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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,...
10 May 2020
Ferrexpo operating three Epiroc PV-275 drills via teleremote from control room as first automation phase completed
Ferrexpo working with Epiroc recently successfully completed the first phase of its autonomy drill rig...
10 May 2020
Sandvik automation-ready DR412i blasthole rig breaking records at South Africa’s Mafube coal mine
As outlined in a recent online Solid Ground article by Sandvik, the Mafube opencast coal...
08 May 2020
Orica reports successful teleremote charging trials with Newcrest at Cadia East on MacLean Blockholer
In its just released HY2020 results presentation, Orica says it is progressing with its underground...