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Evolution Drill Rigs out of Queensland, Australia, believes it has come up with a cost-effective and time saving solution to one of the most labour-intensive parts of the exploration drilling operation: handling drill rods. Its Evolution EVO Multi-Load drill rod handling system is a true “hands free” diamond drill rod & casing handling and storage[…]

The RIINO system, a zero-emission material movement solution leveraging technology influences from monorails, subway systems and the mechanised raise climber, is now officially in the engineering and development stage, with an expanded consortium advancing the technology’s development. Having completed an in-depth, four-month scoping study backed by Agnico Eagle Mines and Vale Base Metals, utilising a[…]

Mining3 and Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) have commenced a project that, they say, will explore the potential of emerging catalytic technology to reduce methane emissions from Australian mine sites, marking a step forward in sustainable resource extraction. Methane is a greenhouse gas emitted from industries including agriculture, natural gas and mining. Methane has a[…]

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has awarded a five-year contract to 100% Indigenous-owned business Coolingah for the dry hire of three coaches to service MinRes’ Wodgina lithium mine in the Pilbara of Western Australia. A fleet of 57-seat coaches arrived at Wodgina during the recent NAIDOC Week and will be used to transfer MinRes’ workforce across the[…]

SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has announced a new contract to open and operate a 2,025 sq.m on-site geochemistry laboratory at the North Mara mine, in Tanzania, owned by Barrick Gold. The state-of-the-art laboratory will be equipped to provide sample preparation, analytical testing and fire assay, using PhotonAssay™ technology, an environmentally[…]

Agnico Eagle is investing $200 million over the next three years to “further study and de-risk” its Upper Beaver project in Ontario, Canada, with plans to establish both an exploration decline and exploration shaft. An internal evaluation of the Upper Beaver project was completed in June 2024. Based on this evaluation, the company believes Upper[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article focuses on the chemical and concrete side of the rock reinforcement business, including the shotcrete, resin and fibre technology that supports bolting in many underground mining environments.

The ICMM has released a report that benchmarks the 2023 safety performance of its members, highlighting that 36 people from ICMM company members lost their lives at work in 2023. ICMM members are constantly looking for ways to make their operations safer, to eliminate fatalities towards a goal of zero harm, the ICMM says. To[…]

The first Sandvik LH518iB battery-electric loader and supporting batteries have arrived at the McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan, Canada, project owner Foran Mining has reported. Back in 2022, Sandvik announced it would supply a fleet of 20 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including trucks, loaders and drills, for the project in what was its biggest battery-electric vehicle[…]

With mines looking to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint, RMI Pressure Systems has outlined how much can be saved by applying variable frequency drives (VFD) control technology to its pumping systems. Specialists in high pressure reciprocated pumps, RMI Pressure Systems conducted a comparison between three of its emulsion pump sets at work in[…]