Archives: Energy minerals

Symantec Corp has introduced Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP) Neural, the industry’s first neural network-integrated USB scanning station aimed at helping organisations protect critical infrastructure from the physical consequences of cyber attacks. ICSP Neural uses artificial intelligence to prevent known and unknown attacks on Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) environments by detecting[…]

Energy services group Valmec has secured a number of sustaining capital works contracts across its Energy & Infrastructure division, with one of these being for Mineral Resources’ Wodgina lithium project in Western Australia. Its new works contracts – which include the Wodgina agreement, a compression installation for Beach Energy Ltd and infrastructure development works for[…]

Sandvik says it understands the underground hard-rock mining industry’s need for productive and safe mining with battery-electric vehicles and, as a result, is working on even more solutions to cater to this demand. Innovations and ideas for these future solutions are being discussed and validated in customer forums, participated by several major mining houses, and[…]

Epiroc’s investment in ASI Mining has been a big talking point over the past few months, with many observers keen to know how the two companies will interact going forward. IM Editor Dan Gleeson put some questions to Drew Larsen, Director, Business Development, ASI Mining, to find out what effect the investment will have on[…]

Boart Longyear says its onsite core and chip scanning technology, TruScan™, recently received the Premier’s Award in the Mining Equipment, Technology, and Services sector for Excellence in Innovation: Productivity Improvement at a ceremony in Adelaide, Australia. The awards, presented during the Premier’s Awards ceremony on November 30, are organised by the Government of South Australia’s[…]

Caterpillar has boosted the payload of its 990K wheel loader with the introduction of its Aggregate Handler. The attachment provides as much as a 25% payload increase compared with the standard 990K Wheel Loader, enabling customers to load trucks and railcars faster and to move more material in load-and-carry and stockpile handling tasks. The Cat®[…]

Environmental and advisory solutions firm SLR has acquired Northern Resource Consultants (NRC), a 25-person team of environmental specialists based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. NRC will bring considerable additional capability and geographic coverage to SLR’s existing Asia-Pacific (APAC) business, particularly in relation to its focus on the mining and minerals sector, SLR said. NRC’s services include[…]

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revised New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas emissions provide a path forward for commercially viable, advanced coal technology to reduce emissions and support a diverse, reliable and affordable electricity supply, the National Mining Association (NMA) has said. “The proposed standard for new coal plants represents smart energy[…]

The National Mining Association (NMA) has recognized Prairie State Generating Co’s (PSGC) Lively Grove mine for receiving independent certification under its CORESafety® system. PSGC joins eight other companies that have had operations independently certified under NMA’s signature safety initiative. “CORESafety brings the industry’s enduring commitment to employee safety to life in a concrete, practical framework.[…]

Sandvik thinks it has introduced the fastest drill bit in the industry with its new Speedy bit. In addition to 10% higher drilling speed compared with standard bits with ballistic buttons, the Speedy bit also delivers great collaring accuracy and hole quality, according to the company. Sandvik said the increased speed enables Speedy bit users[…]