Archives: Explosives and blasting

Epiroc says it has won a large order for surface mining equipment from IAMGOLD Corp in Canada that will optimise safety and productivity through advanced automation at its greenfield Côté Gold operation in Ontario. The order includes several Pit Viper 231 and SmartROC D65 drill rigs for the open-pit gold development, which is currently under[…]

Orica has announced its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, covering Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its most “material” Scope 3 GHG emission sources. The ambition builds on Orica’s previously announced medium-term target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions by at least 40% by 2030. To advance[…]

Aquirian Ltd says it has successfully completed the Stage II prototype trial of its Collar Keeper® System (patent pending), a technology designed to improve blasthole quality control across the mining sector. The Stage II prototype unit was deployed on an existing drill rig operating in a hard-rock gold mining environment in the mid-west of Western[…]

Having previously relied on conventional non-electric initiation systems, Indonesia-based PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) has turned to AECI Mining Explosives’ IntelliShot® electronic blasting initiation system to improve the safety and efficiency of its operations. Located close to Sangatta and Bengalon, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, KPC operates one of the largest open-pit mines in the world with[…]

Following the launch of its battery-electric DS412iE bolter at MINExpo 2021, Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions has now also introduced its diesel counterpart, the Sandvik DS412i. The company states: “While electrification is undoubtedly the future of mining, we recognise that BEVs are not always the best fit for your operational requirements. DS412i offers the familiarity[…]

Getman Corporation exhibited at the 2021 International MINExpo, meeting with customers, distributors, and media – including a video interview between IM Editorial Director, Paul Moore and Getman President & CEO Erik VanAllen. Conversations at MINExpo centred around core products, but with a nod to two new product solutions designed with customers in mind. The first[…]

Terelion, a manufacturer of rotary drill bits to the mining industry, is gearing up to expand into the down-the-hole (DTH) market with its latest product release at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. In addition to the existing rotary bits range, Terelion now offers the Warrior product line of DTH hammers and bits in sizes from[…]

Epiroc has introduced the Automatic Bit Changer (ABC) for hands-free bit changes on Pit Viper 270 and Pit Viper 290 series drill rigs. The ABC option is designed to change rotary tricone bits faster than manual exchanges and eliminates human interaction with the drill string for a safer way to operate a drill fleet, the[…]

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, today announced the launch of HxGN MineMeasure, a tailored solution combining blast design software, high-precision drilling, blast movement monitoring, fragmentation analysis and enterprise analytics. Backed by a consultative team of dedicated technical experts, MineMeasure brings accuracy and precision to every step of the drill and blast[…]

Vale and Komatsu’s mechanical rock excavation (MRE) collaboration has moved into another gear, with the Komatsu MC51 machine featuring DynaCut mechanical cutting technology now operating underground at Vale’s Garson nickel mine in Sudbury, Canada, Vale’s Dino Otranto confirmed at MINExpo 2021, in Las Vegas, today. Speaking at the ‘Creating value together: Special one-time presentation with[…]