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Leading mining contractor and mining services company Cementation and mining autonomy focused start-up LoopX recently announced that they are joining forces to significantly enhance dynamic safety at mining project sites. LoopX is a technology company focused on advancing mining safety and efficiency through interoperable autonomy, which has developed a pioneering collision awareness system. This system[…]

KSB GIW Inc is set to showcase its GIW® SLYsight slurry pump wear monitoring technology at the MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024 event, in Las Vegas, later this month, saying the technology addresses the need for real-time pump wear analytics to enable mining operations to optimise maintenance schedules and maximise pump wear life while reducing downtime. MINExpo[…]

BHP has awarded Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions a major contract for three additional underground continuous mining systems for its Jansen Potash Stage 2 project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The contract follows several years of close collaboration and the ongoing execution of the Jansen Potash Stage 1 project, for which BHP awarded Sandvik a contract to[…]

Supporting mining in achieving its energy, water and emissions reduction goals, FLS says it is evolving its regional strategy for even greater impact. Mining customers are to benefit from the stronger regional capability being developed by FLS, which is making the company even more responsive to customer needs, the OEM says. This is one of[…]

The release of the new Epiroc ET66, ET45 and ET38 drill strings the company says marks a substantial breakthrough in tophammer drilling efficiency and reliability. Developed over five years, the new Epiroc ET drill string components “have undergone meticulous modelling, lab testing, and field trials. Multiple concepts were subjected to computer simulations and laboratory assessments[…]

This month’s Spotlight Feature Article delves into the world of shaft sinking, including a detailed focus on the manual drill & blast alternatives coming to the fore to improve safety, accelerate training time and hit the orebody sooner.

The South Australian Government has announced the commencement of an application and assessment process for BHP’s planned smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam via a notification in the South Australian Government Gazette. The notification is a step forward for BHP’s copper growth plans in South Australia and follows an update in the company’s financial[…]

BIA Group and Sumitomo Corporation have entered a strategic partnership that will enable them to further grow their businesses and generate synergies. The agreement, which includes a minority investment by Sumitomo Corporation in the BIA Group, brings together the companies’ long-standing track record as Komatsu distributors and top-level experience as independent OEM distributors in complementary[…]

Less than a month out from MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2024 in Las Vegas, Jérôme Cloué, Vice President of Electrification for Epiroc, talked up numerous electrification launches/debuts at the show that would go a long way to helping its customers achieve their sustainability targets. During a visit to Boliden’s Rävliden mine, part of the Kristineberg complex, in[…]

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd (HCM) has acquired an approximately 12% equity holding in Envirosuite Ltd for A$10 million and as such has become its largest single entity shareholder. This investment will be made in two instalments, with the first investment in September acquiring approximately 11% of the company’s shares, followed shortly by another investment[…]