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14 Dec 2020
De Beers taps Sandvik expertise for Venetia underground diamond mine transition
De Beers Group has ordered 19 units of high-tech equipment from Sandvik Mining and Rock...
30 Nov 2020
ALROSA deploys automated wireless tailings monitoring at its Aikhal Division
Russian diamond mining major Alrosa has installed an automated wireless monitoring system at the waterworks...
25 Nov 2020
Impressive keynote speaker line-up for MassMin 2020 Virtual Conference
The organisers of the MassMin 2020 Virtual Conference from December 9-11 recently announced the nine...
12 Nov 2020
New company Tamarack to bring group buying power to intermediate and junior miners for materials, parts & equipment
The first ever mining sector Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO) has launched to initially serve the...
11 Nov 2020
TOMRA XRT units help recover unbroken 998 ct diamond at Lucara’s Karowe mine
TOMRA’s COM XRT 2.0/1200 ore sorters have aided Lucara Diamond's Karowe diamond operations, in Botswana,...
10 Nov 2020
BELAZ progresses with gas-powered mining trucks at ALROSA, Apatit & KRU operations
Global mining truck major BELAZ working jointly with Russian mining company partners continues implementation of...
04 Nov 2020
Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine closes after 37 years of operations
After 37 years of operations and having exhausted its economic reserves, the iconic Argyle mine...
29 Oct 2020
De Beers contracts Redpath for mining services at Venetia diamond mine
Redpath Australia and Redpath Mining Africa have announced the award of the mining services contract...
05 Oct 2020
TAKRAF & DELKOR now under rebranded TAKRAF Group
TAKRAF, formerly referred to as a Mining Division of Tenova, has announced that it has,...
05 Oct 2020
Liebherr passes the 100 mark in four years for commissioned PR 776 mining dozers
Liebherr Group recently commissioned its 100th PR 776 Litronic crawler dozer, a major milestone for...
02 Oct 2020
ALROSA’s Jubilee ups mining truck utilisation by 7% thanks to Ideal Shift project
The utilisation rate for dump trucks at the Jubilee open pit mine, part of diamond...
02 Oct 2020
ALROSA adds tailings thickening complex at Udachny N12 processing facility
ALROSA recently launched a tailings thickening complex at the processing facility N12 of Udachny mining...