This month’s Spotlight Feature Article addresses the many facets of underground drilling technology. With its next generation of mobile underground drill rigs, innovative technology from Boart Longyear significantly enhances safety, increases productivity and improves ease of operation and maintenance
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers the latest on fleet management systems (FMS), where suppliers have taken dispatch to another level, incorporating real time analysis of shift changes, maintenance needs, machine speeds and fuelling. ASI leverages its Mobius mine software to allow highly flexible, modular implementations of individual autonomy solutions, all using a common control[…]
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers Surface Drilling. From autonomy to drill optimisation technology and fundamental design improvements in the form of new models, surface production drilling is advancing
The Spotlight Feature Article this month sees Dr Hubert Fleming, Anglo American’s Global Lead for Water Management, outline the mining group’s approach to water stewardship and sustainability
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article is an exclusive interview with Miroslaw Bendzera, CEO of FAMUR SA, covering the integration of Kopex Group following its 2017 acquisition by FAMUR parent TDJ
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article showcases the new Liebherr T 236 100 t truck, which is the first 100 t mining truck which combines an oil immersed, 4 corner wet braking system with a diesel electric drive system. The design gives operators greater adaptability and flexibility in their mine in that to some extent its[…]
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article covers liners and wear parts. The right wear solutions in the form of linings and coatings can save mines millions by avoiding lost production time. One innovation of recent years is FLSmidth FerroCer® Impact modular wear panel, designed to offer the longest wear life of any metallic wear panel, and[…]
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article focuses on Big Data and Digitalisation. Managing increasing volumes of data in tandem with digitalisation is a major challenge facing today’s mining industry but one that needs to be overcome to increase efficiency and optimise real time mine management. Brisbane-based software developer Dingo says it is also harnessing the power[…]
This month’s Spotlight Feature Article homes in on safety products and innovations in the mining industry. Partnerships between equipment OEMs and safety equipment specialists are becoming more important. At the beginning of the year, Johnson Controls International, makers of leading global brand ANSUL®, announced the launch of its factory-installed fire suppression system program with Caterpillar.[…]
This month’s Spotlight article covers current underground load and haul solutions, including the latest offerings from Komatsu Mining, newly created since the acquisition of Joy Global by Komatsu. Komatsu Mining offers an extensive line of loaders, with a wide variety of rated load capacities, some of which are ideal for narrow vein applications. And it’s[…]
