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Rajant, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh Networks, and Becker Wholesale Mine Supply (WMS), which claims to be “the leading supplier of mining electrical products and services in the Western Hemisphere” and a subsidiary of Becker Mining America, have established a strategic partnership. Becker WMS now offers Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh technology to help solve its mining[…]

iRing has released its new underground blast analysis package: Aegis Analyzer. Aegis Analyzer builds upon the paradigm-breaking Aegis Designer, combining what the company describes as “never before seen advanced analysis and forecasting tools with an intuitive and powerful interface.” Aegis Analyzer adds to the already robust forecasting features of Aegis Designer by providing blast recovery[…]

Metso continues to expand its industry-leading global service centre network by opening mining service centres in Peru and Mexico. The investments, worth in total €6 million,  are in line with Metso’s long-term strategy to strengthen its local services presence close to its customers. Metso already serves its mining and construction customers from over 50 service[…]

The World Gold Council recently released a major report, China’s gold market: progress and prospects, examining the factors that have driven China’s rise to become the number one producer and consumer of gold since the market began liberalising in the late 1990s. It also highlights why, despite this steep growth in demand, the market will[…]

Leading satellite communications service provider, Satcom Global, has unveiled its new global brand as “the latest step in its journey towards significant growth.” It says it reaffirms its “commitment to delivering innovative satellite communications solutions with truly great personalised service. The rebranding comes at a crucial time signifying the union of all of the group’s[…]

Joy Global has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of Mining Technologies International (MTI) for C$51.0 million. MTI is a Canadian manufacturer of underground hard rock mining equipment serving the North American markets and a world leading supplier of raise bore drilling consumables. Joy says it “is acquiring substantially all of the[…]

The Chemaf Etoile copper and cobalt mine in DRC is situated just to the east of Lubambashi, capital of the mineral-rich Katanga Province. Until fairly recently, the mine used the well-known DRC contract miner MCK Trucks but when the decision was made to switch to owner operator mining, Georgy Kimenwenze, Chemaf’s Mine Manager said there was “no[…]

W.S. Tyler has added a new Efficiency Report to the long list of Pro-Deck benefits for customers. The five-step Pro-Deck approach offers a thorough vibration analysis and inspection of every machine, as well as screen media optimisation to make sure operations are producing at their peak. A W.S. Tyler specialist examines the forces, friction and[…]

Representatives from government, industry, civil society and donor organisations met in Lusaka, Zambia to discuss mining’s contribution to the country. On April 10, ICMM launched its new report Enhancing mining’s contribution to the Zambian economy and society at an event hosted by the Chamber of Mines of Zambia. The launch event was opened by the[…]

The latest MALÅ GroundExplorer (GX) is based on MALÅ´s innovative and patent-pending HDR technology and represents a “leap forward” in ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology according to the company. MALÅ GroundExplorer is an integrated GPR solution with four different antenna options; 80MHz, 160MHz, 450MHz and the 750MHz. Every MALÅ GX solution contains two separate components,[…]