Archives: Base metals

BEUMER Group has extended its presence in South America with the integration of the former FAM operations in Brazil, Peru and Chile. The move follows the acquisition of FAM Minerals & Mining GmbH in 2022. Now known as BEUMER Group South America, the former FAM operations have become an integral part of the BEUMER family[…]

DMC Mining Services has introduced a Sandvik DD422i development jumbo with dual controls to its flagship Victoria project in Ontario, Canada, it has confirmed. Michal Marcin Jezioro, Managing Director and CEO of DMC, said: “We are thrilled to introduce this new jumbo to our clients. This product represents a significant advancement in the mining industry,[…]

Fleet Space Technologies and Inflection Resources are pioneering the use of space technology and artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of large-scale copper-gold deposits in Australia’s Macquarie Arc. Leveraging the real-time Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) survey capabilities of Fleet Space’s end-to-end mineral exploration solution, ExoSphere, Inflection Resources has identified several new priority targets under a[…]

Antofagasta PLC recently announced that, following the company’s earlier announcement dated 19 March 2024, the process to enter into a water transportation agreement by Minera Centinela, involving its existing water supply and future water supply to the Centinela Second Concentrator Project, has now been completed. Under the terms of the agreement, Centinela’s existing water transportation[…]

Finding a technology pathway to decarbonisation is just as important for mining contractors as it is for owner operators. Major mining and resources sector services provider NRW Holdings says it is committed to contributing to a sustainable future through active engagement in innovation and progressive industry practices. It is one the first large mining contractors to[…]

BQE Water Inc has announced the renewal of the operations services agreement with Glencore Canada Corporation for water treatment at the Raglan nickel mine in Nunavik, Quebec. BQE provides services in the Nunavik region in a joint venture with Nuvumiut Developments, an Inuit community-based organisation. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement with an option[…]

Epiroc has been awarded a large order for mining equipment and aftermarket support from Hindustan Zinc Limited in India, with the OEM set to deliver a fleet of mine trucks as well as rigs for rock reinforcement, face drilling and production drilling. Hindustan Zinc, part of Vedanta Group, is the world’s second largest zinc producer[…]

Capstone Copper has announced the implementation of ShovelSense® sensor technology at its Mantos Blancos operation, in Chile. MineSense’s ShovelSense system uses X-ray Fluorescence based sensing technology that is mounted directly to digging equipment such as front-end loaders and shovels to accurately characterise and grade with each bucket, and differentiate between low, medium and high grade[…]

Large electric mining shovels represent major multi-year investments for mining operations and as such their maintenance planning, particularly in relation to major overhauls, plays a crucial role over the lifetime of these machines. Three major mining operations have recently given updates in relation to repairs and service of these prime loading tools – namely Glencore’s[…]

Just prior to the recent Electric Mine 2024 conference in Perth, Western Australia, we caught up with Arnaldo Bertazzi, VP Industry Network Leader – Industries, at Hitachi Energy. He says that the key to electrification in mining is to start small and think big. Electricity will be the backbone of the entire mine energy system, and[…]