inc., a Minnesota-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has announced the acquisition of CEMCO, Inc. of Belen, New Mexico. CEMCO is a 60-year-old manufacturing company and originator of the modern Vertical Shaft Impact (VSI) Crusher, which, CEMCO says, revolutionised production of high quality road-making material. Today, CEMCO[…]

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd has been awarded more than US$1.7 million in two new engineering and survey contracts for separate copper leach pad mining projects in southern Arizona. One of the new contracts is for a two-year master service agreement for a copper leach pad. As part of the assignment, Bowman is supplying engineering and[…]

Orexplore Technologies Ltd, the mineral scanning technology company focusing on the global mining and metals sector, has signed a binding agreement with BHP for a field deployment at the Carrapateena mine in South Australia. Under this agreement, valued at approximately A$1.55 million, Orexplore will deliver site-based drill-core and sample digitisation services for BHP. This work will[…]

Rockfall is one of the leading causes of accidents in underground operations. Occasionally, during the development of a gallery, the terrain presents characteristics that allow us to infer the need for preventive fortification systems, such as resin injection before advancing, to prevent possible rockfalls. However, when the rockfall couldn’t be prevented, it is necessary to[…]