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16 Nov 2020
Blu Rock reports high Epiroc SmartROC D65 performance at Glencore’s Mutanda cobalt mine
Tough drilling conditions goes with the territory in Africa’s Copperbelt which straddles the border between...
12 Nov 2020
Epiroc unveils next generation Rig Control System 4.20 for Pit Viper blasthole drills
Epiroc has introduced RCS 4.20, a software update to its proprietary Rig Control System, taking...
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...
12 Nov 2020
Newcrest, Epiroc and MacLean achieve interoperability first at Cadia East
Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations has achieved a world first in mobile equipment interoperability –...
11 Nov 2020
Epiroc’s first Pit Viper 20 years on still delivering results for Copper Mountain
Epiroc is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its highly successful Pit Viper blasthole drilling rig...
11 Nov 2020
Kamoa Copper & JMMC contractor crews join the northern & southern access tunnels at Kakula copper mine in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun today announced a major milestone in...
11 Nov 2020
BME’s greener blasts from processed used oil
For over three decades, Omnia group company BME has been incorporating used oil in its...
10 Nov 2020
Rockmore launches new retrac type reaming bit
Reaming type bits in underground drilling and blasting operations are used to enlarge selected existing...
09 Nov 2020
Vale teams with Komatsu and CMIC on ‘revolutionary’ hard-rock cutting project
Vale, in 2021, is due to embark on a major hard-rock cutting project at its...
09 Nov 2020
Ausdrill commissions automation-ready Cat MD6250 drill at Boggabri
Ausdrill says it has just commissioned the first of four new Caterpillar MD6250 drills at...
09 Nov 2020
Orica to deliver tech and blasting services to Glencore’s Australia copper, zinc ops
Orica says it has been awarded a five-year explosives technology and services contract for Glencore’s...
06 Nov 2020
Open drawbells number passes 300 at Grasberg Block Cave & DMLZ
In its Q3 2020 and nine months to September 30 results, Freeport McMoRan reports that...