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10 Jun 2020
Epiroc introduces new generation SmartROC D50 and SmartROC D55
Epiroc is gearing up to present the new generation SmartROC D50 and SmartROC D55 surface...
09 Jun 2020
Australia’s UFR pitches robotic drill bit change solution for automated blasthole drills to Los Pelambres
Brisbane, Australia-based Universal Field Robots (UFR) says it recently presented its robotic drill bit replacement...
08 Jun 2020
MRIWA & Mining3 project shows potential for low-fume underground mining explosives
MRIWA-sponsored research has shown hydrogen peroxide-based explosive hydrogels reduce or eliminate production of toxic exhaust...
05 Jun 2020
Huawei private LTE network set for Hudbay’s Constancia copper mine in Peru
Hudbay, the Canadian mining company with more than 90 years in the American continent, and...
03 Jun 2020
Dyno Nobel takes aim at underground mine development challenges with EZshot
“Companies traditionally see mine development as a means to an end. You just want to...
02 Jun 2020
Electronic blasting demand sees Dyno Nobel boost manufacturing output
Demand from customers for Dyno Nobel’s electronic blasting technology is, the company says, boosting manufacturing...
26 May 2020
ScaleSense project to use sensor technology to make scaling safer & more efficient
In underground mining, the scaling process takes place after blasting where loose rock hanging from...
26 May 2020
KGHM’s new CuXRF robot gets grade answers right at the face
In its 2019 annual report, Poland’s copper and silver mining major KGHM Polska Miedz said...
22 May 2020
IMDEX ready for mining uptick as global COVID-19 restrictions start to lift
IMDEX is seeing light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, with some restrictions affecting...
21 May 2020
Rampura Agucha Underground finally sees first ore hauls to new production shaft
Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), one of the world’s largest zinc-lead-silver producers, in its Q1...
19 May 2020
Orica optimises Kevitsa drill & blast cycle with FRAGTrack™
The Kevitsa deposit is one of the largest ever mineral discoveries in Finland. Owned and...
12 May 2020
Anglo American Platinum’s Amandelbult Training Complex VR Stope
With the price of platinum at around $31,000/kg and even rhodium at about $10 000/oz,...