Archives: Gem stone mining

TOMRA’s sensor sorting systems are celebrating 25 years of operation in the mining space. The past quarter of a century has seen high-value, high-quality recovery and innovation led by sustainability and record-breaking achievements, the company said. TOMRA Sorting Mining’s history and success dates back to 1993 when Commodas applied its core sensor-based technology to a[…]

Kagem Mining, which is 75%-owned by Gemfields, has invested $11 million in new equipment to increase operational efficiencies at the world’s largest emerald mine in Zambia, creating further skilled local jobs in the process. The equipment includes 13 Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs) with a rated capacity of 45 t each; two 6-cubic-metre hydraulic excavators and service[…]

RPMGlobal has focused on mobility for the latest release of its fast-growing asset management solution, AMT. In this release of AMT – version 8.16 – RPM has streamlined the inspection work process in the AMT mobile app making it far easier to manage in the field. With a mobile device, users can access, edit and[…]

Shefa Yamim, a precious stone exploration company in Northern Israel, has raised some £250,000 cash (before expenses) through the subscription by new and existing investors (the “Subscription”) of 312,500 new ordinary shares. The net proceeds of the Subscription will be used by Shefa Yamim to advance its project in Zone 1 of the Kishon Mid-Reach[…]

Kespry and DJI are pooling resources to offer the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone as part of the Kespry stockpile measurement solution for mining and aggregates companies. “This solution delivers the unique Kespry autonomous flight and aerial intelligence experience for stockpile measurement using a DJI drone,” according to Kespry. “Adding this affordable, powerful and portable[…]

Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, is pleased to announce that Alrosa has joined the platform’s pilot programme. Alrosa will join industry leaders from the diamond manufacturing and retail sectors in creating the blockchain platform by the industry, for the industry. Following[…]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has approved Star Diamond Corp’s Star – Orion South diamond project, located in the Fort à la Corne diamond district of central Saskatchewan, Canada, on mineral dispositions held 100% by Star Diamond. The Environment Minister of Saskatchewan Dustin Duncan announced approval for the Project under The Environmental Assessment Act, indicating[…]

Two high-throughput X-Ray Transmission (XRT) ore sorters from De Beers Technologies SA (DebTech) have been installed at Debswana’s Jwaneng diamond mine, as key elements of its new Large Diamond Recovery Pilot Plant. According to Gordon Taylor, Head of DebTech, the XRT Coarse Concentrator Plus (CC+) units were specially developed for the Botswana mine to treat[…]

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Global Mining Association of China (GMAC). The MoU, signed at the China Mining Conference and Exhibition 2018, is a landmark development for Chinese resources professionals, AusIMM said, providing them with access to Australian professional development and mining credentials.[…]

The commissioning phase has commenced at Lucapa Diamond Co’s second high-quality diamond mine, the 1.1 Mt/y Mothae kimberlite project in Lesotho. First commercial diamond recoveries from Mothae should be in early November. Already some 4,100 ct of diamonds have been recovered from pre-production bulk sampling by Lucapa, including Specials of up to 89 ct. The[…]