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CRCMining is developing wireless energy transfer systems that are a key enabler for the all-electric underground mine of the future. This approach will facilitate reduced carcinogenic pollutants, energy consumption and downtime, with increased energy efficiency and productivity. In future mines there will be a far greater array of generation sources and a greater diversity of[…]

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) has released preliminary data for December 2013 world copper supply and demand in its March 2014 Copper Bulletin. In 2013 world apparent use is estimated to have increased by 4% (805,000 t) to 21.2 Mt. World mine production is estimated to have increased by 8% (1.3 Mt) to 18[…]

Royal Nickel Corp reports that Tsingshan Holding, a party with whom RNC entered a strategic alliance in March 2013, is currently constructing the world’s first integrated nickel pig iron (NPI) plant to use nickel sulphide concentrate as part of the stainless steel production process. This innovation offers significant potential benefits to the producers of suitable[…]

The new Cat® VFD-A800/W800 Variable Frequency Drive for longwalls is designed to work in conjunction with Cat UEL and Cat CST gearboxes to deliver variable speed to the armored face conveyor (AFC), very accurate load sharing between gearboxes, and better efficiency when operating in weak power networks. The advanced technology medium-voltage drive controls torque and[…]

Cirrus Systems will deploy its Haul Truck Priority Service™ (HTPS™) system at a Newmont mine in Northern Nevada.  The HTPS system is the initial mining development of Cirrus’ real-time control and management capabilities built around its successful Cirrus Systems platform, enabling users to monitor and control traffic systems concurrently. Real-time operational control, analysis and adjustments[…]

Iron ore mining is demanding enough, but it’s an especially harsh enterprise in far northwest Australia, where temperatures can reach well past 110o F in the summer. Hope Downs needed pumping equipment suited to such extreme conditions for its newest mine, Hope Downs 4 in Western Australia. In 2011, the joint venture chose KSB Australia,[…]

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a project by Minera Los Pelambres, a subsidiary of Antofagasta Minerals (AMSA), to provide feasibility study services for the Los Pelambres optimisation project in Chile, some 350 km northeast of the capital city of Santiago. SNC-Lavalin’s contract includes the review of a prefeasibility study developed by other firms, as well as[…]

The recent CONEXPO show in Las Vegas saw McLanahan Corporation announce some key developments in its mining technology offerings covering primary and secondary crushing, filter presses and thickening. The company says it has “collaborated with customers to fully understand their needs when it comes to primary crushing and the new designs are the result of that research. In jaw[…]

Over the next six years, the Liebherr Group is set to invest more than €160 million in its development and production site at Bulle in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. Significant capacity expansion in the fields of diesel engines and fuel injection systems will make further growth possible for the company Liebherr Machines Bulle SA.[…]

Colorado School of Mines and ConocoPhillips have announced the establishment of the ConocoPhillips Center for a Sustainable WE²ST (Water-Energy Education, Science and Technology) at Colorado School of Mines with a leadership investment of $3 million in the university. The centre will focus on research and education that promote joint sustainability of unconventional energy production and[…]