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Doppelmayr Transport Technology GmbH, based in Wolfurt, Austria has announced a cooperation with raise boring specialist Master Drilling Group Ltd, headquartered in Fochville, South Africa. Doppelmayr did not detail the nature of the tie-up but told IM that the main reason for the cooperation was that both companies “see potential in joining their expertise, in[…]

The global market for quartz has been growing steadily and this trend is set to continue, demanding increasingly high purity levels. This demand comes from different industries, which have varying requirements, so that the most precise mineral sorting is needed. This can be achieved with sensor-based colour and laser sorting technologies – applied individually or[…]

Dyno Nobel’s premium explosives technology solutions and services have been on show this week at the Copper to the World conference in Adelaide, South Australia. An industry leader in blasting technology, commercial explosives and blasting services, Dyno Nobel was the conference’s Innovation Partner and provided attendees with insights, including its Drill to Mill™ service offering.[…]

As a leader in solutions for conveyor belt misalignment, Tru-Trac says it will excite visitors at Electra Mining Africa this year with a whole new range of belt trackers among its innovative offerings. The latest range is the outcome of two years of design, development and testing, according to Tru-Trac Chief Operating Officer, Shaun Blumberg.[…]

Thiess has announced that it has partnered with Augment Technologies, saying it marks a significant step forward in its commitment to innovation and excellence in the mining industry. Through this partnership, it will be leveraging Augment Technologies’ ‘groundbreaking’ AI-driven 3D blast movement software to create a Muckpile Block Model™. The global mining services provider adds: “With[…]

SGS has announced a joint venture agreement with Golden Compass, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest exploration and mining consultancy and service providers, to open and operate a new geochemistry laboratory in Saudi Arabia. This lab will provide sample preparation and geochemistry analysis to the mining and minerals industry in the country, SGS says. Saudi Arabia[…]

Agnico Eagle is evaluating the potential for Detour Lake in Ontario, Canada, to become a million ounce per year gold operation after the completion of a recent slew of studies. The 2024 Life of Mine plan builds on the company’s previously filed technical report on Detour Lake as well as the mine plan update released[…]

Talisman Technical and Mitchell Services Limited have partnered up to launch Loop, a drilling solutions company looking to tackle emissions from fugitive gases and recycle waste through coal mine methane reuse. Loop forges 50 years of surface and underground drilling specialist experience with contemporary operational expertise, the company says. “We provide strategic decarbonisation services, emissions[…]

ORBCOMM has announced the enrichment of its managed network offering with the launch of its next-generation satellite IoT service, OGx, featuring innovative network capabilities that, it says, will bring powerful, more affordable IoT solutions to market across low-, medium- and high-data usage applications in industries such as mining. Today’s release initiates the network’s rollout, featuring[…]

Sandvik and MacLean have completed the first phase of a collaboration to provide mining companies with more options for expanding automation in the underground environment, they say. MacLean and Sandvik are working together to improve automation zone interoperability of production and support fleets, with the installation of the Sandvik AutoMine® system at the MacLean Research[…]