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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...
06 Nov 2020
Terelion – a new name & future for a well proven drill bit performer
IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently spoke to David Harrington, the President of Terelion, about...
27 Oct 2020
Mining Plus adds Minnovare’s Production Optimiser to ‘Mining Rocks’ strategy
Minnovare and Mining Plus have entered into a collaboration that will enable Mining Plus to...
26 Oct 2020
Komatsu unveils battery medium-class two boom, hoseless, semi-autonomous ZJ32Bi hard rock jumbo
Komatsu Mining has unveiled today the battery-powered ZJ32Bi medium-class jumbo which it says offers reduced-hose...
23 Oct 2020
Varel becomes Terelion as it refocuses on mining sector
Varel Mining and Industrial is changing its name to Terelion, as the drilling company looks...
22 Oct 2020
NRW Holdings to keep mining Gascoyne’s Dalgaranga gold project
NRW Holdings says it has reached agreements with Gascoyne Resources to keep providing services at...
20 Oct 2020
SRK reflects on rock-related accidents in South Africa mining industry
Rock-related accidents in South Africa’s mining sector have reduced significantly in recent decades, due in...
16 Oct 2020
IMDEX signs agreement with Tier 1 miner to fast-track development of MAGHAMMER
IMDEX has signed a joint development agreement with a Tier One mining company to fast-track...