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RIINO, a company that refers to itself as a leading innovator in mining technology, has announced a partnership with Rainbow Concrete to establish a groundbreaking demonstration site at the Rainbow Concrete Quarry, in Ontario, Canada. This site will showcase a zero-emission monorail system, spanning a continuous 1-km loop, demonstrating RIINO’s expertise and its transformative impact[…]

The Electric Mine Consortium has announced that it will “wrap up” on September 30, four years after the consortium was created with the aim to accelerate progress towards the fully electrified zero CO2 and zero particulates mine. Made up of a group of leading mining and service companies, the EMC has made significant progress towards[…]

Micromine has announced that the full versions of its advanced cloud-native data management platform, Micromine Nexus, is now available at no cost to all Micromine customers. This strategic decision underscores Micromine’s commitment to driving the next generation of mining efficiency by providing unfettered access to advanced data management tools, thereby empowering mining teams to achieve[…]

Escondida | BHP has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (DIA) to Chile’s Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), to advance its project ‘Implementation of the Mining Truck Electrification System in Escondida Norte’ which seeks to assist the transportation of mining trucks to the interior of the mine using a trolley system. The project considers the construction of[…]

WEG has maintained a formidable presence on the African continent for over four decades, consistently demonstrating its industry-leading capabilities at Electra Mining Africa under the Zest WEG brand. This year, a rebranded WEG is poised to make a powerful debut with a renewed focus on innovation and sustainability. Eduardo Werninghaus, CEO at WEG Africa, says[…]

Swift says it has signed a renewal agreement to provide 24/7 technical support services for 36 months and entertainment services for 12 months to the accommodation village at the Tropicana gold mine in Western Australia (AngloGold Ashanti 70% and manager, Regis Resources Ltd 30%). This contract includes the provision of remote and on-ground technical support[…]

WEC Water says it has secured and successfully completed a project for the design, manufacturing, delivery, installation supervision and commissioning of the largest packaged filtered water treatment plant the company has built to date. Destined for a large copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the plant has been designed to produce 680[…]

Dellner Bubenzer, a manufacturer of high-performance disc and drum brakes, cylinders and accumulators for industries such as mining, is, once again, raising awareness of the importance of safety critical braking solutions. The Dellner brand, the company says, has been synonymous with industrial braking and safety since Dellner Brakes was founded in 1941, but it has[…]

While the ability to remotely monitor the performance and condition of mining equipment is not new, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has taken great strides in applying data analytics and dedicated algorithms to give mines even greater value from their machine data. This has been witnessed in the company’s remote monitoring service (RMS), which has[…]

Two new 5.25 MW solar farms will be built on Gumatj and Rirratjingu country on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, as Rio Tinto works to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining, the company says. The solar farms will be built on Rio Tinto leases, following agreement[…]