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01 Jul 2020
Two Epiroc Pit Viper 351s go fully automated at Los Pelambres – a South America first
Epiroc Chile together with Antofagasta Minerals' Los Pelambres copper mine recently undertook a project to...
01 Jul 2020
Enaex and Sasol start up Southern Africa explosives joint venture
Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol and Enaex, a subsidiary of the Sigdo Koppers Group,...
29 Jun 2020
Teleremote excavator operation comes to surface with Huawei 5G project at China Molybdenum
Teleremote controlled mucking with underground LHDs (and then in some cases switching to autonomous tramming)...
24 Jun 2020
Sandvik launches My Rock Tools Analyze app
Sandvik Rock Tools is now launching an entirely new digital solution: My Rock Tools –...
23 Jun 2020
BME ups blast design ante with new mobile app
BME has launched a new, free Blasting Guide application for Android mobile devices that, it...
18 Jun 2020
RUC Cementation ties in DaveyTronic detonators to underground mine network
RUC Cementation Mining Contractors says it has helped Davey Bickford Enaex achieve a new blasting...
17 Jun 2020
Epiroc ST18 LHD getting to work in autonomous mode for SUM project at LKAB Kiruna
The Sustainable Underground Mining (SUM) project is one of the largest of its kind in...
17 Jun 2020
Sandvik introduces automation ready DR410i rotary blasthole drill
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology introduces the Sandvik DR410i rotary blasthole drill, it says continuing...
11 Jun 2020
Furukawa’s new top hammer and DTH crawler drills being well received in Europe
Since Bauma 2019, Japan's Furukawa Rock Drill Co Ltd, represented by Utrecht, Netherlands-based FRD Europe...
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...