Archives: Diamond mining

Metso Outotec has convened local trade unions to negotiations concerning the restructuring and operational reduction of its operations in Sweden. The measures relate to new product strategy and business model changes and synergy targets from the Metso Outotec merger. The Swedish operations have issued a negotiation proposal, according to which the total reduction need in[…]

Lucara Diamond Corp has announced another recovery of significance from its 100% owned Karowe Mine, in Botswana, with its TOMRA X-ray Transmission (XRT) sensor-based ore sorting units, again, helping the miner recover and keep the diamond intact. A magnificent unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem quality top white diamond was recently recovered from milling of[…]

A multilateral cooperation agreement was recently signed between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, ARMZ Mining Machinery, LLC and diamond mining giant Alrosa. The document is aimed at developing partnerships for creation of domestic modern technologies, machinery and equipment used in opencast and underground mining, as well as developing the mining[…]

Continental says it has “strategically sharpened” its profile as a provider of service and complete conveying solutions and therefore has opted to unify its portfolio under the Continental brand. In the future, all products, technologies and services, know-how and expertise will be combined under the Continental brand. “Decisive drivers are our customers. In this way,[…]

FLSmidth today announces that it is in negotiations with thyssenkrupp concerning an acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s mining business – this would be the biggest deal in mining technology since Metso merged with Outotec. The negotiations, however, are at a non-binding stage. The statement said: “Accordingly, there can be no assurances as to whether and when a[…]

Flottweg has opened a new Customer Care Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. The company develops and manufactures high-performance decanter centrifuges, separators, belt presses and plants for solid-liquid separation. The company says process reliability, comprehensive customer support and greater cost efficiency has made it a front runner for mechanical separation technology in a wide range of[…]

Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan have allowed Petra Diamonds’ Finsch mine engineers to “see” the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid an estimated five months and R5 million ($350,000) in remediation, Emesent says. Finsch, in South Africa’s Northern Cape, uses ore passes and underground silos to[…]

De Beers Group has ordered 19 units of high-tech equipment from Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology for its Venetia Underground Project (VUP), in South Africa. According to Simon Andrews, Managing Director at Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Southern Africa, the company will supply a range of intelligent equipment including LHDs, ADTs, twin-boom drill rigs, roof[…]

Russian diamond mining major Alrosa has installed an automated wireless monitoring system at the waterworks of the Aikhal Division. The transition to automatic control further it says reduces the risk of emergencies and improves safety of the tailings storage facility at the Processing Plant #14. The automatic wireless monitoring system (AWMS) consists of a network[…]

The organisers of the MassMin 2020 Virtual Conference from December 9-11 recently announced the nine confirmed keynote speakers who will be giving the main presentations – all of them are specialists in their respective areas both in the Chilean and international spheres. They represent the world’s top mining companies and mine operators namely Codelco, Newcrest,[…]