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15 Aug 2019
Codelco’s Chuquicamata Underground mine officially opens
In a ceremony attended by more than 250 people, including authorities, representatives of the community...
14 Aug 2019
Valves and pumps major Flowrox buys automation specialist Polar-Automaatio
Flowrox Oy, a leading manufacturer of industrial valves and pumps based in Lappeenranta, Finland, has...
14 Aug 2019
DARPA Subterranean Challenge sending robots to navigate & map in mine tunnels
Robots from all over the world will compete to find objects in the DARPA Subterranean...
13 Aug 2019
Aboriginal businesses receive Rio Koodaideri iron ore contract wins
Rio Tinto has awarded Pilbara Aboriginal businesses with more than A$60 million ($41 million) of...
13 Aug 2019
Redpath helping Grasberg Block Cave transition from development to full production
After many years of hard work in PT Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg Block Cave (GBC), the...
13 Aug 2019
Barrick points to automation successes with Sandvik at Kibali & ASI Mining at South Arturo
Kibali gold mine, the youngest mine in the Barrick stable, was designed for automated mining,...
13 Aug 2019
GMG makes first interoperability steps with draft guidelines
The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) has published a new report describing "principles, priorities and...
12 Aug 2019
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, TAFE Queensland & CQUniversity Australia announce new mine autonomy training initiative
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity Australia have announced a new multi-million dollar skills...
12 Aug 2019
Mining3 says progress made with Chilean partners on Interop interoperability initiative
Interoperability has become a hot topic across many mining companies worldwide due to issues with...
09 Aug 2019
Orica’s WebGen and BlastIQ technologies gaining global references
During Orica’s investor day last week it became apparent that its innovations – namely wireless...
08 Aug 2019
FLSmidth notes sustainability and digital mining developments in Q2 results
FLSmidth’s June quarter saw an improvement in revenue and profitability as the company’s Mining and...
07 Aug 2019
Truck & Shovel conference gains Singapore Mining Club support
The inaugural Truck & Shovel conference is now just over seven weeks away and the...