Archives: Gem stone mining

MICROMINE has announced the latest version of its field logging solution, Geobank Mobile 2019. Enhanced user interface control, data capture, camera integration, offline help and file exchange functionality are among the key features. Geobank Mobile 2019 is available for download now. Geobank Product Strategy Manager, Ian Whitehouse explained the new version boasted enhanced product functionality[…]

In it latest report covering Q4 2018, Parker Bay Company says the market for large-scale surface mining equipment continues the recovery/expansion that began in the second half of 2016, with the gains recorded in Q4 2018 nearly three times the level reached at the bottom of the four-year long contraction that ended in mid-2016. “On[…]

The BGC Pty Ltd Board has advised it is exploring options for the group’s national contract mining, maintenance and civil construction business, BGC Contracting. BGC Chairman Neil Hamilton said the process will be led by its corporate advisor, Macquarie Capital, which, in conjunction with the group’s management, has commenced exploring several strategic options for BGC[…]

X-ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorting is being rolled out across the industry, with companies mining metals and minerals from various parts of the periodic table taking advantage of its sensing capabilities. South Africa mineral processing company, Imilingo gave an exclusive world-first preview of its latest innovations in sensor-based sorting at the Electra Mining conference in[…]

Basil Read Mining Botswana (BRMB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Basil Read Mining, has entered into an agreement with Thiess Botswana and Bothakga Burrow Botswana (BBB) to sell its 28% interest in the Majwe Mining joint venture to the two firms. BRMB will sell 28 ordinary shares constituting 28% of the issued shares of Majwe[…]

Gem Diamonds looks to be only a matter of months away from commissioning a pilot plant that could help reduce diamond damage at its flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho. In the company’s December quarter trading update, it said the $3 million pilot plant could reach the commissioning milestone at the end of the June quarter.[…]

Weba Chute Systems recent solution at a diamond mine in Botswana has tackled the issue of large particle sizes to ensure more uptime for the customer’s operation. The mine had been faced with replacing transfer chutes almost every three months, as they could not withstand the arduous operating conditions. Run-of-mine material with lump sizes up[…]

Geobrugg has recently installed nails, mesh and spike plates as part of a slope stabilisation system at Alrosa’s Aykhal diamond operation in Mirninskiy Ulus, Russia. Aykhal is in the permafrost region of Russia, a fact that comes with hazards – for two to three months of the year, rockfalls can occur as a result of[…]

The Cullinan diamond mine, in South Africa, led the way in Petra Diamonds’ first half fiscal year 2019 results, with run of mine (ROM) from the underground block cave up 30% year-on-year to 785,444 ct. Petra’s overall group production rose 10% year-on-year to 2.02 Mct (1.84 Mct in H1 2018), while ROM output rose 13%[…]

A Natural Resources Canada-backed research project is looking to devise remote predictive mapping (RPM) methods aiding exploration in the north of the country. The Vancouver Island University (VIU) research project will, the university says, “provide a unique opportunity to examine the glacial landscape of Canada’s North”, resulting in new mapping methods to help identify sources[…]