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With safety no longer being a box-ticking exercise but a true measure of employee engagement, Caterpillar Safety Services says it helps build a strong culture where safety practices are embedded across an organisation. To aid this, the company has launched two updates to its programs contributing to resilient safety cultures. The updated Safety Perception Survey[…]

During a Technical Session at the SME MineXchange Conference and Expo, in Phoenix, Arizona, today, a speaker from Freeport-McMoRan highlighted the value case for using MineSense’s X-ray Fluorescence-based ShovelSense® system at its Chino copper mine in New Mexico, USA. In a presentation titled, ‘ShovelSense Bulk Ore Sorting Use Cases and Value at Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mine,[…]

Hexagon recently successfully deployed a fatigue management implementation project with Grange Resources at the Savage River iron ore mine in Tasmania, Australia. The Hexagon Operator Alertness System (OAS) is addressing operator fatigue and significantly improving safety measures at Savage River, further enhancing operator well-being and productivity at the mine. Matthew Anderson, Mine Manager, Grange Resources, underlined[…]

The latest innovation from China’s fast growing autonomous mining truck technology company EACON Mining is the new ET100, a collaboration between EACON and truck OEM major Tonly. The 90 t Hybrid Truck prototype has now surpassed 1,000 hours of on site testing. Tonly Heavy Industries is EACON Mining’s oldest OEM cooperation partner and the largest[…]

MacLean Australasia is launching the latest addition to its Elevated Work Platform product suite – the ML5 Multi-Lift – at an ‘Open Day’ event at its Perth branch in Wangara on Thursday, March 7. This launch event will allow Australian miners and contractors to see firsthand, the first battery electric mining vehicle (BEV) MacLean ML5[…]

Raglan Mine, part of Glencore, has officially inaugurated the Anuri Mine, from its Sivumut mining project, which has been under development for over 10 years. This event marks an important milestone in the pursuit of its mining operations in Nunavik and highlights its ongoing commitment to the local communities that welcome its operations, it said.[…]

Endeavour Mining says wet commissioning activities are now underway at the Sabodala-Massawa Expansion project (BIOX® Expansion) in Senegal. The BIOX Expansion project is on budget, with construction now 91% complete, and the first gold pour is expected on schedule, in early May. The BIOX process, which has been in commercial operation for over 30 years,[…]

IMDEX says it will use this year’s PDAC forum to feature its next-generation digital core orientation tool ACTx as part of its end-to-end solutions to aid drilling optimisation, improve rock knowledge and assist fast data collection and analysis. The integrated solutions cover activity from the drill rig to the core shed, and the office, with[…]

Following its attendance at the recent International Society of Explosives Engineers event in the USA city of Savannah, Georgia, last month, Neil Alberts, Head of Business Development at BME Mining Canada, has highlighted the high level of creative innovation in blasting on show. “The industry has definitely made the most of addressing the challenges presented[…]

Superior Industries, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems is announcing what it says is another advancement in its lineup of Guardian® Horizontal Screens with a brand-new heavy duty scalping model. The new HD scalping screen handles a maximum feed size of 457 mm, surpassing its medium-duty predecessor,[…]